Synergies Between Satellite Navigation and Location Services of Terrestrial Mobile Communication

G. Hein, B. Eissfeller, V. Oehler and Jon O. Winkel

Abstract:	Mobile communication has the possibility to locate the user relative to the base stations. In particular, due to the E-911 requirements [3] mandated by the U. S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) all wireless service providers have to send in near future position information for E-911 safety services. An overview of the different location techniques is presented and error sources are analyzed. The purpose of this paper is to assess these positioning and navigation capabilities in terms of accuracy and availability and to compare it with (future) satellite navigation (of a GNSS-2/Galileo). For this reason the GNSS end-to-end simulator of the institute was modified to incorporate realistic wireless communication scenarios in cities. Preliminary conclusions are drawn whether these mobile wireless communication techniques will have an impact on the built-up of a future GNSS-2/Galileo system. In particular, it is tried to find an answer to the question whether satellite navigation and mobile wireless positioning are competitors in future or whether an integration might be possible.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2000) September 19 - 22, 2000 Salt Palace Convention Center Salt Lake City, UT
Pages:	535 - 544
Cite this article:	Hein, G., Eissfeller, B., Oehler, V., Winkel, Jon O., "Synergies Between Satellite Navigation and Location Services of Terrestrial Mobile Communication," Proceedings of the 13th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 2000), Salt Lake City, UT, September 2000, pp. 535-544.
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