GPS Performance: An Initial Assessment

Patrick Sharrett, Joseph Wysocki, Gary Freeland, Donald Brown, Scott Netherland

Abstract:	The Persian Gulf War provided the first major opportunity to apply GPS in a wide variety of combat applications. Furthermore, the war demanded intense and innovative ground segment operations to ensure GPS availability was maximized for military users in the gulf area. This paper reviews actions taken by Air Force Space Command to enhance GPS availability for Gulf War operations. GPS ranging and positioning performance characteristics (15 Jamtary - 3 March 1991) for the Precise Positioning Service (PPS) observed during Desert Storm operations are also reviewed. A brief historical summary of position and navigation technology as applied to warfare introduces a comprehensive section on GPS use during Gulf War operations. GPS use in key Desert Shield/Desert Storm missions are highlighted.
Published in:	Proceedings of the 4th International Technical Meeting of the Satellite Division of The Institute of Navigation (ION GPS 1991) September 11 - 13, 1991 Albuquerque, NM
Pages:	395 - 412
Cite this article:	Updated citation: Published in NAVIGATION: Journal of the Institute of Navigation
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