Positioning and Navigation Using Mobile Communication: Alternative or Supplement to a Future GNSS-2?

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

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 IAIN World Congress and the 56th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2000) June 26 - 28, 2000 The Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA
Pages:	451 - 460
Cite this article:	Winkel, Jon O., Konig, D., Oehler, V., Eissfeller, B., Hein, G., "Positioning and Navigation Using Mobile Communication: Alternative or Supplement to a Future GNSS-2?," Proceedings of the IAIN World Congress and the 56th Annual Meeting of The Institute of Navigation (2000), San Diego, CA, June 2000, pp. 451-460.
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