[gps-talkusers] Re: WAAS IN UK

Wait; what about having the notification set as an optional thing? If yes, you are notified that you have an accuracy-boosting system somewhere being used. If you set the notification to no, you just get a really good signal and never have to know. This seems easy enough--just a nested if statement, if KS works that way at all. 

Have a great day,
Alex
Bush; like a tree, only more solidly rooted.


----- Original Message -----
From: "David" <shotgun@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date sent: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 19:38:36 -0700
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: WAAS IN UK
I agree with what ever designation that is used being after the 
description
so we don't have to hear it if we don't want to. Alternatively 
there are
the g and q commands which give us information on accuracy. 
Perhaps what
ever designation you decide on, preferably one word, could be 
relegated to

the q command.



Dave



Bush. Like a Rock. Only Dumber.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles LaPierre" <charles@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
To: <gps-talkusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 4:06 PM
Subject: [gps-talkusers] Re: WAAS IN UK




Hello Richard and list,
Sorry about the "WAAS" confusion, Mike experienced some of this 
too while
in Australia and New Zealand last week, and we are still trying 
to figure
out where the differentially corrected signals were originating 
from.
When the GPS receiver returns that the receiver Mode or "Quality 
of GPS
fix" is a "2" it means the fix has been "corrected" by some 
means.  In the
USA / Canada it means "WAAS" in Europe it means "EGNOS" but 
currently we
just say "WAAS" for anything corrected. We will be changing 
this in the
future to have a more generic term instead of "WAAS" since we 
have no idea
"how" the receiver got its differential correction. All we know 
is that
if we get a quality of 1 it means no corrections, and 
2=corrected.
So what do you all think about a new term that means we are 
receiving
corrected GPS data that should be slightly more accurate? Any 
idea's?

Instead of saying "WAAS" what should we say?
"Enhanced", "Corrected", "DGPS"??



Thanks
Charles.



At 02:32 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote:

Hi,
I had an interesting experience this afternoon in that, for the 
first time
ever in the UK, I received the message 'WAAS, 11 satellites' or 
words to

that effect!
Firstly, I didn't think WAAS was available in Europe and, 
secondly, didn't

realise that its equivalent (is it EGNOS?) was enabled.
Did I receive the WAAS message because it had detected EGNOS? If 
so,
would there be much work involved in changing the message to 
reflect the
system being used? If not, any explanation as to why I received 
the

message?
The only other time I've seen this message was last week when I 
was in San
Francisco; could this be related, eg the software retained some 
form of

history?
Finally, I don't have a Holux receiver bought from Sendero so 
don't have
the firmware changed to permanently enable WAAS; therefore, can 
someone

remind me, please, what difference this makes?



So, here's looking forward to even more accurate reception!



Regards



Richard Bartholomew
E-Mail:
<mailto:richard_bartholomew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>richard_bartholomew@

blueyonder.co.uk


Charles M. La Pierre CTO
Sendero Group, LLC



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