2010 · 132 citations · 0 references
EngineeringGeoinformaticsGeodesyGeomaticsGlobal Navigation Satellite SystemsNavigation SystemsSatellite SensorsCompass SensorsCoordinate System InteroperabilityGlobal Positioning SystemTime System Integration
Satellite navigation has entered a diverse, flourishing era. This review outlines Compass/Beidou’s construction principles, development stages, signal and coordinate systems, redundancy features, key contributions, applications, and remaining challenges.
Satellite navigation has stepped into the era of a hundred flowers in bloom. The progress,application,contribution and challenges of Compass/Beidou satellite system is reviewed and analyzed. Firstly,the construction principles and development steps are introduced. Secondly,the general realizations of signal frequency and the coordinate system as well as the time system of Beidou satellite navigation system in the frame of compatibility and interoperability are described. Thirdly,in the concept of redundancy,the main contributions of Beidou system are analyzed. At last,the applications and the main challenges of Beidou system are reviewed.