
DGPS Beacon System
As Maritime Safety Administrations, Navy, and Coast
Guard Organizations realize the limitations of standard
GPS positioning, many have begun installing DGPS
Beacon Stations. While an understanding of this system
is not necessary for operating receivers with internal
beacon receivers, you may want to read on to have a
better understanding of how your receiver is capable of
achieving the high levels of accuracy made possible by
this network of transmitters.
The DGPS Beacon System is comprised of three seg-
ments: the reference station, Integrity Monitor (IM)
equipment located at the beacon site, and the Navigator
equipment located on board the user’s boat or vehicle.
The DGPS beacon system design is illustrated below.
5271-01C.500
Navigator Site
MX 50M
DGPS Beaco n Modulat or
MX 9400R
DGPS Re fere nce
Reference Station Site
MX 9400N
DGPS Na vigator
MX 51R
Integrity Monitor Site
Surveyors / Commercial
Users
Professional / Commercial /
Personal Craft Users
Because of the limited range of the beacon transmitters,
typically 150 to 400 km, the corrections generated by
the reference station are always valid for users who can
receive the correction signals and maintain a 5 meter or
better accuracy figure.
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