Practice Wide Area Augmentation System (waas) Survey (3.4.9.1)

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Question 1.
What does WAAS stand for?
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Think of the full name of the system.
Question 2.
How many ground reference stations are involved in WAAS?
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Consider the number of stations mentioned in the section.
3Question 3.
What does WAAS improve in GPS?
- Accuracy
- Speed
- Signal Strength
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Think about what WAAS is meant to augment.
4Question 4.
WAAS uses how many ground reference stations?
- True
- False
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Recall the number of stations stated.
Question 5.
Describe how the data flow from ground reference stations to the user involves WAAS.
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Think of how communication travels in a system to deliver information.
Question 6.
Analyze the implications of not using WAAS in critical navigation applications.
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Consider the risks associated with less accurate GPS information.

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