Question

Explain the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS).

Answer 1

1. In the 21st century, GNSS has become a part of our lives to promote the safety and convenience of transport.
2. Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) is a satellite system connected with a small electronic receiver or tracker to locate, monitor, and track a user’s vehicle wherever in the world.
3. It can also set up instant alerts when a driver of a vehicle speeds or deviates from a particular area.
4. GNSS applications are used in tracking or mapping vehicles, ships, and aircraft.
5. group of satellites (Space Segment) working with a network of ground stations (Control Segment) provide location data.
6. The receiver (User Segment) converts satellite signals into location, speed, and time data
7. Examples of GNSS:

1. Europe’s Galileo
2. USA’s NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS)
3. Russia’s Global’naya Navigatsionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema (GLONASS)
4. China’s BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
5. India’s NAVIC satellite system