Discusses GPS applications: aviation, land, marine, military, civilian -- GPS satellite constellation configuration -- GPS receiver operation -- Types of GPS receivers and pricing trends -- Block I, II, and IIR GPS satellites -- How GPS satellites send data and range information to your receiver -- How much of the earth GPS satellites cover -- How GPS satellites are launched -- Geographical datums used in GPS receivers -- Selective availability and what it does -- Differential GPS (DGPS) -- Other positioning systems, including Galileo (the European system), Loran and GLONASS, the Russian system --Future impact of GPS.

"Version 3.0" -- container.