The attractive feature of the Earthmate™/GPS PostPro™ combo is that it can be purchased for about $220 USD, assuming you already have the laptop or palmtop computer needed for logging the points. Handheld receivers normally associated with post-processing will run anywhere from $2000+ to $10,000+ USD. Of post-processing, because they do not record the pseudorange measurements needed. Popular GPS receivers such as the Garmin 12XL, III+, Lowrance GlobalMap 100, Magellan 315, etc. Post processing of GPS positions has traditionally been available only for very expensive receivers and has the disadvantage of not being available in real time, but for mapping applications, it is excellent. Presently, you may be forced to use one of the commercial sources of DGPS correction signals, which can be very expensive. Although the coverage areas are expanding, if you don’t live near coastal areas To increase the accuracy down to under 10 meters, 95% of the time, two methods are currently available to civilian users: 1) DGPS, and 2) Post-processing.ĭGPS does its corrections in real time, but to receive the free US Coast Guard correction signals requires a differential beacon receiver ($300+ USD), an antenna (4’ whip or expensive H-field), and a power supply for the beacon receiver. While helpful for many applications, the possibility of a 100 meterĮrror in the position of a critical waypoint or trail location may present a serious problem for some users, especially when attempting to accurately map them. A laptop or Palmtop computer is also required to log the points in the field.įor a long time now, many posters on the -nav newsgroup have expressed their frustration with Selective Availability (S/A), the intentional scrambling of the civilian signals that makes it accurate only to 100 meters, 95% of the time. Much more accurate results than possible with an uncorrected standard GPS receiver. The GPS PostPro™ program is a software solution that will enable the user to record positions with DeLorme’s Earthmate GPS receiver, which can be processed later, via an internet connection, to yield Various other mapping programs, announced a new software selection entitled, GPS PostPro™. Recently, DeLorme, who brought you Street Atlas USA ® 7.0, DeLorme Topo USA™ 2.0, AAA Map'n'Go 5.0, and DeLorme’s Earthmate™ /GPS PostPro™ Combination
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