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Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Navigation Instruments
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- satellite navigation
1, record 1, English, satellite%20navigation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Satellite navigation. ... which has been developed over the last thirty years or so, essentially for military purposes originally, enables anyone with a receiver capable of picking up signals emitted by a constellation of satellites to instantly determine their position in time and space very accurately. The operating principle is simple: the satellites in the constellation are fitted with an atomic clock measuring time very accurately. The satellites emit personalised signals indicating the precise time the signal leaves the satellite. The ground receiver, incorporated for example into a mobile phone, has in its memory the precise details of the orbits of all the satellites in the constellation. By reading the incoming signal, it can thus recognise the particular satellite, determine the time taken by the signal to arrive and calculate the distance from the satellite. Once the ground receiver receives the signals from at least four satellites simultaneously, it can calculate the exact position. 2, record 1, English, - satellite%20navigation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de navigation
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- navigation par satellite
1, record 1, French, navigation%20par%20satellite
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La navigation par satellite est une technologie clé qui permet à une personne d'indiquer précisément sa position géographique sur terre, sur mer et dans les airs. Elle offre de nombreux avantages dans une multitude de domaines comme le transport (plus grande sécurité, réduction de la congestion et des dommages à l'environnement, etc.), la médecine (traitement de patients à distance, etc.) et l'agriculture (ajustement des doses de grains selon le relief, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - navigation%20par%20satellite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
navigation par satellite : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale (1994), et adopté par la Commission française des techniques aérospatiales (1998). 3, record 1, French, - navigation%20par%20satellite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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