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SATELITE NAVEGACION [11 records]

Record 1 2021-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) provide accurate position, velocity and time information that is readily accessible at ground level to anyone with a receiver.

OBS

The most commonly known and used satellite navigation system is GPS [American] - but other systems are also available: GLONASS (the Russian system) and EGNOS (the European wide area augmentation system). The European Union and the European Space Agency are now investing in a European satellite navigation system called Galileo.

OBS

global navigation satellite system; GNSS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

système mondial de navigation par satellite; GNSS : terme et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
DEF

Sistema de captura, almacenamiento, comprobación, integración, análisis, tratamiento y presentación de información digital en relación con la navegación (aérea, marítima o terrestre) sobre la tierra.

OBS

Se distingue entre [el] "Sistema de posicionamiento global", de origen [estadounidense], con su versión avanzada denominada "sistema de posicionamiento global diferencial" que emplea una señal correctiva ("diferencial") para mejorar la precisión[,] su homólogo ruso " GLONASS" [y] su homólogo europeo "Galileo".

OBS

sistema global de navegación por satélite: Término y definición propuestos por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 2 2015-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Navigation Aids
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

A navigation system based on the transmission of signals from satellites provided and maintained by the Russian Federation and available to civil aviation users.

OBS

global navigation satellite system; GLONASS: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

global orbiting navigation satellite system; GLONASS: term, abbreviation and definition standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

Système de navigation basé sur la transmission de signaux à partir de satellites fournis et entretenus par la Fédération de Russie et mis à la disposition de l'aviation civile.

OBS

système mondial de satellites de navigation; GLONASS; système GLONASS : termes et abréviation uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

système mondial de satellites de navigation; GLONASS : terme, abréviation et définition normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Sistema de navegación por satélite explotado por la Federación de Rusia.

OBS

sistema mundial de navegación por satélite; GLONASS: término, abreviatura y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 3 2008-05-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telecommunications
DEF

A ground based transmission which provides users with an up to date report on the functional quality and integrity of GNSS satellites and their associated signals at any given time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Télécommunications

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Telecomunicaciones
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Record 4 2004-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
DEF

The measurement and mathematical procedures which combine the satellite orbital elements, the time of picture-taking, and the geometry of the spacecraft imager, in order to establish the relation between picture elements and geodetic features.

OBS

It often involves photogrammetric analysis of the features imaged.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
DEF

Technique de mesure et de traitement mathématique consistant à combiner les paramètres orbitaux du satellite, l'heure de la prise de vue et la géométrie de l'appareil imageur du satellite en vue d'établir la correspondance entre les éléments de l'image et les caractéristiques géodésiques.

OBS

Cela inclut fréquemment l'analyse photogrammétrique des détails de l'image.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estaciones, instrumentos y equipos meteorológicos
DEF

Procedimiento de medición y proceso matemático que consiste en combinar los parámetros orbitales del satélite, la hora de toma de la fotografía y la geometría del instrumento de obtención de fotografías para establecer la correspondencia entre los elementos de la fotografía y las características geodésicas.

OBS

Incluye con frecuencia el análisis fotogramétrico de los detalles de la imagen.

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Record 5 2004-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Navigation Instruments
DEF

A satellite ... which gives accurate position information to mobile terrestrial receivers such as military and civilian systems serving maritime, aeronautical and land mobiles.

CONT

The navigation satellite also will be used for air-traffic control ... and could provide a communication link for air- and seacraft.

OBS

Reproduced from "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", with the authorization of Unesco.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Instruments de navigation
CONT

[Le] satellite [est un] corps céleste gravitant autour d'un astre. (À deux exceptions près - Mercure et Vénus -, toutes les planètes du système solaire sont dotées de satellites naturels.) [...] [Le] satellite de navigation [a] pour objet la localisation de points fixes ou mobiles utilisés comme repères pour les calculs du point.

OBS

Reproduit de «Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco», avec l'autorisation de l'Unesco.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Naves espaciales
  • Instrumentos de navegación
OBS

Reproducido del "Titles, Names and Acronyms related to the activities of the International Oceanographic Commission of Unesco", con la autorización de Unesco.

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Record 6 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • System Names
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Noms de systèmes
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombres de sistemas
  • Transporte aéreo
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Record 7 2002-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Air Navigation Aids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
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Record 8 2002-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Various Proper Names
  • Air Navigation Aids

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appellations diverses
  • Aides à la navigation aérienne

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Denominaciones varias
  • Ayuda para la navegación aérea
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Record 9 2002-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Documents and Works
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Spacecraft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de documents et d'œuvres
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Engins spatiaux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Títulos de documentos y obras
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
  • Naves espaciales
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Record 10 2001-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
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Record 11 2000-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Air Transport Personnel and Services

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Personnel et services (Transport aérien)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organismos y comités internacionales
  • Personal y servicios (Transporte aéreo)
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