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Old June 29th 06, 06:26 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default How different is aviation GPS?

In article .com,
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Not really Bob. Most building, refinery and pipeline surveys accept a
+/- 0.8 centimeter variation, so it isn't pinpoint like in aircraft, I
think.


+/- 50+ meters is plenty accurate enough for aviation use in determining
lateral position. +/- 10 meters vertically would be wonderful but not always
obtained.


Btw, just out of interest - does TCAS use GPS data in some ways too?


No.

ADS-B does, but not TCAS.

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