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Understanding WAAS and SBAS Systems

The document explains the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), a type of Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) that enhances GPS signal accuracy for aircraft. It outlines the WAAS infrastructure, including Wide Area Reference Stations, Master Stations, and Geostationary satellites, and describes the process of how GPS signals are corrected and transmitted to improve navigation accuracy. The document also highlights the benefits of WAAS for aviation safety and navigation precision.

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Understanding WAAS and SBAS Systems

The document explains the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS), a type of Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS) that enhances GPS signal accuracy for aircraft. It outlines the WAAS infrastructure, including Wide Area Reference Stations, Master Stations, and Geostationary satellites, and describes the process of how GPS signals are corrected and transmitted to improve navigation accuracy. The document also highlights the benefits of WAAS for aviation safety and navigation precision.

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What is SBAS?

§ Satellite based augmentation system

What is WAAS – AIM ch 1-1-18


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What is WAAS – AIM ch 1
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§ Wide Area Augmentation System

§ It is a a type of Satellite Based Augmentation System (SBAS)

§ Provides accuracy enhancements to GPS signals

§ Provides extremely accurate lateral and vertical navigation signals to


aircraft equipped with a GPS/WAAS Receiver
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WAAS Infrastructure

§ 38 Wide Area Reference Stations (WRS)

§ 3 Wide Area Master Stations (WMS)

§ 6 GEO Uplink Subsystems

§ 3 GEO Satellites (communication satellites)


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WAAS Process Step 1: WRS

§ GPS Signals are received at the Wide Area Reference Stations (WRS)

§ The WRS are strategically spaced across the NAS to maximize reception of signals
received

§ The WRS monitor the received GPS signals to determine reported positions/potential
errors within a specific satellite
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WAAS Process Step 2: WMS

§ The Wide Area Reference Stations (WRS) transmit this signal information to Wide
Area Master Stations (WMS)

§ The Wide Area Master Stations (WMS) generate a WAAS User Message (correction)
message every second
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WAAS Process Step 3: GEO Uplink
Subsystem

§ The Wide Area Master Stations (WMS) send these correction


messages to a Geostationary (GEO) Uplink Subsystem

§ The GEO Uplink Subsystem transmits these correction


messages to navigation payloads on the Geostationary
communication satellites
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WAAS Process Step 4: Geostationary
Communication Satellites
§ The navigation payloads on the GEO satellites receive the
Uplink correction message

§ The GEO communication satellites BROADCAST the correction


messages to GPS/WAAS receivers

§ These correction messages contain information that enables


GPS/WAAS receiver to remove errors in the GPS signal ---THIS
IS WHAT GENERATES THE INCREASED location accuracy
and integrity
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WAAS Process Step 5: GPS/WAAS
Receiver
§ The GPS/WAAS receiver processes this AUGMENTATION
(correction) message and updates its position estimation

§ This GPS like augmentation signal from the GEO Comm


satellites is also an additional source for calculating the user’s
position

§ GPS/WAAS receivers can achieve an accuracy of a few meters


across the NAS
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BENEFITS OF WAAS: FAA VIDEO

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