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Leica mojo3D, Glossary of Terms

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CMR
C
ompact Measurement Record. This is an RTK
correction protocol.

DGPS
D
ifferential Global Positioning Svstem, commonly
used as a term to describe a GPS position corrected
by a base station to remove some of the common
position errors.

EDGE
E
nhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution. The EDGE
protocol allows improved data transmission rates, as
an extension of standard GSM. EDGE is a third-gener-
ation (3G) technology.

Ephemeris
A list of positions or locations of a celestial object as
a function of time.

GPS
GPS is the short form of NAVSTAR GPS, which stands
for NAVigation System with Time And Ranging
Global Positioning System.

HSDPA
H
igh-Speed Downlink Packet Access. HSDPA is a
protocol for cell phone data transmission. It is
referred to as a 3.5G technology (G stands for Gener-
ation). The HSDPA protocol provides download
speeds on a cell phone that are equivalent to ADSL
(Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) downloads on a
landline. HSDPA evolved from, and is an improvement
on, the W-CDMA protocol (a 3G protocol).

Latitude
The angle between the ellipsoidal normal and the
equatorial plane. Latitude is zero on the equator and
90° at the poles.

Longitude
Longitude is the angle between the meridian ellipse
which passes through Greenwich and the meridian
ellipse containing the point in question. Thus, longi-