Traffic and Highway Engineering
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Author: Garber, Nicholas J.
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Which statements about the Global Positioning System (GPS) are true
(multiple choice questions)
A.
The plane error is smaller than the elevation error
b.
Static measurement is more accurate than dynamic measurement
c.
using geostationary satellites
D.
distance intersection method
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