Common grid
Use of hand-held receivers diminishes capabilities. Units relying on hand-held GPS receivers in areas of ______may have
diminished GPS capabilities.
dense vegetation or steep terrain
Global positioning system (GPS) navigation signals are affected by ionospheric scintillation. Scintillation occurs more often
______________.
in the mid-latitudes (40-60 degrees latitude (North or South))
Global positioning system (GPS) is the fundamental system that allows all U.S. forces to establish a ______________, where
all forces are geographically referenced correctly and precisely synchronized operations are possible.
Common grid
Significant advantages offered by global positioning system (GPS) to operational forces are ______________.
accuracy, accessibility, and coverage
Global positioning system (GPS) ______________.
plays a key role in almost all military missions
Because of ______________ of satellites in the global positioning system (GPS) constellation, a single satellite failure
______________ cause significant degradation of the system.
the number and orbit location / will not
Virtually all DOD ______________ are equipped with a global positioning system (GPS) receiver.
All answers
Space-based position, velocity, time, and navigation systems support strategic, operational, and tactical missions by providing
highly accurate:
All of the answers are correct.
Benefits to naval forces from global positioning system GPS include:
All answers
The Air Force space squadrons controlling the orbit of global positioning system (GPS) satellites during combat operations
during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM were able to improve the navigation accuracy to approximately ______________ meters
on a planned basis.
2.2
Select True or False:
The default navigation grid used by global positioning system (GPS) is the World Geodetic System 1984
(WGS-84).
True
The global positioning system (GPS) navigational solution depends on having a number of satellites in view from any position
on Earth. Based upon this requirement, many satellites have been placed in orbit. Currently, there are approximately
______________ GPS satellites in orbit.
28
Data and Information:
82
Select True or False:
The concept of operations and commander's intent should convey only a general idea or mental image
of the operation and the desired outcome. Details will always come later.
False
Information systems consist of _____________________.
entire infrastructure, organization, personnel, and components that collect, process, store, transmit, display,
disseminate, and act on information
The higher you are in the chain of command, the more you rely on _________________.
Information systems
The commander may "pull" or extract information in a C² architecture for the following reason.
Situational awareness among subordinate commanders
All are true statements about information EXCEPT ___________.
information is deemed more reliable if it comes from an officer
Information is used to help create an understanding of the situation as the basis for making a decision. This image-building
information will contain _____________ .
