Appendix 2 what is waas, Ap-3 – Furuno GP-33 User Manual

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APPENDIX 2 WHAT IS WAAS?

WAAS, available in North America, is a provider in the worldwide SBAS (Satellite Based Augmen-
tation System) navigation system. CBAS provides GPS signal corrections to SBAS users, for even
better position accuracy, typically better than three meters. There are three more SBAS providers,
MSAS (Multi-Functional Satellite Augmentation System) for Japan, EGNOS (Euro Geostationary
Navigation Overlay Service) for Europe and GAGAN (GPS And GEO Augmented Navigation) for
India. The illustration below shows the coverage area. (Accuracy may be affected when using a
GEO satellite not within your current location.) This manual uses “WAAS” for these three providers
generically.

Provider

Satellite type

Longitude

Satellite No.

WAAS

Intelsat Galaxy XV

133°W

135

TeleSat Anik F1R

107.3°W

138

Inmarsat-4-F3

98°W

133

EGNOS

Inmarsat-3-F2/AOR-E

15.5°W

120

Artemis

21.5°E

124

Inmarsat-4-F2

25°E

126

MSAS

MTSAT-1R

140°E

129

MTSAT-2

145°E

137

GAGAN

Inmarsat-4-F1

64°E

127

WAAS

MSAS

EGNOS

GAGAN

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