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Dilution of Precision (DOP)

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Dilution of Precision (DOP) - definition(s)

DOP - [GPS] Acronym for dilution of precision. An indicator of satellite geometry for a constellation of satellites used to determine a position. Positions with a lower DOP value generally constitute better measurement results than those with higher DOP. Factors determining the total GDOP (geometric DOP) for a set of satellites include PDOP (positional DOP), HDOP (horizontal DOP), VDOP (vertical DOP), and TDOP (time DOP).

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Source: esri, 03 April 2012 08:33:43, http://support.esri.com/en/knowledgebase/GISDictionary/term/abbreviation External 


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