Location based services with GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and OTDOA
Checking the weather forecast during breakfast or finding your way in rush hour traffic — just two examples of apps that allow smartphone users to benefit from location based services (LBS). How do these useful helpers manage to find the phone’s exact position so quickly? This article gives you a behind the scenes look at positioning for location based services. It also outlines the comprehensive range of Rohde & Schwarz test systems which ensure that all components used in positioning work together seamlessly.
GNSS simulator supports a series of realistic scenarios
Starting in the lab, developers must perform extensive tests on the receivers and components used in satellite-based navigation systems, such as location based services on smartphones, car navigation devices and aircraft control systems. The R&S® SMBV100A vector signal generator from Rohde&Schwarz now offers valuable support. New options expand the functional range of its GNSS simulator by adding a series of realistic scenarios.
Checking the weather forecast during breakfast or finding your way in rush hour traffic – just two examples of apps that allow smartphone users to benefit from location based services (LBS). How do these useful helpers manage to find the phone’s exact position so quickly? This article gives you a behind the scenes look at positioning for location based services. 
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