Results of MSAT mobile data service trials in the marine environment

Author

Hicks, Melvin

Author_Institution

Canadian Center for Marine Commun., St. John´s, Nfld., Canada

fYear

1993

fDate

12-15 Oct. 1993

Firstpage

774

Lastpage

776

Abstract

The results of a Telesat Mobile Incorporated (TMI) MSAT Mobile Data Service (MDS) evaluation performed during 1992 in the Canadian Arctic are described. Several mobile earth terminals (METs) were installed on the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) icebreaker Sir John Franklin and remained on board during the ship´s Arctic patrol. During the voyage, messages and regular global positioning system (GPS) position reports were returned from the ship, via the MET and the associated satellite link, to the Canadian Center for Marine Communications (CCMC) in St. John´s, Newfoundland. The successful receipt of the reports was documented to indicate the general reliability of the MDS when used in the Eastern Canadian Arctic.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; Canadian Center for Marine Communications; Canadian Coast Guard; MSAT Mobile Data Service; MSAT mobile data service; Telesat Mobile Incorporated; global positioning system; marine environment; mobile earth terminals; satellite link; ship; Arctic; Artificial satellites; Data communication; Global Positioning System; Marine vehicles; Mobile communication; Performance evaluation; Satellite antennas; Satellite ground stations; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference, 1993., Proceedings of the IEEE-IEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1235-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/VNIS.1993.585734

Filename

585734