Satellite-based augmentation system of different countries
Q. Which of the following pair is wrongly matched?
1. WAAS: USA
2. EGNOS: Europe
3. MSAS: Mexico- Published on 06 Oct 15a. Only 1
b. Only 3
c. 1 & 3
d. All
ANSWER: Only 3
-The Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) operated by the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
- The European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service (EGNOS), operated by the ESSP.
- The Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System (MSAS) system, operated by Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB).
- The GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) system being operated by India.
- These are examples of satellite-based augmentation system (SBAS)