GPS buoy

A GPS buoy is a buoy equipped with a GPS receiver.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} It is used for sea level and research search-and-rescue operations, among other applications.

See also

• GPS sonobuoy
• Self-locating datum marker buoy

References

1. "GPS Buoy - Refmar". refmar.shom.fr. Retrieved 2019-02-03.
2. André, Gaël; Míguez, Belén Martín; Ballu, Valérie; Testut, Laurent; Wöppelmann, Guy (2015-04-29). "Measuring Sea Level with GPS-Equipped Buoys: A Multi-Instruments Experiment at Aix Island". The International Hydrographic Review (in French) (10). ISSN 0020-6946. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
3. Cheng, K.; Shum, C.; Han, S.; Yi, Y.; Martin, D. (2001). "Application of GPS-Buoy Water Level Instrument for Radar Altimeter Calibration". Gravity, Geoid and Geodynamics 2000. International Association of Geodesy Symposia. Vol. 123. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 171–178. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-04827-6_29. ISBN 978-3-642-07634-3. ISSN 0939-9585.
4. Key, Kevin W.; Parke, Michael E.; Born, George H. (1998). "Mapping the sea surface using a GPS buoy". Marine Geodesy. 21 (1). Informa UK Limited: 67–79. Bibcode:1998MarGe..21...67K. doi:10.1080/01490419809388122. ISSN 0149-0419.
5. Rocken, Christian; Kelecy, Thomas M.; Born, George H.; Young, Larry E.; Purcell, George H.; Wolf, Susan Kornreich (1990). "Measuring precise sea level from a buoy using the global positioning system". Geophysical Research Letters. 17 (12). American Geophysical Union (AGU): 2145–2148. Bibcode:1990GeoRL..17.2145R. doi:10.1029/gl017i012p02145. ISSN 0094-8276.