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Pa pascal (pressure in N/m 2 )<br />
PA position approximate<br />
PA precision approach<br />
PaaS Platform as a Service (cloud computing)<br />
PAC pulse aperture correlator (eg of GPS receiver)<br />
PACF Performance Assessment & Checkout Facility (EGNOS)<br />
Located at Toulouse.<br />
PACT Pilot Action for Combined Transport (EU)<br />
Programme to give financial support for innovative combined transport<br />
schemes.<br />
PAD packet assembly/disassembly device<br />
PAD predicted area of danger (ARPA etc)<br />
PADS Position <strong>and</strong> Attitude Determination System<br />
PAF Postcode Address File (Royal Mail, 25.2 million in Engl<strong>and</strong> <strong>and</strong> Wales)<br />
PAL Phase Alternating Line (European TV st<strong>and</strong>ard)<br />
Uses 25Hz frame rate of 720x576 pixels.<br />
PAM Precision Approach Module (GNSS l<strong>and</strong>ing system)<br />
PAMR Public Access Mobile Radio<br />
Pan international radio call signalling ‘urgency’<br />
PAN personal area network (eg Bluetooth)<br />
PAN position <strong>and</strong> <strong>navigation</strong><br />
Panamax Market category of ships notionally within the limit for transit of the<br />
Panama Canal.<br />
PANDORA Prototyping a Navigation Database of Road-Network Attributes<br />
PANORAMA Personalised Applications based on Reliable Positioning, Communication<br />
<strong>and</strong> GIS Management Systems in Alpine Regions (Germany).<br />
PANS Procedures for Air Navigation Services (ICAO)<br />
PANSA Polish Air Navigation Services Agency<br />
PAPA Parallax Aircraft Parking Aid<br />
PAPI precision approach path indicator<br />
PAR precision approach radar<br />
Parallel of altitude Circle on the celestial sphere parallel to the celestial horizon,<br />
connecting all points of equal altitude. Also called circle of equal<br />
altitudes.<br />
Parallel of latitude Circle on the earth’s surface parallel to the equator<br />
PARAMOUNT Public Safety & Commercial Info Mobility Applications in the<br />
Mountains. EC project started in 2002.<br />
Paris MOU Paris Memor<strong>and</strong>um of Underst<strong>and</strong>ing on Port State Control<br />
Information on all ships that are inspected is held centrally in an<br />
electronic database known as SIReNaC<br />
PAS Publicly Available Specification (IEC)<br />
PATH Program(me) on Advanced Technology for the Highway<br />
Patriot Watch System to real-time monitori, locate & notify GPS interference (US)<br />
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March 2012
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