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RSPSoc Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society
Formed 1 Jan 01 from RSS and PSoc. Based Nottingham University.
RSS Really Simple Syndication (delivers webste info directly to PC)
RSS received signal strength
RSS Regional Safety Service (Galileo)
RSS Register of Shipping and Seamen
RSS Remote Sensing Society (became RSPSoc on 1 Jan 01)
rss root sum square
RSS Russian Space Systems
RSSB Rail Safety and Standards Board (UK)
RSSI received signal strength indicator
RT (R/T) radio telephony
RT Ranging and Timing (Galileo service)
RT remote terminal
RTA required time of arrival (ATC)
RTA Research and Technology Agency (NATO - part of RTO)
RTA Road Traffic Advisor (UK collaborative project led by TRL)
Test bed uses 350 km of road between Swansea and Gatwick.
RTB Research and Technology Board (NATO - part of RTO)
RTB return to base
RTC real time clock
RTC required terrain clearance (eg TAWS)
RTCA Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (US)
RTCM Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services (US)
RTCM SC-104 developed the recommended standards for DGPS.
RTD Research and Technological Development (EU transport projects)
RTE radar target enhancer (transponder on target)
RTE route
RTF radio telephony
RTI road traffic informatics (sometimes ‘infrastructure’)
RTK real-time kinematic
A DGPS procedure whereby carrier-phased corrections are
transmitted in real time from a reference rx to user’s rx.
RTMT read the manual training!
RTO real-time operating system
RTO rejected takeoff
RTO Research and Technology Organisation (NATO = RTB + RTA)
RTOD real-time precise orbit & clock determination
RTOS real-time operating system
RTPI real-time passenger information (for buses etc)
RTS Raunch-Tung-Striebel (algorithm used to smooth Kalman filter)
RTT round trip time
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