GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System)
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GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) is an advanced navigation aid that enhances GPS signals at airports to provide highly accurate, reliable guidance for precision aircraft approaches and landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8715684 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) Context triple: [ILS, relatedTo, GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System)]
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A.
Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems
Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems are regional or wide-area systems that enhance standard GPS signals to provide more accurate, reliable, and integrity-checked positioning for aviation and other safety-critical applications.
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B.
ADS-B
ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) is an air traffic surveillance technology in which aircraft broadcast their position and other flight data via radio signals to improve tracking and situational awareness.
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C.
GAGAN
GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) is India’s satellite-based augmentation system that enhances the accuracy and reliability of GPS signals for aviation and other navigation applications.
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D.
TACAN
TACAN is a military tactical air navigation system that provides aircraft with precise bearing and distance information to a ground station.
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E.
Differential GPS
Differential GPS is an enhanced positioning system that improves the accuracy of standard GPS signals by using ground-based reference stations to correct signal errors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) Target entity description: GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) is an advanced navigation aid that enhances GPS signals at airports to provide highly accurate, reliable guidance for precision aircraft approaches and landings.
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A.
Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems
Satellite-Based Augmentation Systems are regional or wide-area systems that enhance standard GPS signals to provide more accurate, reliable, and integrity-checked positioning for aviation and other safety-critical applications.
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B.
ADS-B
ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast) is an air traffic surveillance technology in which aircraft broadcast their position and other flight data via radio signals to improve tracking and situational awareness.
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C.
GAGAN
GAGAN (GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation) is India’s satellite-based augmentation system that enhances the accuracy and reliability of GPS signals for aviation and other navigation applications.
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D.
TACAN
TACAN is a military tactical air navigation system that provides aircraft with precise bearing and distance information to a ground station.
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E.
Differential GPS
Differential GPS is an enhanced positioning system that improves the accuracy of standard GPS signals by using ground-based reference stations to correct signal errors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ground-based augmentation system
ⓘ
satellite-based navigation aid ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Ground-Based Augmentation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo | increase flight safety during approach and landing ⓘ |
| broadcastsOn | VHF data broadcast ⓘ |
| covers | local airport vicinity ⓘ |
| differsFrom | Satellite-Based Augmentation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
flexible approach procedures
ⓘ
precision approach to multiple runways ⓘ |
| enhances |
airport capacity
ⓘ
runway throughput ⓘ |
| fullName | Ground-Based Augmentation System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GBAS avionics receiver
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GBAS ground station NERFINISHED ⓘ VHF data broadcast antenna ⓘ ground reference receivers ⓘ |
| improves |
navigation accuracy
ⓘ
navigation availability ⓘ navigation continuity ⓘ navigation integrity ⓘ |
| isComparedWith | SBAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDesignedFor | local area augmentation ⓘ |
| isPartOf | CNS/ATM system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardizedBy | ICAO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStandardizedIn |
ICAO Annex 10
NERFINISHED
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ICAO SARPs for GBAS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesAt | airports ⓘ |
| provides |
differential corrections
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integrity information ⓘ landing guidance ⓘ precision approach guidance ⓘ |
| reduces |
dependence on ILS
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need for multiple ILS installations ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | GLS (GBAS Landing System) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | GBAS-capable airborne equipment ⓘ |
| supports |
curved approaches
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low-visibility operations ⓘ segmented approaches ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
Category I approach
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Category II approach ⓘ Category III approach ⓘ precision approach ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | GLS approach ⓘ |
| usedBy |
commercial aviation
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general aviation ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
| usesSignalFrom |
GNSS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Global Positioning System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) Description of subject: GBAS (Ground-Based Augmentation System) is an advanced navigation aid that enhances GPS signals at airports to provide highly accurate, reliable guidance for precision aircraft approaches and landings.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.