Integration of aime augmentation into GNSS products

A global positioning system (GPS) receiver for use in an aircraft, the GPS receiver comprising:

• receiver circuitry for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, wherein the satellite signals contain satellite data;
• a first receiver output for coupling to an inertial reference system (IRS) and providing the satellite data to the IRS, wherein the IRS to which the first receiver output couples generates a first navigation solution as a function of the satellite data and as a function of IRS position data;
• a first receiver input for coupling to the IRS and receiving the first navigation solution from the IRS;
• and
• a second receiver output for coupling to GPS inputs of other systems in the aircraft, wherein the GPS receiver provides at the second receiver output aircraft position information as a function of the first navigation solution.

A global positioning system (GPS) receiver for use in an aircraft, the GPS receiver comprising:

• receiver circuitry for receiving satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, wherein the satellite signals contain satellite data;
• a first receiver output for coupling to a first externally positioned navigation solution generating device and providing the satellite data to the first externally positioned navigation solution generating device, wherein the first navigation solution generating device generates a first navigation solution for the aircraft as a function of the satellite data;
• a first receiver input for coupling to the first externally positioned navigation solution generating device and receiving the first navigation solution from the first navigation solution generating device;
• and
• a second receiver output for coupling to GPS inputs of other systems in the aircraft, wherein the GPS receiver provides at the second receiver output aircraft position information as a function of the first navigation solution generated by the first navigation solution generating device.