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Table 1 List of variables from GNSSClock class within the Android API package “location” (European GSA, 2018b)

From: GNSS smartphones positioning: advances, challenges, opportunities, and future perspectives

Field

Description

TimeNanos

GNSS receiver’s internal hardware clock value in nanoseconds

TimeUncertaintyNanos

1-Sigma uncertainty associated with the clock's time in nanoseconds

FullBiasNanos

Difference between TimeNanos inside the GPS receiver and the true GPS time since 6 January 1980

BiasNanos

Clock’s sub-nanosecond bias

BiasUncertaintyNanos

1-Sigma uncertainty associated with the local estimate of GPS time (clock bias) in nanoseconds

DriftNanosPerSecond

Clock’s drift

DriftUncertaintyNanosPerSecond

1-Sigma uncertainty associated with the clock's drift in nanoseconds (per second)

HardwareClockDiscontinuityCount

Count of hardware clock discontinuities

LeapSecond

Leap second associated with the clock’s time

ChipsetElapsedRealtimeNanos

Time since system boot (Added in API 29)