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Research in Astron. Astrophys. 2012 Vol. 12 No. 6, 601–624 Research in /journals/raa Astronomy and Astrophysics INVITED REVIEWS Communication-based positioning systems: past, present and prospects 1 1 1,2 Guan-Yi Ma , Qing-Tao Wan and Tong Gan 1 National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; guanyima@ 2 Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China Received 2012 March 13; accepted 2012 April 11 Abstract This paper reviews positioning systems in the context of communication systems. First, the basic positioning technique is described for location based ser- vice (LBS) in mobile communication systems. Then the high integrity global posi- tioning system (iGPS) is introduced in terms of aspects of what it is and how the low Earth orbit (LEO) Iridium telecommunication satellites enhance the global posi- tioning system (GPS). Emphasis is on the Chinese Area Positioning System (CAPS) which is mainly based on commercial geostationary (GEO) communication satellites, including decommissioned GEO and inclined geosynchronous communication satel- lites. Characterized by its low cost, high flexibility, wide-area coverage and ample frequency resources, a distinctive feature of CAPS is that its navigation messages are generated on the ground, then uploaded to and forwarded by the communication satellites. Fundamental principles and key technologies applied in the construction of CAPS are presented in detail from the CAPS validation phase to its experimental