The present dissertation analyzes the propagation channel of the Global Positioning System (GPS) for urban environments. The objective of the study is to determine the influence of different types of urban environments in the error of the horizontal position provided by the GPS receiver. In particular, it investigates if, under degraded conditions, the system is still able to offer a positioning service in accordance to the requirements of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The different chapters of the dissertation present the basic GPS concepts, the adopted procedures to perform measurements, as well as the most relevant characteristics of the environments where measurements took place. In continuation, results are described, followed by their analysis. The configurations of environments used in the simulations are depicted, as well as the computations to determine the relationship between azimuth and elevation for each type of environment. Results of such computations and their corresponding analyses are presented for each simulation case. Finally, conclusions on the results obtained from the measurement campaigns and simulations, as well as suggestions for future studies are presented.