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How GPS: (Global Positioning System)
How GPS: (Global Positioning System)
Works:
Imagine you are somewhere in
your town. You are TOTALLY
lost. You ask someone, “Where
am I?” They say, “You are 5
miles from the fire station.”
5 miles
This is nice, but it really doesn’t
help you. You could be
anywhere on a circle 5 miles
around the fire station!
You ask someone else where
you are. They say, “You are 7
miles from the library.” If you
combine this information with
the fire station information,
you have two circles that cross.
Elevation Satellites
Latitude Longitude
(location on (location on
the Earth the Earth
measured north measured east or
or south from west)
the equator)
Control Segment
The control segment consists of
ground stations that make sure the
satellites are working properly.
Applications
Initially GPS applications are limited for
military use only (like deploying troops,
navigation etc.,), but after 1980 it was
made available for civilian use also
GPS has a variety of applications at land,
sea and in air.
Most common land based application
include site surveys which drastically
reduce setup time and improves cost
savings.