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    GPS stands for Global Positioning System, which is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the United States Department of Defense. The GPS network allows users to determine their precise location by calculating the time difference of signals received from multiple satellites. At least four satellites are needed to determine a location with accuracy within a few meters. GPS is used by the military, hikers, drivers, and others who may need to know their precise location.

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    GPS stands for Global Positioning System, which is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the United States Department of Defense. The GPS network allows users to determine their precise location by calculating the time difference of signals received from multiple satellites. At least four satellites are needed to determine a location with accuracy within a few meters. GPS is used by the military, hikers, drivers, and others who may need to know their precise location.

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    What Is GPS

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    GPS stands for Global Positioning System, which is a satellite-based navigation system consisting of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the United States Department of Defense. The GPS network allows users to determine their precise location by calculating the time difference of signals received from multiple satellites. At least four satellites are needed to determine a location with accuracy within a few meters. GPS is used by the military, hikers, drivers, and others who may need to know their precise location.

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    What is GPS?

    Use the Internet to search for the answers to the following questions.

    1. What do the letters GPS stand for?


    _________________________________

    2. GPS is a constellation of how many satellites?


    __________________________

    3. Who started the satellite system and why?

    ___________________________

    _________________________________________________________

    _________________________________________________________

    __________

    4. What does this network of satellites do?

    _____________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    5. How many satellites are needed to get an accurate reading of your location?

    ______________

    6. Name some people that might use GPS?

    ______________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    ______________________________________________________________

    7. ____________________________ are a set of numbers that describes a

    given position for a given coordinate grid system.

    8. What branch of the military oversees the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System?

    ______________________________________________________________
    9. A ___________________________________ is a location designated by a

    set of coordinates and it is stored in a GPS receiver to be used later as a GOTO

    destination or as part of a route.

    10. What does GIS stand for?

    ______________________________________________________________

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