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Rocha: Nglish L3 MPST - 2011/2012 Niversité de Orraine
Rocha: Nglish L3 MPST - 2011/2012 Niversité de Orraine
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What GPS is? How it works Questions
What is GPS
The Global Positioning System is a constellation of 31 satellites that is used to calculate your position.
How it works
All satellites have clocks set to exactly the same time
All satellites know their exact position in space from data sent to them from the systems controllers Each satellite transmits its position and a time signal
The signals travel to the receiver delayed only by distance traveled
The receiver calculates the distance to each satellite and trilaterates its own position
How it works
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