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Synopsis GPS
Synopsis GPS
Brief Description:
Introduction: GPS is a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS). It uses a constellation of 24 satellites
orbiting around the earth. It transmits precise microwave signals, enabling GPS receivers to determine their location, speed, direction and time. It was first developed by United States Department of Defense whose official name is NAVSTAR-GPS. GPS satellite navigation system includes: Russian GLONASS, European Galileo positioning system, Compass navigation system of China, IRNSS of India.
Conclusion: Once the user's position has been determined, the GPS unit can calculate other information, such as
speed, bearing, track, trip distance, distance to destination, sunrise and sunset time and more. It is cheap and precise operating equipment. It has Inherent error correction mode. A variant of GPS, DGPS (Differential GPS) has already been introduced which is more precise than GPS.