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    GPS uses a network of satellites to determine the precise location of a receiver by triangulating its position from signals sent from at least three satellites. It was originally developed by the U.S. military to guide missiles and locate soldiers but is now widely used in navigation systems, smartphones, and other devices to pinpoint locations anywhere in the world.

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    GPS uses a network of satellites to determine the precise location of a receiver by triangulating its position from signals sent from at least three satellites. It was originally developed by the U.S. military to guide missiles and locate soldiers but is now widely used in navigation systems, smartphones, and other devices to pinpoint locations anywhere in the world.

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    GPS uses a network of satellites to determine the precise location of a receiver by triangulating its position from signals sent from at least three satellites. It was originally developed by the U.S. military to guide missiles and locate soldiers but is now widely used in navigation systems, smartphones, and other devices to pinpoint locations anywhere in the world.

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    GPS

    Global Positioning System


    What is GPS?

    • GPS stands for Global Positioning


    System.

    • It uses tens of satellites to


    determine a location.
    How does it work?

    • It uses 3 or more satellites with


    intersecting possible locations to
    find the location of a receiver.

    • It logically then chooses between


    the two points.
    How does it work?

    • It uses 3 or more satellites with


    intersecting possible locations to
    find the location of a receiver.

    • It logically then chooses between


    the two points.
    Problems:
    • Even slight differences in the time
    of each device can cause huge
    differences in location.

    • The speed of time changes based


    on the speed something is going
    at.
    Who invented GPS?
    • It was made for the military of the
    USA to launch missiles and find
    lost soldiers.

    • Russia has their own version


    called GLONASS.
    Application:
    • GPS is used in mobile phones,
    navigation systems in cars,
    aircraft, spacecraft, and more.

    • It changed the way we navigate


    and made it easier to travel.
    Sources:
    • https://nbi.ku.dk/english/www/spinoff/spinoff/gps/

    • https://www.gps.gov/systems/gps/space/

    • https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=gpsFaq

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