2006-12-15 05:15:54 · 4 answers · asked by pumpmar 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
Global Positioning Satellites
Overly simple, it works on triangulation. You have a receiver that gets signals from a minimum of three satellites and by comparing the time it takes for the signal to reach the receiver from all of the satellites, you are able to determine your exact location on the earth, including altitude.
With civilian settings the accuracy is about 3-5 meters, in the military mode it's about 1 meter.
2006-12-15 05:22:33 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Global Positioning System. These devices use satellites to pinpoint the position of the user.
2006-12-15 13:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by bam_du1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Global Positioning System its a fully-functional satellite navigation system.
2006-12-15 13:25:06 · answer #3 · answered by Willow 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gps is a kind of device that shows you wer you are goin and it tells you the directions wer you want to go.
2006-12-15 13:21:26 · answer #4 · answered by JZ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋