How does GPS work ?

Asked By dillahbaraja 0 points N/A Posted on - 09/28/2011

How does GPS work led to the place we want to go?

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Answered By Ben Henry 10 points N/A #83231

How does GPS work ?

GPS (Global Positioning System) is a very good tool to locate the position of anything on the earth. If you have moved to some new location GPS is your complete guide. It’s just like the whole world in your hand.

It is based on 24 satellites placed in an orbit by US. These 24 satellites cover the whole earth. It became operational in 1994.

The GPS satellites send signals to all over the Earth. This information can be received by GPS receiver. On these received signals the GPS receiver estimates the exact position of that object. Till now GPS satellites have served this purpose very well. People are always trying to make this system better and better.

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Answered By Hurk Cross 10 points N/A #83232

How does GPS work ?

Hi,

GPS is the most amazing system that we have. It uses in various kind of works in the world. First this comes with the just image of the locations. Now it was developed to identify the location and the destination.

Today GPS system working with the help of satellites that placed all around the earth.

They will identify the location that we want to go by the detailed it has. Actually we can’t use it when it does not know the details of the location. It can only shoe the image of the location the device is.

When it receives the signal from the device that we have it transfer the data very fast and found out where the location is. Then supply the data back to the GPS device to provide to the customer.

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