Where on Earth am I? The Global Positioning System

Author: Cornwall M.G.

Source: Physics Education, Volume 35, Number 4, 2000 , pp. 232-239(8)

Publisher: IOP Publishing

Abstract:

With a hand-held GPS device it is now possible to make use of the US military's network of satellites to locate one's position on the Earth to within a few metres. The theory behing this involves a little geometry, some electronics and precision timing.

Language: English

Document Type: Miscellaneous

Publication date: 2000-01-01

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