An introduction to the Global Positioning System
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system that comprises of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally restricted for military purposes, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use.
GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. No fees are needed to use this wonderful technology that keeps track of everything, and this, with remarkable accuracy. However, the most acute of machines contain somewhere in the midst of their intricacies, some hidden flaws that stain their perfectness. The vanishing of Malaysia airlines Airbus-370 somewhere in the Indian ocean earlier this year (2014) exposed one the flaws of this otherwise error-less technology.
Ever thought about how this tiny gadget works? How is it able to locate us in a blink of an eye with jaw-dropping accuracy? And its use, is it limited to the localization of your vehicle or does it have some other, more exciting, applications? And what about its drawbacks?
This website will unscramble those questions and will provide you with detailed and comprehensive explanations that’ll demystify the secrets of this wonderful technology.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system that comprises of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. GPS was originally restricted for military purposes, but in the 1980s, the government made the system available for civilian use.
GPS works in any weather conditions, anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day. No fees are needed to use this wonderful technology that keeps track of everything, and this, with remarkable accuracy. However, the most acute of machines contain somewhere in the midst of their intricacies, some hidden flaws that stain their perfectness. The vanishing of Malaysia airlines Airbus-370 somewhere in the Indian ocean earlier this year (2014) exposed one the flaws of this otherwise error-less technology.
Ever thought about how this tiny gadget works? How is it able to locate us in a blink of an eye with jaw-dropping accuracy? And its use, is it limited to the localization of your vehicle or does it have some other, more exciting, applications? And what about its drawbacks?
This website will unscramble those questions and will provide you with detailed and comprehensive explanations that’ll demystify the secrets of this wonderful technology.
On March 8th 2014, a passenger jet carrying 239 people including crew members mysteriously disappeared in the midst of a flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Beijing, China. Ever since, no trace of the Jet has been found, leaving the families of the passengers in total despair while growing into one of the most mysterious aviation incidents in history. How did that plane equipped with multiple GPS systems vanish without a trace...? READ MORE
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How can it be so precise !? The answer lies in the application of a simple mathematical process...
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