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1 the global positioning system
More than 2 dozen GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit signal information to earth. GPS receivers take this information and use triangulation to calculate the user's exact location. Essentially, the GPS receiver compares the time a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was received. The time difference tells the GPS receiver how far away the satellite is. Now, with distance measurements from a few more satellites, the receiver can determine the user's position and display it on the unit's electronic map. the global positioning system

2 latitude longitude sextant

3 up/down page on/off enter

4 constellation

5 menu page

6 waypoints

7 goto

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9 activities Averaging GPS data at a single point
Locating a single point from a list. Locating a sequence of points from a list. activities


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