How GPS receivers work 10 Articles

by Paul Henshaw

GPS (Global Positioning Satellites) is a network of twenty four working satellites which orbit the planet and were originally launched in the mid eighties by the United States department of defence. It was meant for milita...read more

by Shyam K

Introduction GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The GPS is used for determining the whereabouts of the Person or a vehicle or for showing the path from source to destination etc. It finds its place in wide varie...read more

by Mona Gallagher

GPS, or the Global Positioning System works on the basic math principle of trilateration. The role of the receiver is to pick up transmissions from satellites, and feed the information back to the receiver so it can displa...read more

by Kelly A. Mello

In the times of Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, the Vikings and other famous explorers, astronomical observations, land marks, compasses and sledge-wheels were used to navigate their routes. Thanks to technolog...read more

by Erik Van Tongerloo

Global Position Satellites, or better known as GPS, has become a very popular electronic device. Years ago, it was rare people in society had them, but today almost everyone is familiar with a GPS receiver and the benefits...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

It is pretty amazing when looking over the course of history to think that for all the troubles navigation has caused man over the years we can now buy devices for a hundred dollars that tell you exactly where you are on e...read more

by Darian Peters

Global positioning system (GPS) is a technology that allows a receiver to pick up information about its own position and velocity (speed and direction) from satellites in medium Earth orbit. It can provide three dimensiona...read more

by Joyce Priddy

This model of a car comes with a GPS. Up to date GPS technology for this truck is already installed! Do these sound familiar from auto ads? You will even hear ads for GPS installed in phones! The GPS is a new rage that a...read more

by Stephen H

Since man was in his infancy, the skies have been used to determine location and plot courses. The early explorers mapped the skies and used the sun and the dog star to navigate their way. With such an illustrious history,...read more

by Lauren Baird

The Global Positioning System (GPS) consists of 30 satellites in orbit around the earth. The system consists of 3 parts: the control segment (CS) where the US Air Force monitors and regulates the system, the satellite segm...read more