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Computers & Technology > GPS Devices How GPS receivers work

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"Turn right on Broadway in one minute", the automated voice announces as you move slowly through the city. The little display showing a map of the area with instructions to your destination. Ever wonder how all this magic works? Well, here is simplified explanation of some very complex algorithms. The GPS device in your car is a little computer and all it does is calculate your position and give you directions. To do this it uses satellites that are circling the earth at all times. These satellites, in effect, announce themselves by broadcasting a message every couple of minutes to anyone ...

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