GPS Group 1
GPS Group 1
GPS Group 1
What is
is GPS?
GPS?
Sextant Chronometer
Satellite
Satellite Information
Information
• Weighs approximately
2,000 lbs
• Travels 7,000 mph
• 17 feet across with
solar panels extended
• Last 10 years
• Orbit 12,500 miles
above Earth
• Circle the Earth twice
daily
Latitude
Latitude and
and Longitude
Longitude
Refraction is the
bending of light as it
travels through one
media to another.
Signal
Signal Refraction
Refraction
Signals from satellites can be like light.
When they hit some interference (air
patterns in the atmosphere, uneven
geography, etc.) they sometimes bend a
little.
Uses
Uses of
of GPS
GPS
• Locating - Determining a position.
• Tracking - Monitoring object or personal
movement.
• Navigation - Getting from one location to
another.
• Mapping – Creating maps of the world
• Timing - Making it possible to take
precise time measurements.
Using
Using GPS
GPS
• Survey disaster areas, Map movement of
environmental disasters (oil spills, wild
fires, floods, etc.)
• Mapping fallout shelters, sidewalks,
streets, trees, etc.
• Measuring the growth or decline of
mountains
How
How does
does GPS
GPS improve
improve these
these
activities?
activities?
• Makes the location more precise
• User friendly
• Mapping/Navigating is much more easier
• Universal System
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