Global Positioning System

By-Sagar Chavan-Vinit Desai-Shubham ligade-Akshit Mistry-Ashish Nangrale

INDEX

Sr. No. Title

1. Introduction.

2. History

3. Structure

4. Basic concepts

5. Applications

6. Advantages & Disadvantages

7. Other systems

8. Conclusion

Introduction to GPS

History

• The GPS system was first introduced and used by US navy in 1960

Structure of GPS system

Basic concepts of GPS

• A GPS receiver calculates its position by precisely timing the signals sent by GPS satellites high above the Earth.

Applications

• Used in-– Car GPS– Airplane GPS– Ship’s GPS

Car GPS system

Airplane GPS sytem

Ship’s GPS system

Error sources

Many a times errors are been seen on GPS system due to some reasons.

Other systems

• Glonass

• Galileo

• Compass (medium earth orbit)

• Satellite navigation system

Advantages of GPS

Disadvantages of GPS

Commonly used GPS

Conclusion

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