The mathematics of GPS

The Endeavour 2024-11-16

Summary:

The basic idea of GPS is that if you know the distance to several satellites, you can figure out your position. But you don’t actually know, or need to know, the distance to the satellites: you know the time (according to each satellite’s clock) when the signals were sent, and you know the time (according […]

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geometry

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John

Date tagged:

11/16/2024, 18:32

Date published:

11/16/2024, 15:48