Posts Tagged ‘gps receiver’

GPS or Global Positioning System, is a group of 24 satellites that are in high earth orbit which are used with a GPS receiver to show your location on the planet. The system was completed in 1994 and today you can find handheld GPS units, car mounted units, cell phone GPS and even cameras with built in GPS functionality. How does it work though? The answer is surprisingly simple (and complicated at the same time)… Continue reading