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Global Positioning
System (GPS) Presenters:
Dean & Nanci Teren-cio
Phone: 345-1654Cells: Nanci 440-7767 Dean 244-6082
Email [email protected]
Feb. 13, 20, 2710:45am – 12:00pm
What a GPS unit can do for YOU!
Location: Your latitude and longitude (lat, lon)
Find you camp/game
Plan a trip
Store waypoints
Return back the way
in
Find distance
Man over board
Altitude
Many uses
Does NOT replace map or compass
Global Positioning
System (GPS)
•Constellation of 24 active GPS satellites plus 8 spare
• Medium earth orbit (12,550 miles)
•GPS receivers
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U.S. GPS History
1984 GPS project initiated1994 GPS constellation completed2000 Selective Availability (SA) Turned offU.S. Air Force runs the system
SatellitesTotal satellites 2,271
Russia 1,324 USA 658
Million of pieces of debris and space junk
Military and civilian earth observation, communications, navigation, weather, research and more
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Location
Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 1,240m
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) 22,236m
High Earth Orbit (HEO) above 22,236m
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Selecting a GPS Unithow used
cost
size/weight
keyboard size
power source AC/DC
screen size - color/bw
base map
interface jack/antenna
waterproof/water resistance
internal memory
user friendly manual
extra bells and whistles
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GPS Levels
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
Location
W E N
S
Latitude and Longitude
GPS Fix
Satellites
You are here
Earth
Coordinates (1)Decimal Degrees
lat 61º11’ 18.95” N
log 149º 55.54” W
Degrees, Decimal, minutes
lat 61º11.317’ N
log 149º 49.927’ W14
Coordinates (2)
Decimal Degrees
lat 61.188616º
log 149.83210º
Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM)
6787082.42m N
6V347764.95mE15
map datum
A reference to which measurements are related.
Hundreds of datum's
WGS 84, 72, 64 60
NAD 83, 27
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World Datums
End session 1 of 3
Global Positioning
System (GPS) Presenters:
Dean & Nanci Teren-cio
Phone: 345-1654Cells: Nanci 440-7767 Dean 244-6082
Email [email protected]
Feb. 13, 20, 2710:45am – 12:00pm
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Todays Discussion
Starting up the GPSFind MenuWaypoints
RoutesTracks
Class Field Exercise
GPS Face
Satellite Page
Some show battery life“D” Differential
Number of satillites
GPS Sky View
Accuracy Distractors
Main Page
System Setup
Unit Setup
Position Format
Hddd0 mm.mmm’ = 061o 32.645’
Hddd.dddddo = 061.32645o
Hdddo mm’ss.s” = 061o 32’ 43.25”
Time Setup
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
24 time zones
15 degrees longitude
Make Waypoints Mark while on location
Map page
Enter Coordinates
Waypoint Page
RoutesWay-points
Waypoint list
WP
WP
WPWP
WP
WP
WP
RouteList
R1
R3
R2
R1
R2
R3
Waypoint Cycle
Making TrackPoints
Sort of like a route
Hansel and Gretel
Continuous marking
Track Log Setup
Track Log
Tracking Map
TrackPoints vs WayPoints
Class Exercise
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