GPSJoseph Morton

What

is G

PS ?

Global Positioning System

or GPS. Is a space satellite

navigation system that

provides location and time

info in all weather, anywhere on the Earth,

where there is an unobstructed line of sight

to four or more GPS satellites. It is ran by the

United States government

and is accessible to anyone with a GPS receiver

How

can y

ou

use

GP

S ?

You can use GPS when you

travel. Many cars have a

GPS built in or you can

buy them fairly cheap

( Garmin, Tom Tom) A lot of the new smart

phones have a GPS built

in. You also have the watch

GPS

Who u

ses

a

GP

S Many military officers

use a GPS in the time

of war Pilots use the GPS to

plan there flying route

Police officers use them to find a scene

GP

S p

rice

s these are just some of

the types of GPS

Tom-Tom $ 219

Garmin E trex $104

How

did

we

navig

ate

befo

re

the G

PS

There were many ways the explorers and other people like the Indians explored. The people that sailed on ships used maps. Others used the sun and moon

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