GPS By Brad Kovach

Quick Quiz What Does GPS Stand For? How much does it cost? Which country developed it? What’s my Mom’s Name?

What Does GPS Stand For?

How much does it cost?

Which country developed it?

What’s my Mom’s Name?

Answers What Does GPS Stand For? Global Positioning System How Much Does it Cost? It is free. Which country developed it? United States What’s My Mom’s Name? Laura

What Does GPS Stand For?

Global Positioning System

How Much Does it Cost?

It is free.

Which country developed it?

United States

What’s My Mom’s Name?

Laura

Design 3 segments: Space, Control, User Space segment made of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth. Control consists of engineers organizing the flight plan Users, like you and me, have receivers that contact the satellites for information on location.

3 segments: Space, Control, User

Space segment made of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth.

Control consists of engineers organizing the flight plan

Users, like you and me, have receivers that contact the satellites for information on location.

How GPS Works User requests GPS information GPS sends response with time GPS receiver calculates location based on response time. That guy rules the world

User requests GPS information

GPS sends response with time

GPS receiver calculates location based on response time.

That guy rules the world

Common Applications Outdoorsmen/women use GPS Smart Bombs, Cruise Missles, and other million dollar explosives use GPS Vehicles are starting to use GPS

Outdoorsmen/women use GPS

Smart Bombs, Cruise Missles, and other million dollar explosives use GPS

Vehicles are starting to use GPS

GPS In Vehicles DVD Navigation DVD + GPS Information = Interactive Map Pros Harder to get lost You look cool Cons Expensive Talking voices are annoying

DVD Navigation

DVD + GPS Information = Interactive Map

Pros

Harder to get lost

You look cool

Cons

Expensive

Talking voices are annoying

Harder Quiz Time How many active satellites orbit the Earth? Who uses GPS? What is a con of GPS in vehicles?

How many active satellites orbit the Earth?

Who uses GPS?

What is a con of GPS in vehicles?

Answers How many active satellites orbit the Earth? 24 Who uses GPS? Outdoors People, military, drivers What is a con of having GPS in vehicles? Annoying voices… Expensive

How many active satellites orbit the Earth?

24

Who uses GPS?

Outdoors People, military, drivers

What is a con of having GPS in vehicles?

Annoying voices… Expensive