Questions For The Class
Hello, class! Let's see if you can answer the following questions:
- Explain what GPS is, and how it works to transmit data to a receiver on Earth. Are there any human rights/privacy issues involving GPS used in such a way? Explain.
- What are three applications of GPS, and how to they benefit us? Explain how GPS is used in these applications.
- How does kinematics relate to GPS? Explain in detail, give at least one (1) example, and explain how this relates to the different applications of GPS.
- BONUS #1: How many satellites are part of the GPS?
- BONUS #2: Who maintains the GPS? Who created it? Is it free and open-source?
- BONUS #3: How many satellites are required to lock onto a receiver for a precise and accurate signal to be received?
- BONUS #4: Give one example in which GPS can be used at sea.
- BONUS #5: Watch all the videos on this website. If you did, you now know a lot about GPS and the physics surrounding it!
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GPS and Kinematics by Simarjeet Singh Thind is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Based on a work at http://www.gps.gov/.