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Re: GPS receiver

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Originally Posted by haroony341 View Post
i find this GPS stuff really interesting. but im confused. what exactly does the chip do? what does it connect to? dont you need a satellite or something as a reference point? and how would you read the data? sorry for the questions, im just confused on a lot of its workings.

GPS connects to at least 3 satelites, using trig. to triangulate your position. The more satelites you have, the more accurate the position. It shows your position on a map, and the Coordinates
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