Mobile Computing 4
Mobile Computing 4
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GPS Technology
What is GPS?
• GPS, which stands for Global Positioning
System, is a system able to show you your exact
position on the Earth anytime, in any weather,
anywhere.
• Solar powered
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GPS satellites
Satellites (cont.)
• Rocket boosters to keep them on track/orbit
• It completes 2 full rotations within 24 hours
• It rotates with relative speed 7,000 miles per
hour
25 Miles
A
Trilateration / Triangulation 2-D
• If you You know from someone else that you
are also 20 miles away from point B. You now
know that you are at one of two locations, the
intersections of the two circles.
20 Miles
25 Miles
B A
Trilateration / Triangulation 2-D
• One more pice of information is added, if you
know you are also 10 miles away from point C.
20 Miles
25 Miles
B A
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3-D Trilateration / Triangulation
• Spheres are used in place of circles
• Two spheres give a perfect circle of
possibilities
3 Satellites
Challenges
Line of Sight Transmissions
Obstructions such as trees, buildings, or natural formations may prevent clear line of sight.
Challenges
Light Refraction
Refraction is the bending of light as
it travels through one media to
another.
When the satellites are all in the same part of the sky, readings will be less accurate.
PDOP (position dilution of precision) describes the error caused by the relative
position of the GPS satellites. Basically, the more signals a GPS receiver can “see”
(spread apart versus close together), the more precise it can be
Challenges
Satellite Distribution (PDOP)
PDOP = Positional Dilution of Precision
11,000 miles
11,000 miles
11,000 miles
• While this does not increase the level of positional accuracy as much as
using a static base station which has done a long term stationary log, it
does not require any setup, so is quick and easy to use at any location.
Space-based Augmentation System (SBAS)
• In this system, signals from geo-stationary satellites are used. These
satellites are a set distance above the earth’s equator, and follow the
direction of the Earth’s rotation.
• While this does not increase the level of positional accuracy as much as
using a static base station which has done a long term stationary log, it
does not require any setup, so is quick and easy to use at any location.
Space-based Augmentation System (SBAS)
Thank You
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