期刊名称:International Journal of Computer Trends and Technology
电子版ISSN:2231-2803
出版年度:2017
卷号:46
期号:2
页码:80-83
DOI:10.14445/22312803/IJCTT-V46P116
出版社:Seventh Sense Research Group
摘要:A system that supports the activity of moving to a place or finding a place is a navigation system. Global Positioning System (GPS) is the popular term for navigation system. GPS is a satellite system whose basic aim is to find the current location and provide directions to other locations. This paper gives an overview of GPS, its basic concepts, GPS receiver and its working. The basic concepts include trilateration and system segmentation. A simple GPS receiver requires only a screen and a compass. Now GPS is not only limited to a single country but has become a global phenomenon.
关键词:Navigation; GPS; Trilateration; System segmentation; Location