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Topic: GPS receiver

Related:
  Receiver    GPS  
  System GPS    Satellite Receiver  
  GPS satellite    GPS navigation  
  Garmin GPS    GPS Map  
  Digital Receiver    GPS software  
  GPS unit    GPS coordinates  

 
 
 Vital Stats
The Brain has inferred the following facts from reading text collected on the topic:
Favorite possession(s):Wiretap kit,  PDA,  DVD player
Personality:Sporty
Currently has on their coffee table:National Geographic
Favorite TV show(s):24,  Big Brother
Favorite body part(s):Ears
Interest(s):Geography,  Boating,  Camping
Favorite computer game(s):Quake
Likes to wear:Digital watch,  Adidas
Favorite sport(s):Orienteering,  Hang gliding,  Sailing
Favorite online activity(s):Finding ringtones for their phone
Favorite quote(s):"Air travel: Breakfast in London
 
 
 Expert Talk
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Brian Mengel,
Civil Servant

GPS receivers are used in aviation guidance systems and in tracking endangered wildlife.
Rob Verdann,
Afterdark Removalist

The GPS receiver can compare the time at which a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was received by the GPS receiver.
A GPS receiver that can simultaneously track more than one satellite signal using a dedicated signal electronics channel for each satellite.
Jake Farley,
Truck Driver

GPS receivers used on busses, trucks and trains will generally be intended for fleet tracking.
Dave Simons,
Internet Entrepeneur

GPS receiver outputs are used in marine and land based navigation systems which interface to a computer through RS-232 or RS-422/485 serial connections.
GPS Signal Tap is a L1 frequency GPS Receiver front end which serves as a programmable real time source of digitized GPS signal for a variety of desktop research and development related to signal processing.
GPS Receiver Modules PacComm can provide a number of models of GPS receiver modules for your own evaluation and integration.
Arthur Dawkins,
Astro-physicist

The receiver is able to simultaneously process both GPS and GLONASS signals with high accuracy and reliability when placed on the object with high dynamics and severe vibration & temperature conditions.
GPS receivers with antennas located in a position to clearly view the satellites, pick up these signals and use the coded information to calculate a position in an earth coordinate system.
Dan Toomey,
Computer Salesman

GPS receivers are available as add-on modules for PCs and PDAs, as standalone devices, and as integrated components (e.
Card GPS receiver for use in CompactFlash slot Use this wireless GPS receiver in the flash card slot of your Pocket PC.
The receivers are attached to the serial ports of a Toshiba Tecra PC where the data streams are combined with RTG to compute the phase center of the GPS antenna located on top of the aircraft.
 
 
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Neil
2004-12-24 15:21:53
can you put a gps bluetooth reciever in your backpack and still work?
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