Telematics GPS Definition
The Global Positioning System, usually called GPS (the
US military refers to it as NAVSTAR), is a satellite
navigation system used for determining one's precise location and
providing a highly accurate time reference almost anywhere on Earth
or in Earth orbit. It uses an intermediate circular orbit (ICO) satellite
constellation of at least 24 satellites.
The GPS system was designed by and is controlled by the United States
Department of Defense and can be used by anyone, free of charge.
The GPS system is divided into three segments: space, control, and
user. The space segment comprises the GPS satellite constellation.
The control segment comprises ground stations around the world that
are responsible for monitoring the flight paths of the GPS satellites,
synchronizing the satellites' onboard atomic clocks, and uploading
almanac data for transmission by the satellites. The user segment
comsists of GPS receivers used for both military and civilian applications.
A GPS receiver (GPSR) decodes time signal transmissions
from multiple satellites and calculates its position by trilateration.
The cost of maintaining the system is approximately US$400 million
per year, including the replacement of aging satellites. The first
of 24 satellites that form the current GPS constellation (Block
II) was placed into orbit on February 14, 1989. The 50th GPS
satellite since the beginning in 1978 was launched March 21, 2004
aboard a Delta II rocket (see article in External links section,
below).
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Telematics and vehicle fleet tracking and related tracking systems
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4 Nov 2010 at 4:31pm
GPS Navigation units are a means of easily adding GPS tracking functionality to vehicle fleets. It can make it affordable for small businesses to better serve their customers when they outfit thei...
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2 Aug 2010 at 5:11pm
There are many different types of devices that can be GPS Navigation devices, or have GPS Navigation capability. These devices range from portable, to installable to everyday devices such as cell ...
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22 Dec 2009 at 11:54pm
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This article talks about GPS Navigations Systems as they relate to the auto industry. This article gives a little bit about the history and then also how some of these systems ...
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9 Jun 2007 at 12:41am
The Tomtom satellite navigation system is ideal for those people who are always on the move into the unknown, providing nigh on pin point accuracy towards the destination. Its database holds routes...
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18 May 2012 at 9:09pm
The CoPilot GPS app offers very basic route guidance, and does not recalculate automatically. (Credit: Wayne Cunningham/CNET) When heavy hitters such as Microsoft and Google can offer iPhone naviga...
16 May 2012 at 1:05am
It's not that long ago that GPS capabilities in a mobile phone were considered a standout feature. Today, GPS navigation is standard for smartphones, and as a result, many of us have come to rely o...
17 May 2012 at 8:55pm
While just about any navigation system on the market will get you where you're going, not all of them are created equally. This is especially true in the world of OEM in-car navigation systems wher...
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