Global Positioning System (GPS) (3)

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Examples of applications of navigation which use GPS coordinates (1)

Google Maps

Examples of applications of navigation which use GPS coordinates (2)

Waze

Benefits of notifications of road accidents in navigational applications to road users (1)

Vehicles passing the affected road will reduce their speed

Benefits of notifications of road accidents in navigational applications to road users (2)

Informs users to be more careful about the possible presence of obstacles or objects on the road

Benefits of notifications of road accidents in navigational applications to road users (3)

Other users can choose alternative roads to avoid traffic jam

Space Segment (1)

GPS is made up of a satellite network

Space Segment (2)

GPS satellites orbit Earth at an orbital height of 20 000 km

Space Segment (3)

The orbit of a GPS satellite is usually known as a semi-synchronous Earth orbit with an orbital period of about 12 hour

Space Segment (4)

At least 4 GPS satellites can be seen at an angle of 15° or more from the horizontal axis at any time from all locations on Earth

Space Segment(5)

The information sent from the GPS satellite to the GPS receiving device includes the position of the GPS satellite and the time the signal is sent

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