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- From: rkolker@nuchat.sccsi.com (Rich Kolker)
- Newsgroups: sci.space
- Subject: Re: Positioning Satellites?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov12.044913.18190@nuchat.sccsi.com>
- Date: 12 Nov 92 04:49:13 GMT
- Article-I.D.: nuchat.1992Nov12.044913.18190
- References: <1992Nov11.193843.8381@spuddy.uucp>
- Organization: South Coast Computing Services, Inc.
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- In article <1992Nov11.193843.8381@spuddy.uucp> chris@spuddy.uucp (Chris Allen) writes:
- >
- >Can anybody help me? (perhaps by telling me which group this *should* be in :)
- >
- >I have heard people mention a satellite or satellites whose signal enables
- >you to find your position wherever you happen to be.
- >
- >Can anybody tell me more - or point me to papers or references?
- >
- >many thanks,
- >
- >
- >chris allen.
- >
- >--
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-
- The Global positioning system will do just that. You can buy a receiver at
- any nautical supply or aviation supply house. I'm sure others will fill
- you in on the theory.
-
- ++rich
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- rich kolker rkolker@nuchat.sccsi.com
- It's been a long, long time
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