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How does GPS work?
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This article explains how the Global Positioning System works, including how a GPS receiver determines locations on Earth using satellite information, and how general and special relativity affect the signals transmitted from satellites.
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Keywords: GPS, relativity, satellites
Record Creator: Metadata instance created August 30, 2011 by Raina Khatri
Record Updated: Aug 18, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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(Institute of Physics, Philadelphia, 2006), WWW Document, (http://web.archive.org/web/20200420125750/http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=55).
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How does GPS work? (Institute of Physics, Philadelphia, 2006), <http://web.archive.org/web/20200420125750/http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=55>.
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How does GPS work?. (2011, August 29). Retrieved April 27, 2025, from Institute of Physics: http://web.archive.org/web/20200420125750/http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=55
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Institute of Physics. How does GPS work?. Philadelphia: Institute of Physics, August 29, 2011. http://web.archive.org/web/20200420125750/http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=55 (accessed 27 April 2025).
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How does GPS work?. Philadelphia: Institute of Physics, 2006. 29 Aug. 2011. 27 Apr. 2025 <http://web.archive.org/web/20200420125750/http://www.physics.org/article-questions.asp?id=55>.
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@misc{ Title = {How does GPS work?}, Publisher = {Institute of Physics}, Volume = {2025}, Number = {27 April 2025}, Month = {August 29, 2011}, Year = {2006} }
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