GPS Systems
Global Positioning Systems When my aunt and I were driving on the highway to New Mexico we got lost and started to wonder “What happens now?” well we figured find the map in the backseat, so I did, and we still were utterly confused. When people happen to be lost anywhere the most obvious thing we do is get a map, (if you have one) and try to figure out where you are and where you are going. If you have any type of GPS System though you can simply put in the directions and it will direct you to your destination. Well after hours of confusion my aunt and I arrived in New Mexico and the next day we went to the mall and bought a GPS System for her so that we would no longer waste time with a map and get lost!
A GPS system helped my aunt and I return safely back to Texas on the right roads the next couple of days. Many people in America and all over the world today use GPS Systems in their vehicles, boats, or handheld devices to help them get safely to their destinations. This is one of the many examples of why global positioning systems exist and are helpful to society today. The thought for global positioning systems originated from the use of networked ground-based radio navigation systems. In 1957, United States scientist started to track the launch of Russia’s spacecraft Sputnik, which was the first artificial satellite that orbited Earth. Within time scientist observed that the frequency of the radio signal that was transferred by the Russian satellite, Sputnik increased as the satellite neared and lesser as it moved away from Earth, this all happening because of the Doppler Effect. The Doppler Effect is the change in a frequency of a wave concurring to the relative movement of the source of the wave and the observer. Today the United States have a network of U.S. Satellites in space called, Navstar. They provide global positioning systems (GPS) services, with at least 24 satellites in orbit, which both military and civilians use for navigation. There
A GPS system helped my aunt and I return safely back to Texas on the right roads the next couple of days. Many people in America and all over the world today use GPS Systems in their vehicles, boats, or handheld devices to help them get safely to their destinations. This is one of the many examples of why global positioning systems exist and are helpful to society today. The thought for global positioning systems originated from the use of networked ground-based radio navigation systems. In 1957, United States scientist started to track the launch of Russia’s spacecraft Sputnik, which was the first artificial satellite that orbited Earth. Within time scientist observed that the frequency of the radio signal that was transferred by the Russian satellite, Sputnik increased as the satellite neared and lesser as it moved away from Earth, this all happening because of the Doppler Effect. The Doppler Effect is the change in a frequency of a wave concurring to the relative movement of the source of the wave and the observer. Today the United States have a network of U.S. Satellites in space called, Navstar. They provide global positioning systems (GPS) services, with at least 24 satellites in orbit, which both military and civilians use for navigation. There
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