The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide
radio-navigation system formed from a constellation of 24 satellites and
their ground stations.
GPS uses these "man-made stars" as reference points to calculate
positions accurate to a matter of meters. In fact, with advanced forms
of GPS you can make measurements to better than a centimeter!
In a sense it's like giving every square meter on the planet a unique
address. GPS receivers have been miniaturized to just a few integrated
circuits and so are becoming very economical. And that makes the
technology accessible to virtually everyone. These days GPS is finding
its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making
gear, farm machinery, even laptop computers.
Project Goal
Design a GPS chip which could be used in cars or ships, where power
consumption is not a major constraint.
