Guest Author: Pony Express Trail
Geocaching via the Pony Express Trail
By Steve Allen aka MO PIRATE
By now, I believe most folks know about the worldwide treasure hunting game called geocaching.
Using a GPS receiver and the satellites that transmit the signals to them, geocachers can get a “fix” on the location of over 1.3 million hidden containers around the world.
Guest Author: Intro to GPS
This is a guest article about how a GPS works. It was written by RJ Stapell, of High Trail Expeditions, who I met at the Overland Expo 2012.
The GPS System
In General
The GPS navigation system currently maintained by the U.S. Department of Defense consists of:
The GPS system is based on line of site transmission from the satellite to the GPS receiver. A GPS handheld or vehicle-mounted receiver requires a strong signal from a minimum of 4 satellites in order to accurately report the receiver’s position, speed and direction of travel. The GPS signal from the satellite can be adversely affected by:
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