What is a GPS Waypoint?
What is a GPS Waypoint?written by: Daniel P. McGoldrick • edited by: Rhonda Callow (http://www.brighthub.com/members/rhonda.aspx)• updated: 2/8/2010A waypoint is a term you need to know in order to most effectively utilize and navigate with a portable, handheld GPS device whether you’re using it for hiking, geocaching, fishing, or any other outdoor activity. Find out what you need to know about waypoints below.slide 1 of 2The Importance of WaypointsAre you wondering what a GPS waypoint is because you’re new to the world of portable, handheld GPS devices and their capabilities? (http://img.bhs4.com/c7/2/c72da69c06898f63a92be471d7c0d263da1a8825_small.jpg) Then let’s get right to a good working definition and explore all the ramifications regarding the significance of these navigational tools. The term has been around since the revolutionary handheld GPS devices first became available to the public and was no longer the exclusive [size=100%]domain (http://www.brighthub.com/electronics/gps/articles/63503.aspx#) of the military. A waypoint is a physical location somewhere on our planet as determined by the satellites up there in the stratosphere designed for the purpose of communicating location data to a GPS receiver. A waypoint is the set of coordinates representing the longitude and latitude of a given position. Older models would represent the coordinates of a waypoint with some code limited to four characters but now they allow for a more apt description such as “primitive camp site” for example.
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Information on GPS navigation and
other GPS applications
Information on GPS navigation and
other GPS applications
GPS Navigation everywhereIf Navigation stands for "determining of position and direction on or near the surface of the Earth", than GPS Navigation stands for the same with the help of the Global Positioning System (GPS). A GPS chip is a small radio-receiver that can capture the signals of several GPS satellites simultaneously. This way it can compute its Position, Velocity and the exact Time. This information is given out in encoded form.
How to use this information for navigation?
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