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Global Positioning System By Farhan Saeed GPS Satellite based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites Originally intended for military applications In the 1980’s, the US government made the system available for civilian use. There are no subscription fees or setup charges to use GPS Basic Principle GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmit signal information to earth. GPS receiver compares the time a signal was transmitted by a satellite with the time it was received. The time difference tells the GPS receiver how far away (distance)