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How many gps satellites are required to pinpoint your location on earth surface?
Wiki User
∙ 9y ago
To determine latitude and longitude the minimum number of satellites that the receiver must lock onto is three. To also determine elevation the minimum number of satellites that the receiver must lock onto is four. If the receiver can lock onto more satellites then it can improve the calculations to get a more precise location.
Wiki User
∙ 7y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoYou would need at least three GPS satellites to pinpoint your location. However, you would need a fourth to also identify your elevation.
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What kind of satellites collect data about a strip of Earth's surface?
Mapping satellites.
Satellites can obtain information about the seafloor because?
the sea surface level varies with seafloor depth
What is the location on the surface directly above the earthquake fous?
Epicenter
Where is the location on earth's surface above the point where earthquakes start?
The epicenter.
Is the location on the surface directly above the focus?
The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus is called the epicenter
What uses orbiting satellites to provide the location of any point on the earth's surface?
GPS, and several other similar systems.
What indicates a location?
Three coordinates suffice to define a location in space. On a surface only two coordinates are required.
What is gps satellites?
GPS means Global Positioning System. This system includes 24 satellites that transmit microwave signals, allowing us to determine our location on the planet's surface with amazing accuracy. See link for details.
What kind of satellites collect data about a strip of Earth's surface?
Mapping satellites.
How do satellites measure the Gulf Stream?
The satellite measures the height above the ocean surface by sending out a pulse and timing its return to the satellite. The difference between the two is the height of the ocean surface at a given location.
What allows us to pinpoint locations on the surface of the earth?
gps
What provides the signals that global positioning systems receivers use to determine a location on Earth's surface?
GPSes, or Global Positioning Satellites combined with the WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) provide the signals GPS receivers use to determine a location on the Earth's surface
What carries instruments that collect information about Earth's surface surface and atmosphere?
satellites
What information does the latitude of a location tell you?
It can tell you the angle on the surface of the Earth between the equator and that place, and also the approximate altitude of Polaris above the Northern horizon as seen from that place at any hour on a clear night.
Which layer of the atmosphere do communications satellites orbit?
Most communications satellites operate outside of the earth's atmosphere. The GPS satellites are about 23,000 miles from the surface of the earth.
Can five satellites cover the whole surface of the earth?
Actually only 3 geostationary satellites are enough to cover the earth.
Why are satellites used in remote sensing?
remote sensing satellites develop highly detailed and accurate maps on earths surface.
