GPS Chip
GPS Chip
A Sigtec MG5001 GPS receiver microchip circuit board, used as a reciever to locate position through the Global Positioning System (GPS).The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system owned by the United States. It was initially created for the United States military, but from the 1980s it has been available to anyone with a GPS receiver. Many countries have developed their own satellite navigation systems, such as the European Union’s Galileo system.
GPS uses a constellation of satellites, which are arranged so that at least four satellites are ‘visible’ in the sky at any given time, wherever you are on Earth. Each satellite transmits radio signals at regular intervals, which can be picked up by a GPS receiver. The receiver calculates how far away each satellite is based on how long it took for the signals to arrive. It can then work out your position on the globe in relation to each satellite.
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Object number
2019-17
Location
Artefact Store
Has this object been into space?
No
Dimension - Dimension, Value, Measurement unit
Length: 7cm
Width: 4.5cm
Height: 1cm
Material
Metal
Plastic
Object Production Date
Circa 1997
Object Production Organisation
Sigtec
On Display Status
In storage
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