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Slide 1 Introduction to the Global Positioning System An AAPT/PTRA Workshop Fred Nelson Manhattan High School Slide 2 What is the GPS? Orbiting navigational satellites Orbiting…

Slide 1 Introduction to the Global Positioning System Slide 2 What is the GPS? Orbiting navigational satellites Orbiting navigational satellites Transmit position and time…

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