Absolute & Relative Location & GPS Technology

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Absolute & Relative Location & GPS Technology WHERE IS IT? Absolute & Relative Location & GPS Technology

If you wanted to invite your teachers to dinner, and they didn’t know where you live, what instructions would you give them?

the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled NAVIGATION the method of determining position, course, and distance traveled

NAVIGATION answers the question: HOW DO I GET THERE?

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: LANDMARK NAVIGATION DEAD RECKONING DIRECTIONS/DISTANCES CELESTIAL

where a place is located in RELATION to other places RELATIVE LOCATION where a place is located in RELATION to other places

the precise position on the globe as measured on the grid system ABSOLUTE LOCATION the precise position on the globe as measured on the grid system

ABSOLUTE LOCATION is measured in DEGREES (°)

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) a PRECISE global positioning system developed and maintained by the Department of Defense consists of 24 satellites