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WHERE IS IT ?

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

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WHERE IS IT ?

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  1. WHERE IS IT? Absolute & Relative Location & GPSTechnology

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

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

  4. NAVIGATION answers the question: HOW DO I GET THERE?

  5. NAVIGATION SYSTEMS: • LANDMARK NAVIGATION • DEAD RECKONING • DIRECTIONS/DISTANCES • CELESTIAL

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

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

  8. ABSOLUTE LOCATION is measured in DEGREES (°)

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

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