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Q: GPS Positioning Method ( No Answer,   1 Comment )
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Subject: GPS Positioning Method
Category: Science > Technology
Asked by: cdtmguy-ga
List Price: $3.00		 Posted: 14 May 2006 10:49 PDT
Expires: 18 May 2006 06:11 PDT
Question ID: 728728 
Why does GPS use "circular lateration" (i.e. ToA) instead of
"hyperbolic lateration" (i.e. TDoA) for calculating positions?
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Subject: Re: GPS Positioning Method
From: redfoxjumps-ga on 15 May 2006 02:25 PDT		  
Don't Know.   Think the accuracy of the readings are screwed up
slightly on purpose or at least they were.  Global Positioning System 
= GPS
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