Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.www.fcc.govexternal-linkmessage-square68fedilinkarrow-up1189arrow-down18
arrow-up1181arrow-down1external-linkFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.www.fcc.govTea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square68fedilink
minus-squareUlrich@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·3 days agoUhhh nope, that’s incorrect. The way triangulation works is by essentially measuring distance. So 1 satellite distance puts you anywhere in a radius (circle) of that satellite. 2 Satellites puts you at 1 of 2 locations where those radiuses intersect. 3 satellites gives you a single location. That’s why it’s called triangulation. Tri = 3
Uhhh nope, that’s incorrect.
The way triangulation works is by essentially measuring distance.
So 1 satellite distance puts you anywhere in a radius (circle) of that satellite.
2 Satellites puts you at 1 of 2 locations where those radiuses intersect.
3 satellites gives you a single location.
That’s why it’s called triangulation. Tri = 3