Tea@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoFCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’.www.fcc.govexternal-linkmessage-square67fedilinkarrow-up1201arrow-down18
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minus-squareentropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down8·3 months agoTriangulation could be more efficient than GPS, in terms of energy use and such
minus-squarespongebue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·3 months agoTriangulation of what, exactly? GPS already triangulates your position based on what it receives from multiple satellites, yeah?
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoCell towers, in an urban area you’re typically within range of a couple.
minus-squaregravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoTriangulation of GPS signals is what allows the System to determine your Position Global(ly)
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-23 months agoPhones already do that with cell towers. It’s called A-GPS (augmented GPS). Cell towers, wifi, and even bluetooth, are used in addition to GPS/GLONASS/Galileo signals.
minus-squaregwilikers@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoIs that the difference between when something like Google Maps has your general location and when it has your specific location?
minus-squareLka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoA-GPS works faster than GPS on its own.
minus-squareSaltySalamander@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoGPS literally triangulates your position using 3 satellites. It’s how it works.
minus-squaresndmn@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·3 months agoThey should use that in GPS! /s
Triangulation could be more efficient than GPS, in terms of energy use and such
Triangulation of what, exactly? GPS already triangulates your position based on what it receives from multiple satellites, yeah?
Cell towers, in an urban area you’re typically within range of a couple.
Triangulation of GPS signals is what allows the System to determine your Position Global(ly)
Phones already do that with cell towers. It’s called A-GPS (augmented GPS). Cell towers, wifi, and even bluetooth, are used in addition to GPS/GLONASS/Galileo signals.
Is that the difference between when something like Google Maps has your general location and when it has your specific location?
A-GPS works faster than GPS on its own.
GPS literally triangulates your position using 3 satellites. It’s how it works.
They should use that in GPS! /s