Mining Navigator
The existence of a GPS receiver is not a panacea in the oriented field. The instrument provides only valuable information that helps to make a balanced decision on navigation, the tactics of the barrier, and in no way cancels maps and compasses, but only adds them well. All GPS devices are small specialized computers that require a detailed examination of the manual on their use. Much work on home-based training is needed to ensure that the instrument provides visible assistance on the route. This requires a personal computer with appropriate software. There's a marked number of references to the literature that you have to learn. The following is personal experience with the use of GPS receivers in real life. Mountain♪
The GPS system consists of three components: systems of stations, satellite constellation and user properties (GPS receivers).
The satellite constellation comprises at least 24 satellites (at the time of preparation of the article 31) orbited in such a way that at any point of the charges, at least four of them are always visible. This is the minimum number required by the receiver to determine its coordinates in the mountains. On the plain, if the height is known, it's three. There are almost always seven satellites and more. The higher number increases the accuracy and reliability of the system. In general, the system continues to operate even if parts of the sky are closed by mountains or buildings, although accuracy may fall. The definition of coordinates is impossible only in very deaf valleys or dense broad-based forest. But there's a compass and a map in these places. There are almost no situations in the highland that the instrument is not defined. Detailed information on the operation of the system is available on websites.