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  2. Real-time locating system - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_locating_system

    Second, historical location can frequently be discerned from service provider records. Thirdly, other devices such as Wi-Fi hotspots or IMSI catchers can be used to track nearby mobile devices in real time. Finally, hybrid positioning systems combine different methods in an attempt to overcome each individual method's shortcomings. [6]

  3. Positioning system - Wikipedia

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    A local positioning system (LPS) is a navigation system that provides location information in all weather, anywhere within the coverage of the network, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to three or more signaling beacons of which the exact position on Earth is known.

  4. Satellite navigation solution - Wikipedia

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    Satellite navigation solution for the receiver's position (geopositioning) involves an algorithm.In essence, a GNSS receiver measures the transmitting time of GNSS signals emitted from four or more GNSS satellites (giving the pseudorange) and these measurements are used to obtain its position (i.e., spatial coordinates) and reception time.

  5. Global Positioning System - Wikipedia

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    The solution of the navigation equations gives the position of the receiver along with the difference between the time kept by the receiver's on-board clock and the true time-of-day, thereby eliminating the need for a more precise and possibly impractical receiver based clock.

  6. Indoor positioning system - Wikipedia

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    An indoor location tracking map on a mobile phone. An indoor positioning system (IPS) is a network of devices used to locate people or objects where GPS and other satellite technologies lack precision or fail entirely, such as inside multistory buildings, airports, alleys, parking garages, and underground locations. [1]

  7. GPS signals - Wikipedia

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    Next is the handover word (HOW) giving the GPS time (as the time for when the first bit of the next subframe will be transmitted) and identifies the specific subframe within a complete frame. [11] [12] The remaining eight words of the subframe contain the actual data specific to that subframe. Each word includes 6 bits of parity generated using ...

  8. Location-based service - Wikipedia

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    Location-based service (LBS) is a general term denoting software services which use geographic data and information to provide services or information to users. [1] LBS can be used in a variety of contexts, such as health, indoor object search, [2] entertainment, [3] work, personal life, etc. [4] Commonly used examples of location-based services include navigation software, social networking ...

  9. Time to first fix - Wikipedia

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    Time to first fix (TTFF) is a measure of the time required for a GPS navigation device to acquire satellite signals and navigation data, and calculate a position solution (called a fix). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit