On Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:38:57 -0500 Mountain Man via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Scott wrote: > > GPS is the most accurate time source available... > > Is there calculation in the display time on whatever device for time > consumed in getting signal to receiver? Sure, it is insignificant to > average Joe, but I would guess that there is a calculation from > geo-synchronous orbit to ground and tcp/ip to device - whatever. I > would suspect that there might be a standard fraction of a second in > the calculator? When your GPS receiver calculates where you are, it calculates in three dimensions by measuring the time delays from three or more satellites. To do that, it has to know the exact time where you are. Craig _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
