WHAT IS GPS?
Feb 26, 2021
3 minutes
COMPILED BY CARLA COETZEE EDITED BY HUGO LOUBSER
INFOGRAPHIC: MICHAEL DE LUCCHI
THOUSANDS of years ago, humans used the position of the sun, moon and stars to establish where they were on Earth and to navigate where they were going. Later, they used compasses and maps to navigate. These days, our smartphones and other GPS-enabled devices know exactly where we are. How’s that possible? And how is Google Maps able to give us directions to the nearest
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