SatelliteNavigation
SATELLITENAVIGATION
Thesatellitenavigationsystemfittedtoyour
vehicleusestheGlobalPositioningSystem
(GPS).Thisworksinconjunctionwith
directionandspeedsensorsincorporatedin
thevehicle’selectronicsystems,to
continuallymonitoritsposition.The
navigationcomputerthenintegratesthisdata
withtheinformationstoredonthenavigation
CD,enablingyoutoplanandfollowaroute
map,whetheronoroff-road,toyourdesired
destination.Thisisparticularlyusefulifyou
aretravellingtoorthroughunfamiliar
territory.
Obstaclessuchastallbuildings,trees,
tunnelsandmountainscansometimesshield
avehiclefromsatellitesignals,whichmay
causeatemporaryinterruptiontothe
operationofthenavigationsystem.However,
thevehicle’sdirectionandspeedsensorswill
minimiseanyadverseeffectontheoperation
ofthenavigationsystem,ifthisshould
occur.Normaloperationwillresumeonce
theobstructionhasbeenpassed.
Thereare24GPSsatellitesinorbit(ata
heightof21,000km)aroundtheearth.The
GPSnavigationsystemwillpickupand
utiliseanyavailablesignalstoplotyour
position.Toaccuratelydeterminethe
positionofthevehicle,theGPSreceiver
needstobeabletopickupthesignalsfrom
atleastfoursatellites.
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| Categories | Range Rover |
|---|---|
| Tags | Land Rover |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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| Document Type | Audio and Navigation System Manual |
| Language | English |
| Product Name | CARiN III |
| Product Brand | Land Rover |
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| Publisher | landrover.com |
| Wikipedia's Page | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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