GPS Basics
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Resources and Going Further
You should now have a clear understanding of how GPS units work and how to implement them into your next project. For more great project ideas check out these other SparkFun tutorials.
Gyroscope
Gyroscopes measure the speed of rotation around an axis and are an essential part in determines ones orientation in space.
How to Power a Project
A tutorial to help figure out the power requirements of your project.
How to Use a Breadboard
Welcome to the wonderful world of breadboards. Here we will learn what a breadboard is and how to use one to build your very first circuit.
Accelerometer Basics
A quick introduction to accelerometers, how they work, and why they're used.
Electric Power
An overview of electric power, the rate of energy transfer. We'll talk definition of power, watts, equations, and power ratings. 1.21 gigawatts of tutorial fun!
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GPS Differential Vector Pointer
Use GPS to have two objects, a base and a target, point towards one another. This can be used to aim a directional antenna (or in the case of this project, a laser) from one object to the other object at a distance that is only limited by your ability to provide the base station with the target's GPS location.
Getting Started with U-Center for u-blox
Learn the tips and tricks to use the u-blox software tool to configure your GPS receiver.
GPS-RTK2 Hookup Guide
Get precision down to the diameter of a dime with the new ZED-F9P from u-blox.
GeoFence Treasure Hunt With Artemis Global Tracker
Follow along with an engineering student as he creates a distance-based game using the Artemis Global Tracker!
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