mox to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoBefore GPS There Was LORANhackaday.comexternal-linkmessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down12cross-posted to: hackaday@rss.ponder.cat
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minus-squaremariusafalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI rather say before GPS there was Transit (aka NAVSAT). Which was the father GNSS system of GPS. LORAN is ground based so it’s like comparing apples with oranges, yes they are fruits. GPS is a satellite system while LORAN is not.
I rather say before GPS there was Transit (aka NAVSAT). Which was the father GNSS system of GPS.
LORAN is ground based so it’s like comparing apples with oranges, yes they are fruits.
GPS is a satellite system while LORAN is not.