1.1 - Course outline
What it is
Course outline for Stanford's online GNSS course, introducing how GPS works and the many uses of satellite navigation. The series pairs short lectures with backyard experiments using smartphones.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters point to it as a thorough, free lecture series for anyone wanting the nitty-gritty of GPS and GNSS.
- 2 people recommended it
- 2 different months
- 1 strong recommendations
- first 2019, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“This is one of those resources I've downloaded and made sure to have backed up, because it's so invaluable to me.”
Stanford GNSS MOOC explaining operation and accuracy improvements
lukasgraf, 2023-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Gis.chat – The Geospatial Community”
“If anyone wants to get into the nitty-gritty details of GPS / GNSS, there's a good series of lectures (course) available from Standford University”
Stanford GNSS course covering signals, error budgets and orbits
throw0101c, 2022-11 · Recommendation · in “GPS vs. Glonass vs. Galileo”
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Topics: gps, gnss, stanford, satellite navigation, mooc
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