THE VIDEO SHELF · gps and satellite navigation
1.1 - Course outline
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 HN readers recommended it
HN commenters point to it as a thorough, free lecture series for anyone wanting the nitty-gritty of GPS and GNSS.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- LaintalAy
- Topic
- gps and satellite navigation
- Format
- course
- Level
- intro
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
Not a podcast, but a Stanford MOOC (massive open online course): [VIDEO] The basic operation of a GNSS with ~30m accuracy is literally explained on one slide in lecture 1.2, and from then on the rest of the course is about implementation specifics, and enhancing …
lukasgraf on Hacker News · 2023-05
In Gis.chat – The Geospatial CommunityIf anyone wants to get into the nitty-gritty details of GPS / GNSS, there's a good series of lectures (course) available from Standford University; playlist: * [VIDEO] Topics include navigation message structure, signal encoding, error budgets, Keplerian parameters, path loss/antenna gain/link budget, plus orbital details …
throw0101c on Hacker News · 2022-11
In GPS vs. Glonass vs. Galileo
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