GPS chip
Satellite positioning component
A GPS chip is a small integrated circuit that receives signals from satellites to determine geographic location.
Found in smartphones, cars, fitness trackers, and other devices, it enables navigation, location tracking, and mapping functions.
The GPS chip in her phone pinpointed her location within a few meters.
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- cell towerWireless communication transmitter
- navigationDetermining position and course
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- locationPosition in space
location services · antenna · receiver · signal · coordinates · waypoint · mapping · geolocation · firmware · module · triangulation · latitude · longitude · ping · breadcrumb · fleet management · route · positioning
- MicrochipsCPU, microchip, IC, integrated circuit, GPU
- Microelectronicsmicrochip, microprocessor, transistor, microcircuit, MEMS
- chip componentsCPU, GPU, ALU, DSP, ISP
- GPS devicesGarmin, TomTom, Magellan
GPS chipcompass
Device showing cardinal directions
magnetic compass · paper map · sextant · dead reckoning · celestial navigation
GPS chipsignal jammer
Broadcasts interference to block signals
Faraday cage · off-grid · untraceable · radio silence · going dark