An ephemeris is valid for only four hours; an almanac is valid with little dilution of precision for up to two weeks. The receiver uses the almanac to acquire a set of satellites based on stored time and location. What is the GPS almanac? The GPS almanac is a setRead More →

GLONASS orbits are slightly biased towards higher latitudes – in Australia, you are probably better off with GPS+Galileo. Is Galileo more accurate than GPS? The Galileo system has a greater accuracy than GPS, having an accuracy of less than one metre when using broadcast ephemeris (GPS: three metres) and aRead More →

Traffic cones used to be found in the tunnels of the Neo Bowser City tracks but have been conspicuously absent since the Halloween tour began. Now the best place to hit 5 Mario Kart traffic cones in a row is to head to Daisy Hills R in the Morton Cup.Read More →