Other resources on the web related to GPS / Satellites:

Global Positioning System, The
Outlines the system's development, capabilities, and applications.
www.colorado.edu/geography/gcraft/notes/gps/gps_f.html

GPS Drawing
Project featuring a gallery of large-scale drawings derived from Global Positioning System data.
www.gpsdrawing.com

GPS TrackMaker
Offers program to connect handheld GPS to PC. Allows the creation and edition of waypoints, tracklogs, routes, and allows to insert scanned images of map.
www.gpstm.com

HowStuffWorks: How GPS Receivers Work
Explains how a pocket-sized GPS receiver locates four or more GPS satellites, figures out the distance to each, and uses this information to deduce its own location.
www.howstuffworks.com/gps.htm

GPS Time Series
Measurements made with the Global Positioning System are sensitive enough to detect motion of the Earth's tectonic plates.
www.sideshow.jpl.nasa.gov/mbh/series.html

Wikipedia: Global Positioning System
Entry on the Global Positioning System (GPS), the only fully-functional satellite navigation system.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GPS

NAVSTAR GPS Joint Program Office
Provides military operators, integrators, and acquisition agencies information and a forum to plan their tasks, shape their missions, and use GPS to the advantage of the U.S. and its Allies.
www.gps.losangeles.af.mil

GPS Applications Exchange
An online information source on the uses of GPS technology all over the world.
www.gpshome.ssc.nasa.gov

Galileo
European Space Agency project to launch a series of satellites in order to create a global navigation and positioning system for civil purposes.
www.esa.int/esaNA/galileo.html

Global Positioning System: The Role of Atomic Clocks
Learn how basic research into the nature of time and ways to measure time accurately contributed to development of GPS.
www.beyonddiscovery.org/content/view.article.asp?a=458

GPS: The New Navigation
NOVA presents a game to show how the Global Positioning System (GPS) works.
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/longitude/gps.html

All About GPS
Shockwave-animation enhanced tutorial presented by Trimble Navigation.
www.trimble.com/gps

GPSgames.org
Rules for world-wide GPS games: geocaching, geodashing, shutter spot, geo-golf, and geopoker.
www.gpsgames.org

GPS Resource Library, The
Links about the Global Positioning System (GPS) and handheld GPS units. There are links to other GPS information sites, online Internet mapping programs, grid overlays, DGPS, GPS resellers, and related information.
www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo

Southern California Integrated GPS Network (SCIGN)@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Environment_and_Nature/Earthquakes

GPS GPS
Buyer's guides, information, and hardware reviews of popular receivers.
www.gps-gps-gps-gps.com

ADS-B: Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast
New technology which relies on the satellite-based global positioning system to determine an aircraft's precise location in space. Information from the Cargo Airline Association.
www.ads-b.com

USCG Navigation Center: GPS General Information
Provides general information on GPS. Includes service interruption updates, status reports, NANU information, FAQs, reference information, and a form for reporting GPS problems.
www.navcen.uscg.gov/gps

Glossary of GPS Related Terms
Lingo guide from GPS World.
www.gpsworld.com/gpsworld/static/staticHtml.jsp?id=8000

Online NewsHour: You Are Here
Spencer Michaels looks at how this network of satellites is changing how we get from point A to point B. From 1998.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/transportation/jan-june98/gps_5-21.html

Introduction to GPS Applications
Contains applications, reviews, and a searchable index of files.
www.redsword.com/gps

USDA Forest Service Global Positioning System (GPS) Page
Forestry related GPS mapping and GIS applications with emphasis on receiver operation under forest canopy and in backcountry/wildland environments for land management.
www.fs.fed.us/database/gps

GPS/MET
An experiment to use signals from GPS satellites occluded by the Earth to demonstrate active limb sounding of the atmosphere.
www.cosmic.ucar.edu/gpsmet

XAct Communication
Products include cordless telephones, Sirius satellite radio equipment, 2-way radios, and wristwatch radios. Direct online shop available.
www.xactcommunication.com

TSS-Radio
Seller of Sirius satellite radios and accessories including antennas, power adapters, home and car kits, extension cables, mounting brackets, and more.
www.tss-radio.com

XM Living
Retailer of XM Satellite Radio products and accessories. Also provides links to reviews of certain products, news, blogs, and forums.
www.xmliving.com

BuyXM.com
Authorized dealer selling XM radios and accessories only including Delphi Skyfi, Roady, and Terk Commander products and related hard-to-find parts.
www.buyxm.com

Satellite Radio Experts
Online shopping for XM and SIRIUS satellite radio receivers, listening kits, antennas, adapters, mounts, accessories, tools, and prepaid installation cards.
www.satelliteradioexperts.com

Radio Place, The
One stop place for XM and Sirius satellite radio products. The Radio Place carries the latest satellite radio products, including receivers, boomboxes, and accessories from Delphi, Pioneer, Samsung, Belkin, and Audiovox.
www.theradioplace.com

Rogers Stereo
Specializes in XM satellite radio systems, home theater equipment, mobile video players, speakers, amplifiers, and more.
www.rogersstereo.com

Circuit City: Satellite Radio
Sells portable satellite receivers, including the XM MyFi and other receivers for XM and Sirius radio service providers. Also allows local in-store pickup of online purchases in less than one hour.
www.circuitcity.com/ccd/category.do?catOid=-13091&N=20013088+20013091&c=1

XM Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: XMSR )
Provider of satellite radio entertainment and information programming. Site includes information on how to buy an XM radio, available plans, and radio activation instructions.
www.xmradio.com

Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI )
Digital satellite radio broadcasting commercial-free music, sports, news, and entertainment programming. Includes information on how Sirius Satellite Radio works, how to sign up, and plan information.
www.sirius.com

WorldSpace
Provider of satellite radio for Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Site provides information on program content, coverage area, and ordering information.
www.worldspace.com

ABC Satellite Services
Part of the ABC Radio Networks, provides satellite audio distribution to the global radio industry.
www.abcsatelliteservices.com