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by tamcap 1419 days ago
That's SBAS/WAAS! another cool thing

This is trying to measure ionosphere disturbances which affect signal propagation rates via ground reference stations. The real-time model is then calculated and distributed using ground stations and geostationary satellites.

GPS is way, way cool, and it's a pity the extent of its engineering is not better known.