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Animated representation of the orbit of the GPS system[edit]

Original - A visual example of the GPS constellation in motion with the Earth rotating. Notice how the number of satellites in view from a given point on the Earth's surface, in this example at 45°N, changes with time.
Reason
This caught my eye some time ago, and I decided to take a chance an nominate it for FP status. The image shows a simulated orbit of the U.S. GPS system and the number of these satellites that are avaliable for use at a given point on earth at any one time. TomStar81 (Talk) 17:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Articles this image appears in
Global Positioning System
Creator
El pak (talk · contribs)
  • Support as nominator TomStar81 (Talk) 17:40, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Comment - It is an interesting idea but the animation is much too small to be useful -- Alvesgaspar (talk) 18:04, 20 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Oppose It's not really that useful, in my opinion; you can't tell what it's even representing unless you read the article. It could just as easily be a representation of an atom or the solar system. Dr. Extreme (talk) 20:36, 28 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Not promoted . --John254 02:34, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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