GNSScoördinaten

GNSScoördinaten, short for Global Navigation Satellite System coordinates, represent a way to pinpoint a location on the Earth's surface using a network of satellites. These systems, such as GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, and BeiDou, transmit signals that receivers on the ground can interpret to calculate their precise position. The most common format for GNSScoördinaten is latitude and longitude. Latitude measures a location's angular distance north or south of the equator, ranging from 0 degrees at the equator to 90 degrees north or south at the poles. Longitude measures a location's angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, ranging from 0 degrees at the Prime Meridian to 180 degrees east or west.

These coordinates are typically expressed in degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS) or in decimal degrees (DD). For example, a location might be represented as 40° 44′ 55″ N, 73° 59′ 11″ W in DMS format, or as 40.748611°, -73.986389° in decimal degrees. The accuracy of GNSScoördinaten can vary depending on factors like atmospheric conditions, receiver quality, and the number of visible satellites, but modern systems can achieve accuracy within a few meters or even centimeters in some applications. GNSScoördinaten are fundamental to navigation, mapping, surveying, and countless other fields that require precise location information.