On: GPS

[seanalltogether]

How feasible is it to speed up the bitrate used by GPS? This really helped explain why it takes so long to get a position based on how slowly these satellites are sending information.

[modeless → seanalltogether]

Most receivers these days get that information from the internet so there is no need to wait minutes for the data transmission.

[mpmpmpmp → seanalltogether]

I think the slowness of the bitrate is about making sure any errors in transmission caused my the atmosphere can be detected and accounted for.