UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN
Global positioning systems have been known to give inaccurate readings from time to time, especially at higher latitudes and near the equator.
The 40-member University of Saskatchewan team wants to gain a better understanding of why this occurs by setting up transmitters on the ground and relaying signals to its satellite.
“If you have enough of these ground stations around the world, you can map what’s going on in the ionosphere and how your space environment is affected by incoming solar radiation,” said Aarya Shahsavar, 20, president of the school’s design team and a third-year engineering physics student. “A better understanding of that will help us improve things like GPS.”