Terra is an open-source positioning system that uses FM broadcast transmitters as fixed reference points instead of dedicated satellites or land-based navigation beacons. It works by having internet-connected reference receivers share timing data online, allowing a client receiver (a software-defined radio and a computer) to calculate position. A demo is currently running in Denver, and the system is accessible to anyone with a group of internet-connected friends willing to set up reference receivers.
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