GPS - Global Positioning System

[sandrader]

Hi,

I didn't see this suggestion before (Maybe is in the game and I didn't find )

My suggestion is something like, if you put satellites in orbit of a planet (or a natural satellite), and three of them with the technology of GPS (a utility maybe?) is in the sky at one moment, a Kerbal in EVA can know his position in that planet.

Just trying to make satellites more useful.

Thanks, and sorry for anything or bothering

[plainawesome]

Hi, welcome to the forums. Seems that you're a bit nervous, so let me give you some pointers. First of all, I think that this is a good idea. Secondly, there is no need to apologize, since we can tell that this is your first post, not by the way that you type, but by how many posts you had on the left side of your screen. Finally, most people don't have a successful first post on any forum (like mine Nerd Cubed Challenge). Hope to see you post more frequently.

[SilverWarior]

I must say I like your idea verry much. Currently the game doesn't provide any real incentive to put a permament satelite into orbit except of your satisfaction that you did it.

[Anthlon]

I like that idea, after sucessfull establish of satelites (3+ would be nice, its not so easy, not so difficult), you (could then) gain access to "precise" surface (or lower altitudes) navigation/orientation (navball or just window/gauge with direction and distance). Of course as usual satelites nead continuous power source, stable orbit.. etc..

This leads me to this new parts idea:

• GPS satelite transmitter (for satelite)
  
• GPS signal reciever (for ship just for recieve information)
  
• GPS nav unit (enhancing navbal by one symbol leading to selected destination while you have signal from satelite)
  

maybe somebody will direct us to mod section, but i am not suggesting super advanced functions ,menus etc.., just simple ones, as a stock parts do.., this could extend tech tree easily.

..by the end, it can maybe named as a KPS(Kerbal position system or something like that, i am not so happy by using same names as we do, because i am still fan of that kerbal world is it's own by all ways you see it)

[S4qFBxkFFg]

Very good idea - I'd probably want to make it quite tech-expensive (would require atomic clocks in space) but it's an obvious goal for any space agency.