Current GPS receivers characteristics

2013

• GPS tracking module takes less than 29s for cold-start time to first fix
• GPS module consumes only 21mA in tracking mode

2009

Fastrax announced their latest GPS module, the IT500.

This gives us the opportunity to write down characteristics of a recent GPS module:

• fix rate of up to 10 Hz
• 66 acquisition channels
• 22 tracking channels
• position accuracy (unaided) : 1.8 m CEP95 (to learn more about position accuracy, read this GPS World article)