Researchers will use GPS signals to improve weather forecasts

The Camaliot app, which will be used to take measurements, collects tracking information

signal level, time to receive it anddistance between satellite and phone. With enough data collected from around the world, scientists could theoretically combine it with weather readings to measure water vapor.

They can also track changes in the ionosphereThe Earth is a layer of the atmosphere that is highly ionized due to exposure to cosmic rays. Making accurate ionosphere forecasts will help track space weather and make global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) more accurate.

The company says that the need to collect extensive personal data from smartphones is needed for scientific purposes and monitoring the state of nature.

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The application works so that phones or othersreceivers look for signals from a network of satellites that maintain a fixed orbit. The satellites send messages with the time and their location, and the phones note how long the signal took to get to the device. Smartphones then use this data to figure out where the satellites are.

Camaliot will work on Android 7.0 and higher smartphones, as well as new models with dual frequency receivers that can simultaneously acquire two GNSS signals with different satellite frequencies.

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