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Pradeeka Seneviratne
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Pradeeka Seneviratne

Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years' experience in computer programming and systems design. He is an expert in the development of Arduino- and Raspberry Pi-based embedded systems. Pradeeka is currently a full-time embedded software engineer who works with embedded systems and highly scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies. He collaborated with the Outernet project as a volunteer hardware and software tester for Lighthouse- and Raspberry Pi-based DIY Outernet receivers based on Ku band satellite frequencies. He is also the author of five books: Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints [Packt Publishing] IoT: Building Arduino-Based Projects [Packt Publishing] Building Arduino PLCs [Apress] Raspberry Pi 3 Projects for Java Programmers [Packt Publishing] Beginning BBC micro:bit [Apress]
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Getting started with the Arduino GPS shield


Arduino GPS shield lets your Arduino board receive information from the GPS (Global Positioning System). The GPS is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites.

Arduino GPS shield consists of a GPS receiver that can be used to receive accurate time signals from the GPS satellite network and calculate its own position.

Arduino GPS Shield is currently manufactured by various electronics kit suppliers. The most popular manufacturers are SparkFun Electronics and Adafruit. Throughout this project, we will use the SparkFun GPS Shield kit (https://www.sparkfun.com/products/13199).

The kit comes with an EM-506 GPS module and the Arduino stackable header kit. Click on Assembly Guide (https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/gps-shield-hookup-guide) in the product page, and follow the instructions to solder the headers and GPS module to the shield.

The Arduino GPS shield kit: Image taken from SparkFun Electronics Image courtesy of...

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Pradeeka Seneviratne

Pradeeka Seneviratne is a software engineer with over 10 years' experience in computer programming and systems design. He is an expert in the development of Arduino- and Raspberry Pi-based embedded systems. Pradeeka is currently a full-time embedded software engineer who works with embedded systems and highly scalable technologies. Previously, he worked as a software engineer for several IT infrastructure and technology servicing companies. He collaborated with the Outernet project as a volunteer hardware and software tester for Lighthouse- and Raspberry Pi-based DIY Outernet receivers based on Ku band satellite frequencies. He is also the author of five books: Internet of Things with Arduino Blueprints [Packt Publishing] IoT: Building Arduino-Based Projects [Packt Publishing] Building Arduino PLCs [Apress] Raspberry Pi 3 Projects for Java Programmers [Packt Publishing] Beginning BBC micro:bit [Apress]
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