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GPS (global positioning system)
Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.
Industry: Telecommunications
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GPS (global positioning system)
triple-difference
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A linear combination of Double-Difference carrier phase observables by which the cycle ambiguity parameters can be eliminated and which is less affected by unrepaired cycle slips than ...
trivial baseline
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Trivial Baselines are those baselines formed when more than two GPS receivers are used simultaneously in the field to perform static GPS surveys. For example, when 3 receivers at points A, B, C are ...
troposphere
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The lowest region of the atmosphere between the surface of the earth and the tropopause, characterized by decreasing temperature with increasing altitude. GPS signals travel through the troposphere ...
true north
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The direction of the north pole from your current position. Magnetic compasses indicate north differently due to the variation between true north and magnetic north. A GPS receiver can display ...
uplink
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A transmission path by which radio or other signals are sent from the ground to an aircraft or a communications satellite.
user interface
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The way in which information is exchanged between the GPS receiver and the user. This takes place through the screen display and buttons on the unit.
user segment
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
That component of the GPS system that includes the user equipment, applications and operational procedures.
