GPS (global positioning system)

GPS (global positioning system)

Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.

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GPS (global positioning system)

global navigation satellite system (GNSS)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

This is an umbrella term used to describe a generic satellite-based navigation/positioning system. It was coined by international agencies such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ...

global orbiting navigation satellite system (GLONASS)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

This is the Russian counterpart to GPS. It consists of a constellation of 24 satellites (though the number may vary due to difficulties in funding for the system) transmitting on a variety of ...

GoTo

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A route consisting of one leg, with your present position being the start of the route and a single defined waypoint as the destination.

GPS surveying

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Conventional static GPS surveying has the following characteristics: (1) The points being coordinated are not moving, i.e. they are "static". (2) GPS data are collected over some "observation ...

GPS time (GPST)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

GPST is a form of Atomic Time, as is, for example, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). GPST is "steered" over the long run to keep within one microsecond of UTC. The major difference is that while ...

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The mean solar time for Greenwich, England, which is located on the Prime Meridian (zero longitude). Based on the rotation of the earth, GMT is used as the basis for calculating standard time ...