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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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velocity made good (VMG)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The rate of closure to a destination based upon your current speed and course.
wide area augmentation system (WAAS)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A system of satellites and ground stations that provide GPS signal corrections for better position accuracy. A WAAS-capable receiver can give you a position accuracy of better than three meters, 95 ...
World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A global Geodetic Datum defined and maintained by the US Department of Defense.
global positioning system (GPS)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A global navigation system based on 24 or more satellites orbiting the earth at an altitude of 12,000 statue miles and providing very precise, worldwide positioning and navigation information 24 ...
estimated time enroute (ETE)
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The time it will take to reach your destination (in hours/minutes or minutes/seconds) based upon your present position, speed, and course.
2D operating mode
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A two-dimensional GPS position fix that includes only horizontal coordinates (no GPS elevation). It requires a minimum of three visible satellites.
3D operating mode
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A three-dimensional GPS position fix that includes horizontal coordinates, plus elevation. It requires a minimum of four visible satellites.
