GPS map

Satellite route display

A GPS map is a digital map used by GPS navigation systems to display geographic data and guide users to destinations.

The map shows roads, landmarks, and real-time position based on satellite signals: The GPS map showed traffic ahead on the highway.

GPS maps require periodic updates to reflect new roads and changed conditions.

Opposites
navigation technology medium

GPS mappaper map

Printed geographic reference

road atlas · folding map · physical map · wall map · globe

navigation method

GPS mapdead reckoning

Position-tracking via estimated motion

mental map · celestial navigation · cognitive map · compass navigation · sense of direction

information currency

GPS maphistorical map

Old geographic document

antique map

Family

GPS, map, maps, mapped, mapping, mapper, mappers, unmapped, remap

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G