GPS mapping
Satellite-guided directions
GPS mapping is the use of Global Positioning System technology to create, display, or navigate geographic representations.
It encompasses both the process of collecting location data to generate maps and the use of GPS-enabled devices to view one's position on existing maps: The hikers relied on GPS mapping to stay on trail.
The term covers applications from car navigation systems to smartphone apps to professional surveying.
- blue dotEarth viewed from space
- waypointNavigation reference location
- latitude and longitudeGeographic position numbers
- triangulationLocation via three points
- geocachingGPS-based outdoor treasure hunting
satellite imagery · remote sensing · turn-by-turn · road trip · marine navigation · drones · wildlife tracking · geolocation · find my phone · coordinates · directions · positioning · tracking · atlas · pinpoint · terrain · lost signal · route
- mapping expeditionsLewis and Clark, cartographers, explorers, topographic maps, land surveys
- aerial mappingaerial photography, aerial photo, photogrammetry, satellite imagery, satellite image
- field researchquestionnaires, field survey, expeditions, field surveys, interviews
- fieldworkfieldwork, field work, field journal, field guide, field study
- geospatial datasatellite imagery, LiDAR, GIS, terrain maps, elevation maps
- cave researchcave exploration, cave entrance, cave diving, photo documentation, clinometer
GPS mappingroad atlas
Bound collection of maps
folding map · paper map · printed maps · physical map · globe
GPS mappingdead reckoning
Position-tracking via estimated motion
celestial navigation · compass navigation · orienteering · pilotage · mental mapping