GPS marker

Location indicator dot

A GPS marker is a saved location point in a navigation system, recording precise coordinates for future reference.

Hikers drop GPS markers at trailheads or campsites; geocachers use them to log finds.

The term applies both to digital waypoints on a device and to physical markers whose positions have been GPS-recorded: I left a GPS marker at the parking lot so we could find our way back.

Related

current location · you are here · destination · navigate · satellite · tracking · dropped · map · latitude · longitude · checkpoint · signal · pinpoint · route · trailhead · geotag · position · breadcrumb

Opposites
technology/method of marking

GPS markercairn

Memorial stone pile

trail blaze · boundary stone · stone marker · inukshuk · natural landmark

permanence/tangibility

GPS markerbronze plaque

Inscribed metal commemorative marker

obelisk · memorial stone · boundary marker · benchmark

precision/specificity

GPS markermental map

Internalized spatial representation

dead reckoning · celestial navigation

Family

GPS, marker, mark, marked, marking, markers, marks, unmarked, remark

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G