GPS navigation
Digital route guidance
GPS navigation is the use of satellite signals to determine location and guide travel from one point to another.
The system appears in dedicated devices, smartphones, and vehicle dashboards, providing turn-by-turn directions: The GPS navigation kept rerouting us around traffic.
GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a network of satellites originally developed by the U.S. military.
- atomic clocksDevices measuring time via particle vibrations
- waypointsIntermediate navigation targets
- route planningDetermining travel paths
- coordinate systemsMethods for locating points
- blue dotEarth viewed from space
geocaching · recalculating · missed exit · wrong way · live traffic · wayfinding · firmware updates · voice · GPS receiver · lost · Garmin · compass · arrival · road trip · directions · detour · maps · street view
- digital lifeapps, email, texting, web browsing, online shopping
- GPSsatellite, GPS tracking, latitude, GPS receivers, position
- flight simulationcockpit, flight controls, flight simulator, joystick, landing
- maritime navigationnautical charts, channel, marine charts, navigational aids, sea routes
- car electronicsstereo, car radio, backup camera, rearview camera, bluetooth module
- Instrument FlyingIFR, flight instruments, altimeter, attitude indicator, approach
GPS navigationcelestial navigation
Location-finding via astronomical observation
paper map · road atlas · dead reckoning · folding map · physical map
GPS navigationmental map
Internalized spatial representation
sense of direction · intuition · environmental cues · flying blind · winging it