global positioning systems
Orbiting location finders
Global positioning systems are satellite-based navigation technologies that determine precise location anywhere on Earth.
A network of orbiting satellites transmits signals to receivers, which calculate position by measuring signal timing from multiple satellites.
GPS has become ubiquitous in smartphones, vehicles, and aircraft: My global positioning system says we're five minutes away.
The term is usually abbreviated GPS.
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- coordinatesLocation-specifying number pairs
- lbsAbbreviated weight units
- signalMessage-conveying cue
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global positioning systemscompass
Device showing cardinal directions
celestial navigation · dead reckoning · sextant · astrolabe · magnetic compass
global positioning systemsintuition
Instinctive immediate understanding
sense of direction · spatial memory · mental maps · getting lost · disorientation
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