satellite positioning
Space-based location finding
Satellite positioning is determining a location on Earth by measuring signals from orbiting satellites.
The GPS in your phone uses satellite positioning to calculate where you are and give directions.
The technology relies on precise timing—receivers triangulate position by comparing when signals arrive from multiple satellites.
The ship's satellite positioning system showed they were twelve miles off course.
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- signal jammingBlocking electronic transmissions intentionally
- navigationDetermining position and course
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature
mapping · Galileo · Doppler effect · geolocation · geodesy · atomic clocks · cold start · autonomous vehicles · fleet management · coordinate systems · surveying · ephemeris · telemetry · orbital mechanics · ground station · receiver · electromagnetic waves · antenna
satellite positioningcelestial navigation
Location-finding via astronomical observation
astronavigation · LORAN · dead reckoning · compass navigation · pilotage
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