GPS (global positioning system)

GPS (global positioning system)

Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.

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Wide area augmentation system (WAAS)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A system of satellites and ground stations that provide GPS signal corrections for better position accuracy. A WAAS-capable receiver can give you a position accuracy of better than three meters, 95 ...

World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A global Geodetic Datum defined and maintained by the US Department of Defense.

Estimated time of arrival (ETA)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The estimated time you will arrive at a destination.

Federal radionavigation plan (FRP)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Congressionally mandated, joint US Department of defence (DOD) and US Department of Transportation (DoT) effort to reduce the proliferation and overlap of federally funded radionavigation systems. ...

Geographic information system (GIs)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A computer-based system that is capable of collecting, managing and analysing geospatial data. This capability includes storing and utilising maps, displaying the results of data queries and ...

Geometric dilution of precision (GDOP)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

An indicator of the geometrical strength of a GPS constellation used for a position/time solution.

Global navigation satellite system (GNSS)

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

This is an umbrella term used to describe a generic satellite-based navigation/positioning system. It was coined by international agencies such as the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ...