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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Nautical mile

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A unit of length used in sea and air navigation, based on the length of one minute of arc of a great circle, especially an international and U.S. unit equal to 1,852 metres (about 6,076 feet).

Navigation

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The act of determining the course or heading of movement. This movement could be for a plane, ship, automobile, person on foot, or any other similar means.

The message transmitted by each GPS satellite containing system time, clock correction parameters, ionospheric delay model parameters, and the satellite’s ephemeris data and health. The information ...

Longitude

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The distance east or west of the prime meridian (measured in degrees). The prime meridian runs from the north to south pole through Greenwich, England.

Magnetic north

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

Represents the direction of the north magnetic pole from the observer's position. The direction a compass points.

Magnetic variation

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

In navigation, at a given place and time, the horizontal angle (or difference) between true north and magnetic north. Magnetic variation is measured east or west of true north.