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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True north

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The direction of the north pole from your current position. Magnetic compasses indicate north differently due to the variation between true north and magnetic north. A GPS receiver can display ...

Straight-line navigation

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The act of going from one waypoint to another in the most direct line and with no turns.

Tracback

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

The proprietary Garmin feature which takes your current track log and converts it into a route to guide you back to a starting position.

Statute mile

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A unit of length equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards (1,609 meters) used in the U.S. and some other English-speaking countries.

Triple-difference

Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)

A linear combination of Double-Difference carrier phase observables by which the cycle ambiguity parameters can be eliminated and which is less affected by unrepaired cycle slips than ...

The term used to refer to the encrypted P-Code, generated within the satellites and transmitted on both the L1 and L2 carrier signals under the policy of "Anti-Spoofing". Civilian GPS receivers use ...