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GPS (global positioning system)
Of or referring to a space based navigation system that provides location, time, and weather conditions on earth.
Industry: Telecommunications
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GPS (global positioning system)
Accuracy
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
A measure of how close an estimate of a GPS position is to the true location.
Acquisition time
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The time it takes a GPS receiver to acquire satellite signals and determine the initial position.
Active antenna
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
An antenna that amplifies the GPS signal before sending it to the receiver.
Active leg
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
The segment of a route currently being traveled. A "segment" is that portion of a route between any two waypoints in the route.
Almanack data
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Information transmitted by each satellite on the orbits and state (health) of every satellite in the GPS constellation. almanack data allows the GPS receiver to rapidly acquire satellites shortly ...
Altimeter
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
An instrument for determining elevation, especially an aneroid barometer used in aircraft that senses pressure changes accompanying changes in altitude. The Garmin® eTrex® Vista and Summit models ...
Ambiguity
Telecommunications; GPS (global positioning system)
Carrier phase measurements can only be made in relation to a cycle or wavelength of the L1 or L2 carrier waves because it is impossible to discriminate different carrier cycles (they are all "sine ...
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