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Global Positioning System
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American satellite-based radio navigation service
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an American service that uses satellites to determine the precise location of people and objects anywhere on Earth. It matters because it enables countless everyday applications like navigation, mapping, and timing across transportation, communications, and emergency services.
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- Instance of
- guidance system
- Subclass of
- positioning system
- Has part
- GPS satellite
- Country
- United States
- Operator
- United States Space Force
- Official website
- www.gps.gov
- Has use
- geographic location
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- Global Positioning System
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- Category:Global Positioning System
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- Global Positioning System
- manifestation of
- global navigation satellite system
- OpenStreetMap tag
- source=GPS
- ACM Classification Code (2012)
- 10011559
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
International Terrestrial Reference System
Spatial Reference System Identifier (SRID)
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