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  2. Global Positioning System - Wikipedia

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    The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, [2] is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. [3]

  3. GPS | Definition, Types, Uses, & Facts | Britannica

    www.britannica.com/technology/GPS

    GPS, space-based radio-navigation system that broadcasts highly accurate navigation pulses to users on or near Earth. In the United States’ Navstar GPS, 24 main satellites in 6 orbits circle Earth every 12 hours.

  4. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. We use this technology every day but how does it work and why was it invented? Here we explore this vital technology.

  5. What Is GPS and How Does It Work? - Lifewire

    www.lifewire.com/what-is-gps-how-it-works-4688647

    The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigation system owned by the United States government that's made up of three main segments: The Space Segment is a navigation system of at least 31 satellites, 24 (or more) of which are usually in flight and operational. These satellites fly within Earth's orbit at an altitude of 12,550 miles.

  6. GPS Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/GPS

    The meaning of GPS is a navigational system using satellite signals to fix the location of a radio receiver on or above the earth's surface; also : the radio receiver so used. How to use GPS in a sentence.

  7. GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and it lets us know where we are and where we are going anywhere on Earth. We still need objects in the sky to know where we are and how we get to other places, but now we use satellites instead of stars.

  8. Stands for " Global Positioning System." GPS is a satellite navigation system used to determine the ground position of an object. Many commercial products, such as automobiles, smartphones, and GIS devices, include built-in GPS receivers.