Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A system of satellites, computers, and receivers that is able to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by calculating the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A worldwide system of electronic navigation in which a vessel, aircraft or missile determines its latitude and longitude by measuring the transmission time from several orbiting satellites. GPS is more precise than any other navigation system available, yielding position accurate within 10 meters 95% of the time.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun cartography A system which enables a mobile
receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US militarysatellites .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver
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Examples
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LightSquared's proposal, however, has met with opposition from Global Positioning System operators and federal agencies, who have argued that the firm's service could knock out their signals.
FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost Cecilia Kang 2011
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LightSquared's proposal, however, has met with opposition from Global Positioning System operators and federal agencies, who have argued that the firm's service could knock out their signals.
FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost Cecilia Kang 2011
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LightSquared's proposal, however, has met with opposition from Global Positioning System operators and federal agencies, who have argued that the firm's service could knock out their signals.
FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost Cecilia Kang 2011
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LightSquared's proposal, however, has met with opposition from Global Positioning System operators and federal agencies, who have argued that the firm's service could knock out their signals.
FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost Cecilia Kang 2011
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A Global Positioning System unit was stolen from a vehicle.
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A Global Positioning System unit was stolen from a vehicle.
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These have included the country's first surveillance satellite used during the Cold War, the nation's first Global Positioning System satellite and the first satellite used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to map the surface of the moon.
Fed Faces: Navy researcher has put satellites in space for 50 years 2010
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A Global Positioning System unit was stolen from a vehicle entered by breaking a window.
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These have included the country's first surveillance satellite used during the Cold War, the nation's first Global Positioning System satellite and the first satellite used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to map the surface of the moon.
Fed Faces: Navy researcher has put satellites in space for 50 years 2010
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A Global Positioning System unit was stolen from an unlocked vehicle.
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