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| Domain | Definition |
Computing | Global Positioning System |
Agriculture | A network of satellites that can be used by ground-based units to precisely determine their location by latitude and longitude. GPS is part of the infrastructure required to operate geographic information systems that are used to practice precision farming. (GPS). (references) |
Food & Agriculture | A system of earth orbiting satellites from which very accurate information on position, course and speed can be derived. When the system is complete a number of satellites will be in radio line of sight at all times, giving continuous accessibility. The system also provides aircraft with altitude information. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A satellite-based navigational system permitting the determination of any point on the Earth with high accuracy. Abbrev: GPS. GPS is used in mapping, mineral exploration, and GIS data collection. The systems depend on the Navigation Satellite Timing and Ranging (NAVSTAR) GPS developed and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense, which consists of a network of 25 satellites in orbit about the Earth as well as ground operations support. After all the satellites are deployed, GPS will provide all-weather, worldwide, two- and three-dimensional (latitude, longitude, and elevation) positioning capabilities over a 24-h period. (references) |
Science | A system consisting of 25 satellites in 6 orbital planes at 20,000 km altitude with 12 hr periods, used to provide highly precise position, velocity and time information to users anywhere on Earth or in its neighborhood at any time. (GPS). (references) |
Space | (GPS), a navigation system using about 20 satellites in 12-hour orbits, distributed evenly around Earth. These satellites continually broadcast their positions. and a small instrument, receiving signals of 3 or more such satellites, can calculate its position within about 10 meters. The system was created by the US military, which can get from it even more accurate positions. The Russian GLONASS system is similar. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM |
| Specialty definitions using "GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM": GPS. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
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 | Top of NSSL chase vehicle showing A/C unit, compass, and Global Positioning System. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL). |  | Researcher from Texas Tech University uses Global Positioning System to gather data on benefits of conservation buffers. Study is part of water quality research in Lake Rathbun watershed in southern Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts. |
 | District Conservationist Kevin Religa maps a field of Canola using a Global Positioning System in Manhattan, Kansas. Credit: Jeff Vanuga. |  | Kristy York, NRCS Soil Conservationist in Audubon County, Iowa, uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a personal digital assistant (PDA) to record natural resource data in the field for the National Resources Inventory. Credit: Lynn Betts. |
 | NRCS Hydrologist Laurel Foreman uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) and personal digital assistant (PDA) to record status of a Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) filter strip planting in Cass County, Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts. |  | NRCS Engineer Jeffrey Godwin uses a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a personal digital assistant (PDA) to record status of an in-stream conservation structure built with emergency conservation program funds in Cass County, Iowa. Credit: Lynn Betts. |
 | Using Global Positioning System in the field and conservation tillage and precision application of fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides. Northern Louisiana. Credit: Bob Nichols. |  | Engineer uses Global Positioning System unit. Credit: D. Huntington. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | Global Positioning System (GPS) services offered by UkrSat, service more than 100 transport vehicles. (references) | |
For example, soundproof and Global Positioning System (GPS) models are expected to become more popular. (references) | ||
Economic History | Australia | Airservices Australia, the entity responsible for the management of air traffic control in the Australian flight information region, would like to see this situation improved, for example, through increased use of the global positioning system. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | '球定位系統 (GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | globalt stedbestemmelsessystem (Navstar GPS), globalt positioneringssystem (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | globaal plaatsbepalingssysteem (Navstar GPS), mondiaal positioneringssysteem (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmä (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | global positioning system, système de positionnement capacité globale. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | global positioning system (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | σύστημα NAVSTAR GPS (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | sistema di rilevazione globale (Navstar GPS), sistema di posizionamento globale (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | obalglay ositioningpay ystemsay sistema global de navegação (Navstar GPS), sistema de posicionamento global (Navstar GPS), Navstar GPS (Navstar GPS). (various references) sistema global de navegación (Navstar GPS). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
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