GPS
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GPS (Global Positioning System) is a satellite-based navigation system that provides precise location and timing information to military and civilian users worldwide.
Aliases (5)
- Global Positioning System ×9
- GPS III satellites ×1
- IS-GPS-200 ×1
- IS-GPS-705 ×1
- NavIC ×1
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Navigation Satellite System
→
Satellite Navigation System → |
| abbreviation | GPS → |
| accuracyCivilianTypical | About 5 to 10 meters → |
| accuracyMilitaryTypical | Higher than civilian accuracy → |
| basedOn | Satellite Constellation → |
| canBeAugmentedBy |
Differential GPS
→
EGNOS → Real-time Kinematic Positioning → WAAS → |
| civilSignal | C/A Code → |
| competesWith |
BeiDou
→
GLONASS → Galileo → |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 → |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America → |
| coverageArea | Global → |
| declaredFullyOperationalBy | United States Air Force → |
| developedBy |
Department of Defense
→
surface form: "United States Department of Defense"
|
| fullName |
GPS
→
surface form: "Global Positioning System"
|
| fullOperationalCapability | 1995 → |
| governedBy |
Department of Defense directives
→
surface form: "United States Department of Defense Policy"
|
| governedByStandard |
GPS
→
surface form: "IS-GPS-200"
GPS →
surface form: "IS-GPS-705"
IS-GPS-800 → |
| hasComponent |
Control Segment
→
Space Segment → User Segment → |
| initialOperationalCapability | 1993 → |
| isPartOf | Global Navigation Satellite System Infrastructure → |
| militarySignal |
M-Code
→
P(Y) Code → |
| minimumOperationalSatellites | 24 → |
| numberOfOrbitalPlanes | 6 → |
| operatedBy | United States Space Force → |
| orbitalType | Medium Earth Orbit → |
| ownedBy |
United States government
→
surface form: "United States Government"
|
| primaryUse |
Navigation
→
Positioning → Timing → |
| provides |
Precise Time
→
Three-dimensional Position → Velocity Information → |
| providesServiceTo |
Civilian Users
→
Commercial Users → Military Users → |
| requires | Line of Sight to Satellites → |
| selectiveAvailabilityDisabledOn | 2000-05-01 → |
| signalFrequencyBand |
L1
→
L2 → L5 → |
| signalType | Spread Spectrum → |
| subjectToErrorSource |
Ionospheric Delay
→
Multipath Interference → Orbital Ephemeris Error → Satellite Clock Error → Tropospheric Delay → |
| supportsApplication |
Aviation Navigation
→
Geodesy → Land Navigation → Maritime Navigation → Power Grid Synchronization → Precision Agriculture → Scientific Research → Search and Rescue Operations → Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Location →
surface form: "Smartphone Location Services"
Surveying → Telecommunications Timing → Vehicle Navigation Systems → |
| typicalConstellationSize | 24 to 32 satellites → |
| typicalOrbitalAltitude | 20200 kilometers → |
| usesMedium | Radio Signals → |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "NavIC"
this entity surface form: "IS-GPS-200"
this entity surface form: "IS-GPS-705"
this entity surface form: "GPS III satellites"
subject surface form: "Air Force Space Command"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
subject surface form: "Air Force Space Command"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"
this entity surface form: "Global Positioning System"