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.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GPS canonical | 45 |
| Global Positioning System | 21 |
| A-GPS | 2 |
| GPS III satellites | 1 |
| GPS/INS | 1 |
| IS-GPS-200 | 1 |
| IS-GPS-705 | 1 |
| NavIC | 1 |
| Navstar GPS | 1 |
| global positioning system | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Global Navigation Satellite System
ⓘ
Satellite Navigation System ⓘ |
| abbreviation | GPS self-link ⓘ |
| 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
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Global Positioning System
|
| fullOperationalCapability | 1995 ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Department of Defense directives
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense Policy
|
| governedByStandard |
GPS
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
IS-GPS-200
GPS self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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 (75)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
NavIC
this entity surface form:
Global Positioning System
this entity surface form:
Global Positioning System
this entity surface form:
GPS III satellites
this entity surface form:
IS-GPS-200
this entity surface form:
IS-GPS-705
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
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
this entity surface form:
Navstar GPS
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
this entity surface form:
global positioning system