Global Positioning System

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-012351

1. A US satellite system that lets those on the ground, on the water or in the air determine their position with extreme accuracy using GPS receivers.

2. A satellite-receiver system used to determine a precise location on or above Earth's surface.

3. 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.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-ENV-012351
Field	Environment
Subject	Built environments
Abbreviation	GPS
References	FCC Glossary of Telecommunications Terms, 2008; My NASA Data Glossary; NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Global Positioning System",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. A US satellite system that lets those on the ground, on the water or in the air determine their position with extreme accuracy using GPS receivers.\n\n2. A satellite-receiver system used to determine a precise location on or above Earth's surface.\n\n3. 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.",
  "abbreviation": "GPS",
  "subject": "Built environments",
  "references": [
    "FCC Glossary of Telecommunications Terms, 2008",
    "My NASA Data Glossary",
    "NOAA Climate Program Office Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/global-positioning-system/"
}

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