- global positioning system
- A satellite constellation that provides highly accurate position, velocity, and time navigation information to users. Also called GPS.
Military dictionary. 2000.
global positioning system
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Global positioning system — Pour les articles homonymes, voir GPS (homonymie). Le Global Positioning System plus connu par son sigle GPS, que l on peut traduire en français par « système de positionnement mondial » ou encore (en respectant le sigle) Géo… … Wikipédia en Français
Global Positioning System — Glob al Po*si tion*ing Sys tem n. (gl[=o] b l p[ o]*z[i^]sh [u^]n*[i^]ng s[i^]s t[e^]m) A worldwide system of electronic navigation in which a vessel, aircraft or missile determines its latitude and longitude by measuring the transmission time… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
global positioning system — global positioning systems N COUNT A global positioning system is a system that uses signals from satellites to find out the position of an object. The abbreviation GPS is also used … English dictionary
Global Positioning System — Global Positioning System, GPS … Universal-Lexikon
global positioning system — UK US noun [C] IT, TRANSPORT ► GPS(Cf. ↑GPS) … Financial and business terms
Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals … Wikipedia
Global Positioning System — NAVSTAR Satellit der zweiten Generation Bewegung der Satelliten über der Erde Global Positioning System (GPS), offiziell NAVSTAR GPS, ist ein globales Navigationssatelliten … Deutsch Wikipedia
Global Positioning System — « GPS » redirige ici. Pour les autres significations, voir GPS (homonymie). Un satellite NAVSTAR (Navigation Satellite Timing And Ranging) appartenant à la constellation du GPS … Wikipédia en Français
Global Positioning System — 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 • Syn: ↑GPS •… … Useful english dictionary
Global Positioning System — globalinė padėties nustatymo sistema statusas Aprobuotas sritis geodezija apibrėžtis Specialiųjų dirbtinių Žemės palydovų ir prietaisų visuma erdvinėms geodezinėms koordinatėms nustatyti radionavigaciniu metodu. santrumpa( os) GPS atitikmenys:… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
Global\ Positioning\ System — Weltumspannendes System, bestehend aus 24 Satelliten, zur Positionsbestimmung und Navigation. Global Positioning System (GPS) wird von Flugzeugen, Schiffen, Fahrzeugen oder einzelnen Personen verwendet. Ursprünglich vom amerikanischen Militär… … Online-Wörterbuch Deutsch-Lexikon
