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Global Positioning System
American satellite-based radio navigation service
geocaching
thumb|upright|A geocache concealed behind a sign in the Erratic Rock State Natural Site state park Geocaching (, ) is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other navigational techniques to hide and seek containers, called geocaches or caches, at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. The first geocache was placed in 2000, and by 2023 there were over three million active caches worldwide.
Isuzu
is a Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Its principal activity is the production, marketing and sale of Isuzu commercial vehicles and diesel engines.
precision agriculture
farming management strategy
GPS navigation device
device that determines its position by analyzing GPS satellite signals
assisted GNSS
system to improve the time-to-first-fix of a GNSS receiver
automotive navigation system
satellite navigation system designed for use in automobiles
telematics
thumb|A vehicle telematics device, with its internal electronics visible through a transparent case. Telematics is an interdisciplinary field encompassing telecommunications, vehicular technologies (road transport, road safety, etc., as part of Intelligent transportation systems), electrical engineering (sensors, instrumentation, wireless communications, etc.), and computer science (multimedia, Internet, etc.). Telematics can involve any of the following:
geotagging
thumb|Geotag information in a JPEG photo, shown by the software [[gThumb]] thumb|Geotag information stamped onto a JPEG photo by the software GPStamper thumb|Geotagger "Solmeta N2" for the Nikon D5000 DSLR
European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service
system that enhances the accuracy of GPS receivers
differential GPS
enhancements to the Global Positioning System
point of interest
specific location that someone may find useful or interesting
World Geodetic System
geodetic reference system
ECEF
Earth-centered, Earth-fixed reference frame
Wide Area Augmentation System
system that enhances the accuracy of GPS receivers
GPS Exchange Format
XML based open file format to share GNSS data
real time kinematic
positioning method using precise land surveying to correct satellite readings
GPS-aided GEO augmented navigation
Indian regional satellite-based augmentation system
geofencing
thumb|Two geofences defined in a GPS application
NMEA 0183
communications standard
GPS tracking unit
navigation device that uses the Global Positioning System to track the device's movements and determine its geographic position
location-based game
game which reacts to the player's location
Q17560861
Wikiloc is a website, launched in 2006, containing GPS trails and waypoints that members have uploaded. This mashup shows the routes in frames showing Google Maps (with the possibility to show the layers of World Relief Map (maps-for-free.com), OpenStreetMap, the related OpenCycleMap, USGS Imagery Topo Base Map and USGS Topo Base Map). The service is also available in Google Earth. There are mobile apps for Android and iPhone. The product has more than 11M members, is offered in many languages and has more than 37.9M tracks of dozens of activities (hiking, cycling, sailing, horseback riding, d
personal navigation assistant
portable electronic product which combines a positioning capability (such as GPS) and navigation functions
Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod
automatic target tracking pod
Furuno
(commonly known as Furuno) is a Japanese electronics company whose main products are marine electronics, including marine radar systems, fish finders, and navigational instruments. The company also manufactures global positioning systems and medical equipment, and entered the weather radar market in 2013.
GPS signals
GPS
death
death of people attributable, in part, to following satellite navigation directions or maps
Local Area Augmentation System
type of aircraft component
GPS drawing
method of drawing
Vehicle tracking system
Mobile object monitoring system
GPS week number rollover
Event occuring every 1024 weeks
NMEA 2000
communications standard for connecting marine electronics
GPS satellite
satellite used by the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS)
automatic vehicle location
means for automatically determining and transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle
GPS watch
watch with integrated GPS receiver
SiRF
thumb|SiRF Ii chip thumb|SiRFatlas III SiRF Technology, Inc. was an American pioneer in the commercial use of GPS technology for consumer applications. The company was founded in 1995 and was headquartered in San Jose, California. Notable and founding members included Sanjai Kohli, Dado Banatao, and Kanwar Chadha. The company was acquired by British firm CSR plc in 2009, who were in turn subsequently acquired by American company Qualcomm on 13 August 2015.
Japan Radio Company
Japanese electronics firm founded 1915
DeLorme
DeLorme Publishing Company was a producer of personal satellite tracking, messaging, and navigation technology. On February 11, 2016, the company announced that it had been purchased by Garmin, another multinational producer of GPS products and services.
SiRFstarIII
thumb|SiRFstarIII GSC3f thumb|right|SiRFstarIII chip based 20-channel GPS receiver with Wide Area Augmentation System|WAAS/EGNOS support SiRFstarIII is a range of high sensitivity GPS microcontroller chips manufactured by SiRF Technology. GPS microcontroller chips interpret signals from GPS satellites and determine the position of the GPS receiver. It was announced in 2004.
list of GPS satellites
Wikimedia list article
Clock drift
Refers to several related phenomena
GPS for the visually impaired
GPS wildlife tracking
remotely observe movement or migratory patterns in a wild animal using the Global Positioning System
GPS Block III
GPS satellite block
Precise Point Positioning
GPS data processing technique
Wayfinder
Wayfinder, previously a mobile navigation software, is now an open source mapping and navigation software. Wayfinder Systems AB (called Itinerary Systems IS AB until 2002) was founded in 1995 by David Svensson (CEO 1995-2001, CTO 2001-2004) and investors. The company IPO was in 2005 with the stock listed on Nordic Growth Market (NGM Equity) at a 600 MSEK market cap. In 2009 the Brittish mobile phone operator Vodafonebought all shares in Wayfinder Systems AB and operated it as a wholly owned subsiderary with 97 people employed, specializing in creating mobile navigation systems for a number of
SPOT Satellite Messenger
it is a GPS tracking device that uses the Globalstar satellite network to provide text messaging and GPS tracking
S-GPS
Simultaneous GPS (S-GPS) is a method to allow a GPS reception and CDMA communications to operate simultaneously in a mobile phone.
Navigation Data Standard
format for automotive-grade navigation databases
GPS meteorology
Air data inertial reference unit
flight instrument
Navit
Navit is a free and open-source, modular, touch screen friendly, car navigation system with GPS tracking, realtime routing engine and support for various vector map formats. It features both a 2D and 3D view of map data.