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Global Positioning System

Also known as GPS, Global Positioning System, GPS

American satellite-based radio navigation service

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The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an American service that uses satellites to determine the precise location of people and objects anywhere on Earth. It matters because it enables countless everyday applications like navigation, mapping, and timing across transportation, communications, and emergency services.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Global Positioning System is referenced by 5,534 other articles, and connects out to GPS satellite, global navigation satellite system and hyperboloid.

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It sits within the topics 20th-century inventions, Commons link from Wikidata and Equipment of the United States Space Force.

Its subject is documented across 119 Wikipedia language editions.