GPS navigation device
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device that determines its position by analyzing GPS satellite signals
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Encyclopedic overview
Vehicle navigation on a personal navigation assistant Garmin eTrex10 edition handheld
A satellite navigation device, also called a satnav device or GPS/GNSS device, uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or other global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) to determine the user's geographic coordinates. It may also display the user's position on a map and offer routing directions (as in turn-by-turn navigation).
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