GPS Information Service » GPS (Global Positioning System) – Description http://www.gpsinformationservice.com Information on GPS navigation and other GPS applications Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:03:07 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 GPS (Global Positioning System) – Description http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps/gps-global-positioning-system-description http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps/gps-global-positioning-system-description#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 04:16:11 +0000 admin http://www.gpsinformationservice.com/gps/gps-global-positioning-system-description GPS is a worldwide navigation system which uses a network 24 satellites, and was developed by the US Department of Defense. Anyone with a commonly available GPS receiver can calculate his or her exact location on Earth. GPS has been very useful in air, land, and sea navigation, as well as in mapping, surveying, and numerous other operations where precise positioning is necessary.

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