Global Positioning System

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Global_Positioning_System
GPTKB entity
AI-created image of Global Positioning System
AI-created image
Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:navigation
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:GPS
gptkbp:access free and open
gptkbp:accuracy within a few meters (civilian)
centimeter-level (military, encrypted)
gptkbp:alternativeTo gptkb:Galileo
gptkb:BeiDou
gptkb:GLONASS
gptkbp:civilianOversight gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Transportation
gptkbp:consistsOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:encryption military signals encrypted
gptkbp:frequency gptkb:L1
gptkb:L2
gptkb:L5
gptkbp:fullOperationalCapability 1995
gptkbp:governedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:launchDate 1978
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin
gptkb:Boeing
gptkb:Rockwell_Collins
gptkbp:numberOfSatellites at least 24
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Space_Force
gptkbp:orbitType gptkb:medium_Earth_orbit
about 12 hours
about 20,200 km
gptkbp:purpose gptkb:navigation
positioning
timing
gptkbp:section control segment
space segment
user segment
gptkbp:technology gptkb:Differential_GPS
gptkb:SBAS
gptkb:WAAS
gptkb:RTK
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:maritime_navigation
autonomous vehicles
aviation
telecommunications
emergency response
mapping
geocaching
surveying
mobile devices
timing synchronization
civilian navigation
military navigation
gptkbp:website https://www.gps.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:GPS
gptkb:gravitational_time_dilation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Global Positioning System