Global Positioning System (GPS)

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:navigation_system
gptkbp:application gptkb:navigation
mapping
timing
gptkbp:coverage yes
gptkbp:debut gptkb:1978
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:frequency L1, L2, L5
gptkbp:has_component control segment
space segment
user segment
gptkbp:has_limitations dense foliage
poor weather conditions
urban canyons
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Global Positioning System (GPS)
gptkbp:involved_technology gptkb:Bei_Dou
gptkb:GLONASS
gptkb:Galileo
gptkbp:is_maintained_by gptkb:United_States_Space_Force
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:civil_aviation
gptkb:smartphone
gptkb:emergency_services
gptkb:drones
agriculture
maritime navigation
geocaching
surveying
automotive navigation
gptkbp:market_segment gptkb:military
commercial
civilian
gptkbp:operates gptkb:geostationary_orbit
gptkbp:operates_in global
gptkbp:orbit_type at least 24
gptkbp:performance gptkb:differential_GPS
within a few meters
gptkbp:provides location information
speed information
direction information
gptkbp:requires gptkb:Earth_observation
gptkbp:security anti-spoofing
Selective Availability
gptkbp:service_type precise positioning service
standard positioning service
gptkbp:signal_delay ionospheric delay
multipath delay
satellite clock error
gptkbp:system satellite-based
gptkbp:time_to_first_fix seconds to minutes
gptkbp:uses gptkb:GPS_satellites
satellite signals
atomic clocks
ground control stations
trilateration
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Space_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4