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method > spatial method > global positioning system

Preferred term

global positioning system  

Definition

  • The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • GPS

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Contributor

  • nsb@ceh.ac.uk@ceh.ac.uk

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

  • système de positionnement mondial

    French

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20296

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