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*The first system of it's kind from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SECOR SECOR] which was a survey system adapted into a crude SATNAV system to Block-1 of GPS | *The first system of it's kind from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SECOR SECOR] which was a survey system adapted into a crude SATNAV system to Block-1 of GPS | ||
*Worldwide Coverage (Albeit with lesser coverage in certain areas, and this becomes less of a problem with each new launch) | *Worldwide Coverage (Albeit with lesser coverage in certain areas, and this becomes less of a problem with each new launch) | ||
*Is also augmented for use in certain regions using [[ | *Is also augmented for use in certain regions using [[GNSS Augmentation]] methods | ||
=Internal Links= | =Internal Links= | ||
Revision as of 00:55, 29 October 2022
Basics
- An abbreviation for Global Positioning System
- Was origionally less accurate civilians due to a system of Selective Availability, but this system was later stopped via software on midnight on May 1, 2000, and Block-III satellites will be physically incapable of it, so this will remove it in hardware over time
- A USA Owned and Run Navigational Satellite Constellation
- The first system of it's kind from SECOR which was a survey system adapted into a crude SATNAV system to Block-1 of GPS
- Worldwide Coverage (Albeit with lesser coverage in certain areas, and this becomes less of a problem with each new launch)
- Is also augmented for use in certain regions using GNSS Augmentation methods