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  1. Home | GPS.gov

    May 13, 2025 · The Global Positioning System (GPS) is an essential element of a global information infrastructure. The free, open, and dependable nature of GPS has led to the …

  2. Systems | GPS.gov

    Jan 23, 2018 · GPS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Space Force. GPS.gov is maintained by the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.

  3. What Can GPS Do? | GPS.gov

    GPS technology is now in everything from cell phones and wristwatches to bulldozers, shipping containers, and ATMs. GPS boosts productivity across a wide swath of the economy, to …

  4. GPS.gov: Interface Control Documents

    Feb 5, 2025 · The communication boundaries between the Global Positioning System and other systems, as well as within the GPS itself, are known as interfaces. Interface Control …

  5. GPS for Mapping | GPS.gov

    GPS supports the accurate mapping and modeling of the physical world — from mountains and rivers to streets and buildings to utility lines and other resources.

  6. Since GPS initial operational capability (IOC) was first declared in 1993, actual GPS performance has continuously met and exceeded minimum performance levels specified in the SPS PS and …

  7. Interface Control Documents (ICDs) & Interface Specifications (ISs)

    Information on the civil GPS signals and codes broadcast at the L1, L2, and L5 frequencies. The communication boundaries between the Global Positioning System and other systems, as well …

  8. The GPS Directorate (SMC/GP) is the necessary authority to make this IS effective. SMC/GP administers approvals under the auspices of the Configuration Control Board (CCB), which is …

  9. Support | GPS.gov

    GPS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Space Force. GPS.gov is maintained by the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.

  10. Pseudorandom Noise Code Assignments | GPS.gov

    Therefore, it has become important to assign GPS PRN codes to various GPS augmentation systems in a systematic way to prevent PRN code duplication and avoid using codes with poor …