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Schriever Air Force Base

This station contains a combined GPS and seismometer. Photo: USGS geologist viewing the northeastern slope of Mount Hood from Shellrock monitoring station, Liz Westby, USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory. Public domain, July 16, 2015.

What is GPS?

January 2, 2023November 12, 2011 by Rachel Quist

So, what exactly is GPS? How does GPS work?

Categories GPS Tags dilution of precision, GDOP, Global Positioning System, GPS, GPS constellation, Schriever Air Force Base, Selective Availability, Space Operations Squadron, what is GPS

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