About 50 results
Open links in new tab
  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 development of …

  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. GPS | GPS.gov

    The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a U.S.-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services. This system consists of three segments: the space segment, …

  4. 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.

  5. GPS Accuracy | GPS.gov

    The government is committed to providing GPS at the accuracy levels specified in the GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS) Performance Standard. The accuracy commitments do not apply to GPS …

  6. Space Segment | GPS.gov

    The GPS space segment consists of a constellation of satellites transmitting radio signals to users. The United States is committed to maintaining the availability of at least 24 operational GPS satellites, …

  7. 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 include …

  8. 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 Documents …

  9. GPS for Mapping | GPS.gov

    The most effective way to achieve a robust and globally consistent continental reference system is through the technology of the Global Positioning System (GPS).

  10. 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 as …