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Identifier: Global Positioning System (GPS)
Description:

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, the control segment, and the user segment. The U.S. Air Force develops, maintains, and operates the space and control segments.

Record Created: August 8, 2018 4:14 PM UTC by francine.coloma@noaa.gov
Record Last Modified: August 8, 2018 4:14 PM UTC by francine.coloma@noaa.gov
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