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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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.
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 …
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 …
GPS Service Outage & Status Reports | GPS.gov
The GPSOC, part of U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command, provides DOD and allied GPS users worldwide with anomaly reports and other information 24 hours a day, seven days …
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 …
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 …