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ALSO CALLED: Global Positioning Systems
DEFINITION: The GPS (Global Positioning System) is a "constellation" of 24 well-spaced satellites that orbit the Earth and make it possible for people with ground receivers to pinpoint their geographic location. The location accuracy is anywhere from 100 to 10 meters for most equipment. Accuracy can be pinpointed
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MapXtreme Java v4.8.1
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This IT Download, MapXtreme Java v4.8.1 uses mapping and location-based decision and analysis support systems to make better strategic decisions.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Published: 10 Mar 2008
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MapXtreme Java v4.8.1
| sponsored by MapInfo Corporation
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This IT Download, MapXtreme Java, provides a Java mapping engine which facilitates optimized location intelligence on the desktop, over the internet, or through an intranet.
Posted: 10 Mar 2008 | Published: 10 Mar 2008
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Envinsa Demonstration
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This IT Download, Envinsa provides organizations with a scalable web services platform that enables organizations to realize the power of location intelligence across an enterprise while retaining IT management tools.
Posted: 05 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
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GPS DEFINITION (continued): … to within one (1) meter with special military-approved equipment. GPS equipment is widely used in science and has now become sufficiently low-cost so that almost anyone can own a GPS receiver. The GPS is owned and operated by the U.S. Department of Defense but is available for general use around the world. Briefly, here's how it works: - 21 GPS satellites and three spare satellites are in orbit at 10,600 miles above the Earth. The satellites are spaced so that from any point on Earth, …
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