How to Use Global Positioning System in a Sentence

Global Positioning System

noun
  • This is a possible replacement for GPS, or the Global Positioning System, which recent events have shown is dangerously hackable and jammable.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The data is fairly precise, measured to within 3 meters every 2 minutes based on the Global Positioning System, Bluetooth beacons, cell phone towers and local wi-fi networks.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The data is fairly precise, measured to within 3 meters every 2 minutes based on the Global Positioning System, Bluetooth beacons, cell phone towers and local wifi networks.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Preparing for the worst The Space Force operates the Global Positioning System satellite network to provide navigation services to ships, airplanes, and land vehicles.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2025
  • If the drone operator determines that the animal is dead or will die by the next morning, a Global Positioning System (GPS) location pin is created for the animal’s location and sent to the hunter.
    — Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Focussed primarily on animals such as ants, birds, and mice, this discovery could help robots navigate areas where the traditional Global Positioning System (GPS) struggles.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Nov. 2025
  • Though rocket and drone attacks are also to blame, another major hazard is GPS (Global Positioning System) spoofing—the transmission of counterfeit satellite navigation signals.
    — Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The missile system features an inertial navigation system (INS) and mid-course Global Positioning System (GPS) guidance.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The initiative seeks to develop advanced position, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems that allow unmanned aircraft to operate and maneuver collectively without relying on the Global Positioning System (GPS), which has become increasingly vulnerable to electronic warfare.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025

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