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GPS stands for global positioning system. The system consists of about 20 satellites, each containing an atomic clock. Each satellite continually broadcasts a signal announcing the position of the satellite and the time according to its clock. This is done to great accuracy and with high precision. A GPS receiver collects data from 3 or more satellites, and by measuring the differences in received times from different satellites can fix its position to an accuracy of a few feet.

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