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GNSS Vs GPS: What's the difference?
In a casual conversation, you could maybe get away with using the acronyms GPS and GNSS interchangeably. The two are closely related, in the same way that an iPhone is a type of smartphone.
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GPS is one specific Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), representing the United States’ satellite navigation network. GNSS is a broad term that includes all satellite constellations such as Russia’s GLONASS, the European Union’s Galileo, India’s NavIC, China’s BeiDou, and Japan’s regional QZSS. Each system provides autonomous geospatial positioning and can be used worldwide, regardless of the operating nation. The key distinction is that GPS is a subset of GNSS, while GNSS encompasses multiple international constellations.
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