Maps GPS Educational Resources
Online A useful list of mapping and GIS resources, mostly from .gov and .edu websites The Educator’s Corner of the GLOBE Program Geography Educators’ Network of Indiana – Lesson plans for GPS and map reading,…
Maps GPS Glossary – U, V, W
A | B | C | D | E | F | G H | I | J | K | L | M | N O | P | Q | R | S | T | U V | W | X | Y | Z U, V, W UMTS – Universal Mobile Telecommunications System – A transmission system for text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia for mobile computer and phone users no matter where they are located…
Maps GPS Glossary
I have compiled this maps and GPS glossary to be as inclusive as possible, but there are always more words to be found. If you come across one or more words that belong here, please make…
Glossary- C
C/A code – Coarse Acquisition code – The GPS signal for civilian use (also used by the military to get an initial fix). cadastral map – The type of map that is used to show the ownership…
Maps GPS Glossary – B
bandwidth – The range of frequencies signal can carry. barranca – A dry ravine or a steep depression between hills. bar scale – The part of the map used to determine the scale of it. It is also…
Maps GPS Glossary – A
2D operating mode – A GPS position that requires a minimum of three visible satellites and that has only horizontal coordinates. 3D operating mode – A GPS position that requires a minimum of three visible satellites and…