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Differential GPS (DGPS)
An extension of the GPS system that uses land-based radio beacons to transmit position corrections to GPS receivers. DGPS reduces the effect of selective availability, propagation delay, etc. and can improve position accuracy to better than 10 meters.
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- Industry/Domain: Telecommunications
- Category: GPS (global positioning system)
- Company: Garmin
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