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Which is funny, because I've heard it both ways. For a while, as new systems were coming online, GPS was being used as a generic term, and the US system was be
by myself248 7y ago
Which is funny, because I've heard it both ways.
For a while, as new systems were coming online, GPS was being used as a generic term, and the US system was being referred to by its original name, NAVSTAR.
But only purists would do that, and everyone else kept saying GPS to refer to the US system, so the new term GNSS was invented as the generic.
I try to say NAVSTAR and GNSS to avoid the ambiguous GPS, just like I say "gridiron" and "soccer" to avoid "football".
- reaperducer 7y agoBut only purists would do that Perhaps the same sort of space nerds who still call Dish Network "Echostar." /Waves hand.
- myself248 7y agoOr track the ISS as Zarya. /waves a trusty Omnipoint phone