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						global positioning system
						
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									Any system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from satellites such as those of the US military, the Russian GLONASS system, or the proposed Galileo European alternative system. | satelliittipaikannusjärjestelmä | 
			
        
    
		
			
			
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						Global Positioning System
						
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									(cartography) A system which enables a mobile receiver to determine its precise location based on signals received from a constellation of US military satellites. | Global Positioning System |