global navigation satellite system

system of satellites that provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning with global coverage
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Summary

global navigation satellite system is an aircraft component[1]. It draws 7,249 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft component category, ranking #1,129 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: navigation system[3], radionavigation-satellite service[4]
  • Commons category: Satellite navigation systems[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Satellite navigation systems[6]
  • Described by source: GPS, Galileo und Satellitennavigation Teil 1[7]
  • Topic has template: Template:Satellite navigation systems[8]
  • Used by: personal navigation assistant[9]
  • Short name: GNSS[10]
  • Uses: navigation satellite[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]

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Influence

Things named for global navigation satellite system include GNSS-IR Analysis Software[13], a software[14].

Why It Matters

global navigation satellite system has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 64 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for it include GNSS-IR Analysis Software[13], a software[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6h ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → —
    Sitelink count → 61
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ast', 'be', 'bg', 'bn', 'br', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'en',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Has use: Global Positioning System"
  2. 13w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0367931-satelitni-navigace, 0290617-satelitni-navigacni-systemy
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Determination method or standard: record linkage, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  3. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0367931-satelitni-navigace, 0290617-satelitni-navigacni-systemy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0367931-satelitni-navigace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  4. 23w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → navigation system, radionavigation-satellite service
    Topic has template → Template:Satellite navigation systems
    Uses → —
    Used by → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||sv, nl, nb, ar, mn, sr, uk, vi */ #pwb Copy label"
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