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global navigation satellite system

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

Summary

global navigation satellite system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,392 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • global navigation satellite system is a type of navigation system[2].
  • global navigation satellite system is a type of radionavigation-satellite service[3].
  • global navigation satellite system is used for Global Positioning System[4].
  • global navigation satellite system's Commons category is recorded as Satellite navigation systems[5].
  • global navigation satellite system's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Satellite navigation systems[6].
  • global navigation satellite system's described by source is recorded as GPS, Galileo und Satellitennavigation Teil 1[7].
  • global navigation satellite system's topic has template is recorded as Template:Satellite navigation systems[8].
  • global navigation satellite system's used by is recorded as personal navigation assistant[9].
  • global navigation satellite system's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'GNSS'}[10].
  • global navigation satellite system's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'GNSS'}[11].
  • global navigation satellite system's uses is recorded as navigation satellite[12].
  • global navigation satellite system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include navigation system[2] and radionavigation-satellite service[3].

Use and Application

global navigation satellite system is used for Global Positioning System[4]. Its used by is recorded as personal navigation assistant[9].

Influence

Things named for global navigation satellite system include GNSS-IR Analysis Software[14], a software[15].

Why It Matters

global navigation satellite system ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,392 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Entities named for it include GNSS-IR Analysis Software[14], a software[15].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['0367931-satelitni-navigace', '0290617-satelitni-navigacni-systemy']
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P459]]: [[Q1266546]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  2. 4w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → ['0367931-satelitni-navigace', '0290617-satelitni-navigacni-systemy']
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0367931-satelitni-navigace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259576|batch #259576]]"
  3. 10w 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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