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Fri, 12/12/2008 - 11:54am

OK - I've been here forever. I know a few things about GPSs and thought I was informed... but this always throws me off. What's the difference in GPS and GPSr?

I do know that aGPS is for Assisted GPS on cell phones.

Thanks.

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Fri, 12/12/2008 - 12:18pm

I think they are the same as used here

A gpsr is a gps receiver, as is a gps....

Edit Maybe the possive form of gps.. gps's (or is it gps') doesn't look as nice as gpsr's... shock Or possibly the plural forms...

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Fri, 12/12/2008 - 4:53pm

From acronyms.thefreedictionary.com

Never an easy answer smile

Greedy Perimeter Stateless Routing
Global Positioning System Receiver
Global Positioning Satellite Receiver
General Purpose Switch Room
Global Product and Services Registry

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Fri, 12/12/2008 - 6:48pm

Or how about .....

GPSer? Someone who uses a gps... wink

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Sat, 12/13/2008 - 8:26am

Or How About

GPSing : The act of using a GPS by a GPSer or GPSers

GPSed : Past tense of GPSing - Having used a GPS by a GPSer or GPSers

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Sat, 12/13/2008 - 9:51am

Simple Questions

sharper4 wrote:

OK - I've been here forever. I know a few things about GPSs and thought I was informed... but this always throws me off. What's the difference in GPS and GPSr?

Thanks for asking a question I was too embarassed to ask! redface

Sat, 12/13/2008 - 8:08pm

r = receiver

... as aophiuchus stated.

GPS covers the entire system from ground control to the satellites to the end user's receiver. To use your example, it could probably be more correctly called an aGPSr.

You can probably add plenty of initials to narrow down to a specific part of the system, but almost everyone uses just "GPS".

A great overview of the system and how it works can be found on Wiki

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gps

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Sun, 12/14/2008 - 4:40am

GPS is for the entire system

GPS is for the entire system whereas GPSR is for the particular part that "receives/track" satellites. A GPSr may also be called a GPS Antenna.

Tue, 12/16/2008 - 9:46am

Thanks for asking the question.

I've lurked around here for over a year, always wondered about the same thing. I would of asked, but I did not want ot look like a neophyte and assumed I was the only one who did not know the distinction, LOL. Goes to show you if you do not ask, you do not learn.

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Wed, 12/17/2008 - 8:06am

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Tue, 12/16/2008 - 11:21am

I think

they are the same.

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Tue, 12/16/2008 - 4:36pm

So basically someone just

So basically someone just created a new acronym one day and it stuck... smile

Thanks for the replies guys. r = reciever

Thu, 12/18/2008 - 1:27am

Its just a geepus..

Its just a geepus.. grin

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Thu, 12/18/2008 - 9:35am

GPSr

It's like my gpsd where my fat fingers hit some extra spots on the keyboard.

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