All Systems Activated GPS IIF satellite

The newest GPS satellite went online on Nov 13, following its successful launch and checkout. It is the third in the Block IIF series of modernized GPS spacecraft.

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Grand Opening for GPS Adventures This Weekend

GPS Adventures

On February 9, the GPS Adventures exhibit will open at The Wildlife Experience in Parker, Colorado. There will be a special event featuring presentations and a geocaching expo. The National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing will participate and hand out copies of the new GPS poster.

GPS Adventures is an immersive experience designed to teach kids and adults about GPS technology. Visitors navigate their way through an interactive maze while simulating the popular, GPS-based activity known as geocaching. Learn more...

A localized version of the exhibit, GPS Adventures Arkansas, is also open at the Museum of Discovery in Little Rock, Arkansas, through April. Learn more...

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Get Help with Incorrect Addresses, Maps, and Directions

Do GPS devices show your house or business in the wrong place? Are they sending trucks through your back alley? Don't blame the GPS satellites... contact the map makers! We'll tell you how. Learn more...

New GPS Educational Poster

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Wondering why there's a tractor on the poster? Learn about GPS farming...

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