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From: | Sanjeev Gupta |
Subject: | Re: [gpsd-dev] Another query on terminology |
Date: | Wed, 15 Apr 2015 13:11:44 +0800 |
I could live with this.> On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 1:42 AM, Eric S. Raymond <address@hidden> wrote:
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> >
> > I've been thinking about this as well. Let's go with 2, it will confuse
> > most people less I think. Go ahead and patch this. Include definition
> > of "Navstar" where appropriate, and mention the ambiguity of "GPS".
>
>
> Will the list accept this:
>
> <p>This document uses the term <strong>GPS</strong> to mean two different
> concepts; the idea of a navigation using views of satellites (collectively
> called <strong>GNSS</strong>: Global Navigation Satellite System), and
> the particular implementation of this concept by the US Air Force
> (earlier called Navstar). Technically, only the latter is GPS, but
> popular usage may use the term to cover similar systems (currently
> includes GLONASS (Russis), GALILEO (EU), BeiDou (China), MSAS and QZSS
> (Japan), GAGAN (India)). It is hoped that the usage of the term is
> clear from context. </p>
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