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GPS is a colloquial synonym for navigation, as in "I'd like to rent a car with GPS".

When GPS is trash talked, nobody understands that to be the satellite system.

And you can trash talk that all you want; it is immune to bad PR because it has no competition.

There are multiple competitors to GPS, though many receivers will receive signals from all of them.

GPS is the American system, operated by the US Space Force. There are also GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, and NavIC, operated by Russia, China, the EU, Japan, and India, respectively. Though QZSS and NavIC only have regional coverage.

Yes, but GPS is a colloquial synonym for GNSS systems such as these :)

Gp never said it wasn’t used colloquially, he was just stating gps does have competition. Read more carefully :)

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