GPS Acronyms
Below is a list of acronyms that you may come across while playing with GPS technologies.
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| Acronym | Details |
|---|---|
| N. mi. | Nautical mile |
| N/A | Not Applicable |
| N/C or NC | Not Connected |
| NAD | North American Datum |
| NANU | Notice Of Advisory To Navstar Users |
| NAS | National Airspace System |
| NASA | National Aeronautics And Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NAV | RINEX Ephemeris File |
| NAV-Msg | Navigation Message |
| NAVSTAR | NAVigation Satellite Timing And Ranging (synonymous with GPS) |
| NavStar GPS | Navigation Satellite Timing And Ranging Global Positioning System |
| NAVW | AR Navigation and Warfare |
| NCC | Network Control Center |
| NCO | Numerically Controlled Oscillator |
| ND | Navigation Data |
| NDB | Nondirectional Beacon |
| NGS | National Geodetic Survey |
| NH | Neumann-Hoffman |
| NIMA | National Imaging and Mapping Agency |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards And Technology |
| Nm | Nautical Mile |
| NMEA | National Marine Electronics Association |
| NNSS | Navy Navigation Satellite System (Transit) |
| NOAA | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| NOC | Network Operations Center |
| NOCUS | North Central U.S. Chain (Loran-C) |
| NOS | National Ocean Survey |
| NRL | Naval Research Laboratory |
| Ns | Nanosecond |
| NTS | National Topographic Series (Canada) |
| NVM | Non-Volatile Memory |
