Glossary¶

GPS

a navigational system involving satellites and computers that can determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth by computing the time difference for signals from different satellites to reach the receiver [syn: {Global Positioning System}, {GPS}]

NMEA

National Marine Electronics Association [protocol] (org., USA, GPS), http://www.nmea.org

Radar

measuring instrument in which the echo of a pulse of microwave radiation is used to detect and locate distant objects [syn: {radar}, {microwave radar}, {radio detection and ranging}, {radiolocation}]

VCS

Version Control System, what you use for versioning your source code