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The Global Positioning System (GPS), which uses a web of 24 Navstar satellites in 12-hour orbits, employs the more accurate triangulation method to determine position. Each satellite broadcasts time and position messages continuously. Precise to within a few yards, the GPS can also be used for nonnavigation purposes, such as surveying, tracking migrating animals, and plotting the crop yields of small sections of farmland.
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