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Global Positioning System (GPS)

Last Updated: April 01, 2008 Related resource areas: Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth

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The GPS receiver on farm equipment receives signals from satellites in space that tell the farmer exactly where the cotton picker is located. This helps the farmer travel exactly the same path in the field when harvesting his crop as when he planted it.