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  2. List of stars for navigation - Wikipedia

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    Fifty-seven navigational stars and additionally the star Polaris are given a special status in the field of celestial navigation. Of the approximately six thousand stars visible to the naked eye under optimal conditions, these selected stars are among the brightest and span thirty-eight constellations of the celestial sphere from the ...

  3. Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments - Wikipedia

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    The Standard Commands for Programmable Instruments (SCPI; often pronounced "skippy") defines a standard for syntax and commands to use in controlling programmable test and measurement devices, such as automatic test equipment and electronic test equipment.

  4. List of area control centers - Wikipedia

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    Polaris ACC Norway: EPWW FIR Warszawa ACC Poland: ESAA FIR Suecia ACC Sweden: ESMM FIR Malmo ACC Sweden: ESOS FIR Stockholm ACC Sweden: EVRR FIR Riga ACC Latvia: EYVL FIR Vilnius ACC Lithuania: FABL FIR Bloemfontein ACC South Africa: FACA FIR Cape Town ACC South Africa: FACT FIR Cape Town ACC South Africa: FADN FIR Durban ACC South Africa: FAJO

  5. Polaris - Wikipedia

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    Polaris is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor. It is designated α Ursae Minoris (Latinized to Alpha Ursae Minoris) ...

  6. Sigma Octantis - Wikipedia

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    Its name is also written as σ Octantis, abbreviated as Sigma Oct or σ Oct, and it is officially named Polaris Australis (/ p oʊ ˈ l ɛər ɪ s ɔː ˈ s t r eɪ l ɪ s /). [10] The star is positioned one degree away from the southern celestial pole of the Southern Hemisphere , lying in nearly opposite direction to the North Star on the ...

  7. Mobile Application Part - Wikipedia

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    MAP for GSM (prior to Release 4) is specified by 3GPP TS 09.02 (MAP v1, MAP v2) MAP for UMTS ("3G") and GSM (Release 99 and later) is specified by 3GPP TS 29.002 (MAP v3) In cellular networks based on ANSI standards (currently CDMA2000 , in the past AMPS , IS-136 and cdmaOne ) plays the role of the MAP a similar protocol usually called IS-41 or ...

  8. AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver - Wikipedia

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    The Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR). Coordinates are for Rockwell Collins headquarters in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.. The AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR; colloquially, "dagger") is a handheld GPS receiver used by the United States Department of Defense and select foreign military services.

  9. Little Cornwallis Island - Wikipedia

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    Little Cornwallis Island was the home to Polaris Mine, the most poleward base-metal mine in the world. In 1960 a vast concentration of zinc and lead was discovered on the island during mapping for oil permits. Cominco acquired land in the area and a gravity survey in 1970 detected a large anomaly. By 1973 surface drilling and underground ...