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A
AIS Automatic Identification System. Automatic tracking system
used on ships and by vessel traffic services (VTS) for identifying
and locating vessels by electronically exchanging data with
other nearby ships and AIS Base stations.
G
GMDSS Global Maritime Distress and Safety System. The system is
intended to perform the following functions: alerting (including
position determination of the unit in distress), search and
rescue coordination, locating (homing), maritime safety
information broadcasts, general communication, and bridge-to-
bridge communication.
GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
GPL General Public License, software license, which guarantees
individuals, organizations and companies the freedom to use,
study, share (copy), and modify the software.
GPS Global Positioning System
I
INS Integrated Navigation System
L
LAN Local Area Network
LGPL Lesser General Public License
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