GPS operation cost: GPS means Global Positioning System, it is a satellite based radio navigation system, with the help of which we can know the timing, weather, location etc. of other countries. Only with the help of GPS, we can access the location service in the smartphone. All of you must be using Google Map. If someone wants to share the location, go somewhere, tell his time zone, then GPS helps us in all these things. But do you know what is the cost of operating a GPS for a day? That is, how much money is spent in its maintenance etc. in a day? If not, we’ll let you know.
that’s the price of a day
One day’s cost of operating the GPS is more than $2 million. That is, more than Rs 16 crore is spent every day in its maintenance. In this much you can buy 5 Range Rover vehicles. On the other hand, talking about the annual cost, it is more than about 750 million dollars. GPS is under the United States Government and is operated by the United States Space Force.
GPS is used in many fields like agriculture, defense, science etc. If you are wondering who pays for the GPS, in fact, American tax payers pay for the GPS every year. GPS is paid for from US tax revenue only.
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