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Geo-cast

The delivery of a message to a group of network destinations identified by their geographical locations.

Geo-Fence

An electronic set of geographic reference points that form a bounded geographic region.

Geo-Referencing

The process of scaling, rotating, translating and de-skewing the image to match a particular size and position. To define something in terms of its physical location in space.

GIF

Graphic Interchange Format. A widely used graphics file format, developed by CompuServe. Many images found on the Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture web site are in GIF format and can be typically be copied by right-clicking on them with your mouse. Unlike PNG or SVG files, GIF files are not well suited for resizing or other modifications.

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) is a satellite system that is used to pinpoint the geographic location of a user's receiver anywhere in the world. Two GNSS systems are currently in operation: the United States' Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Russian Federation's Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS). Europe's Galileo system when fully operational will be a third example.

Goals

In long range transportation plans, generalized statements which broadly relate the physical environment to values of the deploying agency or region.