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The sign says "Your GPS is wrong" but technically the GPS is fine, it is the route planning app that is sub-optimal ;)


That's why it says "your" - GPS is used synomymously to "sat nav" or whatever you prefer to call your route planning software. It's a common term in some places.


No, my personal GPS receiver is correctly determining my position, no matter what you think of my chosen route :)

GPS jamming is becoming an increasing problem around Europe, so "your GPS is wrong" has other common meanings.

https://gpsjam.org


None of which are referred to in this context, though.


The context is a sign that says "your GPS is wrong". Definitely in context, mate.

Again, that's not accurate, unless you use slang. Check out the definition of GPS if you are unsure.


Yeah, I found this confusing and misleading as well. I was wondering which physical effect could possibly distort GPS in that region.




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