GPS bearing is the compass direction from your current position to your intended destination. It describes the direction of a destination or object. If you are looking due north and want to move toward a building directly behind you, the bearing is south.
Navigation Vector Directions – "Heading" or "Heading"
The term predates GPS. Mathematicians calculated bearings by hand for centuries, before satellites made navigation as easy as pressing a button. Traditionally, bearings are measured in degrees and calculated clockwise from true north. They are usually represented as three digits. For example, the bearing for the direction east is 090°.
Bearing is sometimes called "true bearing" because of its relationship to true north. In GPS navigation, bearing is sometimes called "bearing to the next waypoint."
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a network of navigation satellites operated by the United States Air Force. It transmits geolocation, time, and weather information to GPS receivers on Earth. The U.S. government maintains the GPS and provides free access to the GPS.
