General Navigation USCG Question #799 (Set 26)

When using GPS without Selective Availability, you may expect your horizontal accuracy to be better than __________.

Official USCG Answer & Rule Citation

Correct Answer: Option B — 20 meters

Following the presidential directive discontinuing Selective Availability (SA) in May 2000, standard civilian GPS horizontal positioning accuracy improved significantly, routinely achieving better than 5 meters globally, comfortably satisfying the 20-meter threshold benchmark.

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