Earth Science & Geology · Recorded milestone
GPS plate tracking
Recorded year1996
Networks of GPS stations track plates moving a few centimetres a year, to millimetre precision.
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- Plate tectonicsRecorded · 1962enables
- GPSRecorded · 1995enables
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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.