The earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting at a speed of about 30 mph. How does GPS remain accurate while the north pole continues moving?

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The earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting at a speed of about 30 mph. How does GPS remain accurate while the north pole continues moving?

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GPS in itself is based around the geographic poles rather then the magnetic poles. And these are assumed to be stationary which is good enough. Your GPS receiver might however show a magnetic pole and its position is calculated with a model for how the magnetic poles are shifting.

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