GPS week number rollover

Event occuring every 1024 weeks
Event recurring_event Q62060882
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

GPS week number rollover is a recurring event[1]. It draws 425 Wikipedia views per month (recurring_event category, ranking #174 of 1,055).[2]

Key Facts

  • GPS week number rollover's instance of is recorded as recurring event[3].
  • GPS week number rollover's instance of is recorded as technical limitation[4].
  • GPS week number rollover is a type of time formatting and storage bugs[5].
  • GPS week number rollover is a type of arithmetic overflow[6].
  • GPS week number rollover occurred on January 7, 1980[7].
  • GPS week number rollover occurred on August 23, 1999[8].
  • GPS week number rollover occurred on April 7, 2019[9].
  • GPS week number rollover took place on November 20, 2038[10].
  • GPS week number rollover's facet of is recorded as Global Positioning System[11].
  • GPS week number rollover's event interval is recorded as {'amount': '+1024'}[12].

Body

When and Where

Recorded point in time include January 7, 1980[7], August 23, 1999[8], April 7, 2019[9], and November 20, 2038[10].

Context

Recorded instance of include recurring event[3] and technical limitation[4].

Why It Matters

GPS week number rollover draws 425 Wikipedia views per month (recurring_event category, ranking #174 of 1,055).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). GPS week number rollover. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gps-week-number-rollover
MLA “GPS week number rollover.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 13 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gps-week-number-rollover.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gps-week-number-rollover_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{GPS week number rollover}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gps-week-number-rollover}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-13}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): GPS week number rollover — https://4ort.xyz/entity/gps-week-number-rollover (retrieved 2026-10-13)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/gps-week-number-rollover · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Event interval → {'amount': '+1024'}
    Point in time → —
    Facet of → Global Positioning System
    Subclass of → time formatting and storage bugs, arithmetic overflow
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51866|batch #51866]]"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.