Editing UAV ground control station (section)

{{Short description|Control system for drones}}
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{{For|satellite ground stations|Ground station}}
[[File:Meingcs.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The inside of the RQ-7A Shadow 200 GCS]]

'''UAV ground control station''' ('''GCS''') is a land- or sea-based control centre that provides the facilities for human control of ''[[Unmanned Aerial Vehicles]]'' (UAVs or "drones").<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.militaryaerospace.com/articles/2010/06/ground-control-stations.html|title=Ground control stations for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are becoming networking-hub cockpits on the ground for U.S. unmanned forces|website=www.militaryaerospace.com|access-date=2016-11-17}}</ref> It may also refer to a system for controlling rockets within or above the [[Earth's atmosphere|atmosphere]], but this is typically  described as a [[Mission control center|Mission Control Centre]].