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Monday, September 14, 2009

GPS Makes Navigation A Walk In The Park

By George Prince

The first men to travel across the globe used only what they knew to navigate around. They traveled across land and sea with only the sun, moon and earth to provide a sense of direction. We even used to think the earth was flat. How times have changed.

The invention of the compass changed navigation and made it possible for explorers to always know which direction they were heading in. Maps of the early earth helped us to keep track of where we were and where we wanted to be.

In the 21st Century, we have come so far that all these things can be rendered obsolete. The reason is that information is all saved digitally. There is something called GPS (Global Positioning System) that allows us to connect to satellites to find the exact location of places, all from the palm of your hand.

GPS have been incorporated into the best automobiles as we look for ways to make travelling easier. With a GPS system located on the dashboard, drivers can find their way through street maps easier than ever before. Simply select your destination and be guided there visually and audibly.

People who have owned cars with a GPS navigation system built in would never want to revert back to a car that doesn't have one. The reason is simple. It's so much easier to travel somewhere you've never been before if you have a reliable, visual and audio guide right in front of you.

As modern technology keeps improving, we are always being provided with ways to make our lives easier. After the desktop computer came the laptop. After the telephone came the mobile phone, and so on and so on. GPS is the digital technology that solves all our navigation needs.

GPS devices are not only useful for finding set places. They can also be used to find other GPS devices in a certain area. If more than one person has a GPS handheld, they can track the locations of others in public places, making trips to the park or zoo with the kids more assuring knowing that you will always know where they are.

So it would be worth getting GPS if you're somebody who loves travelling, off-roading, mountaineering or any activity where you might need to know your whereabouts at all times. As a GPS handheld, it makes you geographically mobile. As a GPS system in a car, you'll never get lost on the roads. GPS can make a lot of things easier to find in your life.

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