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The Benefit of a GPS System
By Billy Bert
What benefit will you get from GPS?
Global Positioning System is a navigational aid, funded and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense. Since GPS systems utilize 24 satellites that orbit the earth in a grid pattern, there are always six to eight satellites that are able to communicate with any given position on earth at any given time. What this does is give the average consumer the power to find any place on earth at any time day or night. Just think of the benefits this provides for a wide variety of the public.
Some of the benefits we might receive from GPS are:
Fuel economy: If you want to maximize your fuel economy youll need a good GPS system. Saving money at the pump as well as wear and tear on your vehicle should be one of the main reasons why you would want a good GPS system in your vehicle. Accurate driving directions not only will save you time in your daily travels, but also will save you substantial gas money when travelling from place to place. This is especially important for delivery and courier services.
Travel directions: Utilizing a GPS system will give you accurate directions for travel. Weather you are travelling locally, across country, or globally, you will get accurate direction and constant monitoring of your current position. I wouldnt think of taking another family vacation without a GPS system in my vehicle.
Recreation: Weather you are camping, or hiking, a hand held GPS unit will benefit you. I cant imagine going camping in the middle of the woods and not being able to find my way out. The news is filled with daily reports of people (or kids) that go hiking in the woods or the desert, and cant find their way back home or to their campsite. A GPS unit is the answer for these people.
Maritime: If you have ever watched one of the popular fishing shows on T.V., or are a fisherman or sailor yourself, then you know how a GPS unit will benefit you. Getting lost at sea or on a large lake would not be fun. The other side of the coin is the fisherman, say there is a great hotspot on any given lake in the world, that specific spot can be saved in your GPS system and found again at any time. This could be beneficial to the recreational or professional fisherman.
Tracking: If you run a courier business, rental business, or just plain delivery service, and need to keep track of several vehicles, then GPS is what you need. Keeping track of your vehicles will keep your overhead down. The other end of tracking is keeping track of a family member or child, a GPS tracking system will aid in your efforts.
Billy Bert writes for http://www.surevehicletracking.info where you can find out more about cheap hotels and other topics.
About The Author
Billy Bert writes for http://www.surevehicletracking.info where you can find out more about cheap hotels and other topics.
How to save and transfer waypoints to a Nuvi...
* Start Mapsource and place your waypoint.
* When you have named this and confirmed the details of the waypoint, save it. Do this by clicking File, Save as.
* From the drop down list of file types choose a file type of .gpx. Save this file to your Desktop so you can find it easily.
* The next step is to connect your unit via USB to your PC. Click on My Computer and then double click on the E drive.
* A number of files and folders will appear. Double click on the folder gpx.
* Now locate the .gpx waypoint save file on your desktop, and drag and drop it into the gpx folder on your E drive.
* Disconnect your unit from the PC, and then switch the unit on.
* To check your waypoint is present choose, "Where to?" and then "Favorites".
Get a great new GPS
How to customize the menus on a TomTom GPS...Ever wanted to reorganize your Tom Tom Go's menus? Want that special option on the first screen not 3 clicks in? Well you can. Here's how
Get a great new Garmin 1Que GPS
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By Billy Bert
What benefit will you get from GPS?
Global Positioning System is a navigational aid, funded and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense. Since GPS systems utilize 24 satellites that orbit the earth in a grid pattern, there are always six to eight satellites that are able to communicate with any given position on earth at any given time. What this does is give the average consumer the power to find any place on earth at any time day or night. Just think of the benefits this provides for a wide variety of the public.
Some of the benefits we might receive from GPS are:
Fuel economy: If you want to maximize your fuel economy youll need a good GPS system. Saving money at the pump as well as wear and tear on your vehicle should be one of the main reasons why you would want a good GPS system in your vehicle. Accurate driving directions not only will save you time in your daily travels, but also will save you substantial gas money when travelling from place to place. This is especially important for delivery and courier services.
Travel directions: Utilizing a GPS system will give you accurate directions for travel. Weather you are travelling locally, across country, or globally, you will get accurate direction and constant monitoring of your current position. I wouldnt think of taking another family vacation without a GPS system in my vehicle.
Recreation: Weather you are camping, or hiking, a hand held GPS unit will benefit you. I cant imagine going camping in the middle of the woods and not being able to find my way out. The news is filled with daily reports of people (or kids) that go hiking in the woods or the desert, and cant find their way back home or to their campsite. A GPS unit is the answer for these people.
Maritime: If you have ever watched one of the popular fishing shows on T.V., or are a fisherman or sailor yourself, then you know how a GPS unit will benefit you. Getting lost at sea or on a large lake would not be fun. The other side of the coin is the fisherman, say there is a great hotspot on any given lake in the world, that specific spot can be saved in your GPS system and found again at any time. This could be beneficial to the recreational or professional fisherman.
Tracking: If you run a courier business, rental business, or just plain delivery service, and need to keep track of several vehicles, then GPS is what you need. Keeping track of your vehicles will keep your overhead down. The other end of tracking is keeping track of a family member or child, a GPS tracking system will aid in your efforts.
Billy Bert writes for http://www.surevehicletracking.info where you can find out more about cheap hotels and other topics.
About The Author
Billy Bert writes for http://www.surevehicletracking.info where you can find out more about cheap hotels and other topics.
How to save and transfer waypoints to a Nuvi...
* Start Mapsource and place your waypoint.
* When you have named this and confirmed the details of the waypoint, save it. Do this by clicking File, Save as.
* From the drop down list of file types choose a file type of .gpx. Save this file to your Desktop so you can find it easily.
* The next step is to connect your unit via USB to your PC. Click on My Computer and then double click on the E drive.
* A number of files and folders will appear. Double click on the folder gpx.
* Now locate the .gpx waypoint save file on your desktop, and drag and drop it into the gpx folder on your E drive.
* Disconnect your unit from the PC, and then switch the unit on.
* To check your waypoint is present choose, "Where to?" and then "Favorites".
Get a great new GPS
How to customize the menus on a TomTom GPS...Ever wanted to reorganize your Tom Tom Go's menus? Want that special option on the first screen not 3 clicks in? Well you can. Here's how
Get a great new Garmin 1Que GPS
Write Here, Write Now: And you thought you were overloaded with information now, just wait. Hewlett Packard is working on a technology to let folks print messages in mid-air based on their location incorporating GPS technology. I find this stuff fascinating, even if no one seems to have thought of a good use for it yet. The first sentence of the article is right, though: "The kids are going to love this." in New Scientist via RCPL's Liblog]
When the ALA summer conference was in San Francisco in 1997, the SF Museum of Modern Art had a fascinating exhibit called Icons: Magnets of Meaning. I spent hours browsing through it, but one of the pieces that has always stuck in my mind was called @: Marking the Electrosphere . It talked about the meaning of that one little symbol. How it can define, place, and root you in the world, but at the same time let you be found anywhere. Integrated, widespread use of GPS is going to take this to a whole new level.
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