12 Practical Uses of GPS for Everyday People By Simon Wyryzowski

by Simon Wyryzowski
GPS or Global Positioning Systems is a term that most commonly conjures up images of vehicle navigation systems, space-age satellite technology, and interactive maps for outdoors-types and sportsmen. But the reality is that there are...
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GPS Tracking for Service Vehicles By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
Efficiency in service businesses, which use vehicles, is very important, especially in the current period and paradigm of fuel prices and traffic congestion. Smart companies which need to prevent accidents, improve routing and avoid log-jams...
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No GPS for Lindbergh

by Sean North
Although flying from New York to Paris is no big deal today, Charles Lindbergh flew his 3,600 mile, 33 1/2 hour flight in 1927 without a telegraph, radio or Global Positioning System (GPS). In...
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7 Ways GPS Can Save You Time, Money, Your Mind, and Even Your Life By Simon Wyryzowski

by Simon Wyryzowski
Here are 7 ways to save with GPS: 1. Have a personal trainer at a fraction of the cost! Devices such as the Garmin Forerunner GPS provides a way to keep track of the time, speed, distance,...
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High Tech: NovTel GPS By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
The NovTel GPS system is definitely something to talk about and indeed becoming quite famous as it just happened to be the GPS system riding on board of Stanford University?s Volkswagon which just happen to...
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How to Use GPS Running Watches for Health Improvement and Physical Training

by Rebecca Blain
A growing concern among many people in the world is the quality of health and physical training. As it gets easier to eat more and exercise less, it has become vital that individuals have access...
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How to Choose a GPS By James Chartwell

by James Chartwell
You've heard that new sport, geocaching, is fun. Or, you're tired of getting lost on your travels. Welcome to the 21st century. Global Postioning System (GPS) has been around long enough that prices are reasonable...
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Micro Satellites Orbiting and Tethered Together By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
New technologies in micro satellites are moving very fast as processors, sensors and systems get more powerful and much smaller. I propose to have these systems and micro satellites to be in a solar system...
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Free GPS Software By Anne King

by Anne King
I took a look at some of the online offers for free GPS software and found, like many "free" offers there were often limits and provisos involved. Often the freeware is a scaled--down version of...
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Self Healing Minefields ? Grid, GPS, Satellite Strategies By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
I propose a ?Manta Ray? Style self-burying landmine grid system, which uses swarm and haptic robotic re-organization theory to fill in the holes left from enemy intrusion. A ?Manta Ray? mimicking robot, which vibrates can...
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Tips on Buying Your First GPS Unit By Adrienne MacDonald

by Adrienne MacDona
Anyone that enjoys the great outdoors has probably heard of GPS devices. They can come in handy when you are hiking, boating, biking, or doing just about anything else in the great outdoors....
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How GPS Works By Anne King

by Anne King
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a navigational aid originally developed for the military. The system simply receives signals. It is the applied technology that gives the GPS its versatility.If you have ever used map and...
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Using Delivery, Routing and Scheduling Software with GPS, CAD, GIS Data from Aviation By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
Well in aviation the toys for pilots are getting a lot better, for instance the GPS-PDAs with sectional charts on them. Also lots of other data like the J-Aide and Jeppeson airport contacts once you...
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Buying a Satellite Navigation (Satnav) System for Your Car By Paul Davies

by Paul Davies
Once they were only for the rich and were only fitted in the very high end cars but today SatNav systems are available to all. You can either opt for the in-car fitted systems that...
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GPS Tracking: Hundreds Of Ways By Leon Chaddock

by Leon Chaddock
GPS tracking is an excellent tool to use and take advantage of throughout our lives. This was once thought of as a system that only could be used for government and state agencies....
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Read This Article if You Want GPS in Your Car By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
Is you car GPS?less? That is not very nice, how would you feel to be sent out on a mission without proper guidance and directions? You know the American Automobile is an extension of one?s...
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Anti Jam GPS By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
If we go to war with China the first thing they will do is knock out as many of our satellites as possible. Many secret SPY satellites in the Military will be safe now up...
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Easy Navigation in the Woods or on the Water with the Garmin eTrex GPS Handheld By Niall Kennedy

by Niall Kennedy
I am an expert navigator with a map & compass but neither is as effective or as easy as the eTrex.I highly recommend the Gramin eTrex as a basic navigational aide. It's also a great...
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GPS Navigation Systems and Data Problems By Lance Winslow

by Lance Winslow
We have a serious problem brewing with GPS navigation systems for automobiles and even motorcycles. There are however problems with this devise as a high tech toy are more serious than you might think. Ask...
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Basic Global Positioning System (GPS) Overview By Ken Dennis

by Ken Dennis
The Global Positioning System, or GPS is a constellation of twenty four (24) active satellites and three (3) additional backup satellites. The GPS system was developed and implemented by the United States Air Force (USAF)...
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