GPS Handheld and Automotive Devices        

GPS Handheld and Automotive Devices Index

1. Do You Really Need GPS? By John T Jones, Ph.D.
   Throughout all time the big question has been and still is: Where in the heck am I?Adam said, “Where are you going, Eve?”Eve shook her blond hair and said, “Darned if I know, Adam. I’m just bored with this place.”“Well, stay here then if you don’t know where you are going. You might get lost.”Adam set on a rock and waited for her answer.Eve said, “I won’t get lost, Adam. Besides, I’m not a man. If I do get lost, I’ll ask for directions.”Adam said, “You must have some idea where you w…



2. High Tech: NovTel GPS 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 win the DARPA Grand Challenge and the 2-million dollar cash prize. If you will recall the DARPA Grand Challenge had over 50 challengers driving vehicles through desert course almost 200-miles long, without any driver.The UGV Unmanned Ground Vehicle nicknamed “Stanley” averaged 19.…



3. 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 his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis, Lindbergh packed a few sandwiches, a couple canteens of water, 451 gallons of gas and a few maps. Several men had attempted to fly the same distance as Lindbergh, but failed only weeks before he made his record-setting flight. Lindbergh made a seemingly im…



4. Advanced GPS Devices: Hello? I Am There Soon! By Oznur Ozkurt
   Development of communication technologies allowed people to access to others as they are mobile without losing their contact with their social milieu. And last minute meetings, daily changed plans and cancelled appointments became a part of our lives. Most of the time people owning a mobile phone have to explain the reason why they are not accessible. So communication is handled on individual basis, location restrictions gained minor importance. It means that a person does not have t…



5. Tips on Buying Your First GPS Unit By Adrienne MacDonald
   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. Twenty years ago, you had to rely on a compass the position of the sun and stars and your own common sense. Not anymore! Now you can have a handy little device that can pinpoint your exact location at any given time of day.If you are in the market for a GPS device, it is important that you un…



6. Practical Uses for GPS Technology By Jeremy Maddock
   Since the US Department of Defense established the worldwide Global Positioning System (GPS) network, it has been put to a very wide variety of uses by governments, corporations, organizations, and individuals alike.It has been put to good use for many years in its original, and most obvious, purpose of coordinating military operations. In fact, if it weren’t for GPS, many modern military operations and practices would simply not be possible. It is also frequently used in search-and-…



7. Read This Article if You Want GPS in Your Car 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 personality in the United States. Are you a lost sole, with no direction or sense of where you are going in life? Oh so you are not, you say? Well then why don’t you have a GPS in your car then? There are so many different models an many are relatively in expensive. You know for someone who has all…



8. How GPS Works 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 compass, you will understand a little about how the GPS works. In order to find your position on a map, you need to have three points of reference. The intersecting line from the reference points is where you are. Map and compass work uses triangulation (bearings),…



9. OnStar Satellite System for Engine Efficiency By Lance Winslow
   OnStar is a cool system for any family. There is even the ability to unlock your door from Space, no kidding, so if you lock yourself out of your car you simply call a number and they unlock it from space. With this great technology and the fact it always knows where you are with GPS, that means the OnStar system could do much more, if it were designed to do so.Recently a friend on a road trip in a mini-van had been thinking that when going up and down hills the engine had a tough ti…



10. Self Healing Minefields – Grid, GPS, Satellite Strategies 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 quickly bury itself.The virtual grid in which the land mines occupy will allow for patterns, which are algorithm controlled by encrypted satellite command relay. The shape of the land mines will be a small lobster like body with large circular or octagonal mesh wire…



11. GPS Tracking for Service Vehicles 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 in the daily traffic are well advised to buy and install sophisticated GPS technologies for their vehicles.There are many companies offering such technologies and one needs to do a little research to pick the one best for them. In my company cur…



12. 7 Ways GPS Can Save You Time, Money, Your Mind, and Even Your Life 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, and pace information for athletic activities. It also provides a way to measure the amount of calories burned based on a variety of customizable personal options and factors. 2. Save on Gas, brake wear, etc on your car as you drive more efficiently. 3. Find where you want to go faster: importa…



13. Basic Global Positioning System (GPS) Overview 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) for operational reasons, and has since become world wide phenomenon, used by hikers, outdoors men, and a vast array of commercial uses.GPS works on the principals of Triangulation. Satellites send signals down to the earth, which are triangulated by the GPS receiver…



14. Don't Get Lost, or Become The Wrong Way Roadster; GPS Can Get You Back on Track By Rene Tse
    If you've ever gotten lost on the way to a business or social function, then it's time to consider a GPS system. It can pinpoint your exact location and provide a map that shows you how to get to your destination.How does GPS work?GPS measures the satellite signals in proximity to your location. The GPS receiver absolutely needs to know where it is! This happens by receiving signals from a minimum of three satellites. If it wants elevation, then a fourth satellite needs to come into…



15. How Location Based Services Are Mis-used? By William Alexander
    The Global Positions System (GPS) satellites are free for anyone to use. However, to use it, a GPS receiver is required which is not free. In recent years these GPS receivers have become very small and embedded in mobile phones. This has given rise to many location based services. Though there are many LBS applications that are very useful, there are a few applications that are misused.One of the location-based services as mentioned at http://www.m-indya.com is Child Tracking. In a s…



16. Global Positioning Technology Description By Jeremy Maddock
    The worldwide Global Positioning System (GPS) network was designed by the US Department of Defense, as a way to track one’s exact location anywhere in the world.The GPS network consists of 24 navigation satellites, which orbit the planet at a height of approximately 12,000 miles. These satellites each orbit the earth twice every 24 hours, and they are set up in such a way that they can send signals to any location on the planet, whether it be land or sea, and no matter how remote.The…



17. Anti Jam GPS 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 there and there equipment in their UAVs, ground vehicles and command and control centers because they have special Anti-Jamming GPS systems with bleeding edge top of the line and state of the art counter measure technologies. You are probably thinking to yourself who thinks of this stuff anyways? Well you know men a…



18. Easy Navigation in the Woods or on the Water with the Garmin eTrex GPS Handheld 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 starter for learning about GPS systems. It does everything it's meant to and does it very well.Garmin's claims of one handed usage are for real, it is easy to navigate the interface with the solid buttons on the unit."The Garmin eTrex GPS has one of the longest battery lives on the market, another major i…



19. 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 to a variety of tools to make training as systematic and easy as possible. Due to this, investing in a GPS running watch can make a large difference to runners and joggers, as well as to those who need a physical training program to recover from surgery or disease.Before you purchase your own…



20. 12 Practical Uses of GPS for Everyday People 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 far more applications of Global Positioning Systems beyond GPS vehicle tracking or map navigation that everyday people like us can benefit from. All it takes is a bit of creativity, and some trial and error. Here are a few of the many possibilities that …






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