During the not so distant past, people usually fight with their maps and city guides when navigating a major city. In their attempt to find the quickest route, they often find themselves trapped on back roads that the map said were passable.
Unfortunately, they failed to realize that maps are as good as the day they were sent to print. Once they were printed, streets signs might have been changed, flow of traffic might have been altered and a lot of other traffic regulations might have been implemented. So if you have a map, you can't stop there. You need to update your road map as frequently as possible or as soon as a new edition comes out.
But nowadays navigating through the busy city streets has been simplified with the addition of portable GPS (Global Positioning System) devices on car dashboards. With direct uplink to satellite imagery and mapping, cars can track down traffic and get updates on the best route to take all in real time.
A GPS is actually a chip which is somewhat like a radio-receiver. What it does is it captures the signals coming from GPS satellites orbiting the Earth. It gets two to four or even more signals from GPS satellites all at the same time. This enables the chip to determine its current position, the velocity it is traveling and the exact time.
However, although GPS navigation systems used in cars are really useful they are still limited in the amount of information that is contained in the map and street database that is uses. So as far as positioning goes, a GPS in a car will tell you where you are but the map and street database will tell you where you want to go and how you can get there.
When you decide to buy a GPS navigation system for your car, some of the criteria that you want to have are ease of use, voice output options, maps and street database that can be updated, and a big, bright screen. The rest of the features will depend on the user's preferences. Others might want to have a touch screen feature since they find the interactive console easier to use. Others might want to add an all-in-one (AIO) portable GPS unit which offers language translators, MP3 music players, audio book players, among other features.
Be sure to consider all the options before you invest on a GPS system for your car.
Unfortunately, they failed to realize that maps are as good as the day they were sent to print. Once they were printed, streets signs might have been changed, flow of traffic might have been altered and a lot of other traffic regulations might have been implemented. So if you have a map, you can't stop there. You need to update your road map as frequently as possible or as soon as a new edition comes out.
But nowadays navigating through the busy city streets has been simplified with the addition of portable GPS (Global Positioning System) devices on car dashboards. With direct uplink to satellite imagery and mapping, cars can track down traffic and get updates on the best route to take all in real time.
A GPS is actually a chip which is somewhat like a radio-receiver. What it does is it captures the signals coming from GPS satellites orbiting the Earth. It gets two to four or even more signals from GPS satellites all at the same time. This enables the chip to determine its current position, the velocity it is traveling and the exact time.
However, although GPS navigation systems used in cars are really useful they are still limited in the amount of information that is contained in the map and street database that is uses. So as far as positioning goes, a GPS in a car will tell you where you are but the map and street database will tell you where you want to go and how you can get there.
When you decide to buy a GPS navigation system for your car, some of the criteria that you want to have are ease of use, voice output options, maps and street database that can be updated, and a big, bright screen. The rest of the features will depend on the user's preferences. Others might want to have a touch screen feature since they find the interactive console easier to use. Others might want to add an all-in-one (AIO) portable GPS unit which offers language translators, MP3 music players, audio book players, among other features.
Be sure to consider all the options before you invest on a GPS system for your car.
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