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Saturday, March 28, 2009

auto navigation systems,

By Alexis Kenne

Here are some things that you should know first:

The Global Positioning System or the GPS is a system based on satellite for navigation which is made up of 24 satellites networked together and placed in orbit by the U.S. Department of Defense. The US intended this system for military applications only and the Department of Defense handled its management. In the 1980s, the US approved the petition that the system also be made available for civilians and since then, it has been used around the world 24 hours a day without subscription fees and set up charges.

A little known fact is that the GPS satellite navigation has been around for a long time. Tested in 1967, it was only after thirty years that it became operational and the US Department of Defense first used it for the military navigation. Then soon after it was launched as a military application, the government made it available for civilians and to all people who would have a great need for its system. But since its operational costs are much higher at that time, not everyone who needed it were able to afford it.

After years of operation of the GPS auto navigation system, the cost for the installment dropped reasonably making it more affordable for auto owners. Because of the lower cost of installing the GPS, people took advantage of this opportunity and made use of this in their travel planning, tracking of locations, and many other navigational purposes.

You might think that, because of these advantages, the GPS navigation system is only for those that do extensive travels. This is not so. The truth is the GPS is advantageous for anyone who uses their car on a regular basis. There are really a lot of benefits one can get from the auto navigation system and some of these benefits may possibly be one that will benefit you. To make better use of this system, you should know its different system so that you will can decide with navigation systems best suit your needs.

Here are some of the available auto navigations systems in the market:

1. Stand-alone auto navigation system Stand-alone navigation systems provide the most thorough and complete mapping utilities.

This stand-alone navigation system is able to give you clear verbal turn-by-turn directions without you being connected to any computers.

2. Multipurpose Handheld Navigation Devices.

This device can be used for different functions, however it may not be able to give detailed information like the stand-alone device.

If you already have your Palm or laptop devices and you often bring them with you while traveling, better just turn them into a navigation system.

Below are some of the ways on how you can use the auto navigation system and GPS technology during your every travel:

Consider these 2 basic suggestions on how you can make your travel less time-consuming with the auto navigation system and GPS technology:

1. Determine which location or place you want to go and plan your trip. Before you leave, it would be better if you have full details of where you are heading and which road you should take.

Goodbye to the days when the one-hour-drive was multiplied into more number of driving hours because there was no direction to take. And not very long, gas tanks ran out of fumes and cars generally got stranded in the middle of unknown dusty roads.

With the GPS auto navigation system, travelers can say so long to those days of endless driving, asking directions, gas guzzling and getting lost who knows where.

The GPS system made available these navigation systems to help people travel easily giving them routes where they can travel in a more direct route, saving time, instead of spending long hours of driving and traveling. Through the GPS system, it is now easier to tell which direction is better way to go to reach the desired destination without wasting so much time, money, and energy previously associated with traveling. - 21396

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