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A Handy GPS System
Today’s modern society means ownership of a bevy of gadgets guaranteed to elevate us to new levels of convenience. What would we do with our cell phones, PDA’s, and Blackberry’s? And now, there’s another handy gadget that sits in our palm; it may be small but it harnesses an enormous amount of power and brings it streaming right to our hands. The Global Positioning System – or GPS system - is the newest of modern gadgets that promises to keep us on the cutting edge of technology.
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Professional Uses Of GPS Systems
There are many professional uses for GPS systems. Some are simple, such as using a GPS system to find a worksite before it is actually surveyed. Others are more interesting. One is the GPS Compass. A pair of GPS systems can accurately determine direction without worrying about magnetic declination, as magnetic north can be slightly different than true north in some parts of the world.
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GPS Tracking Device - Don't Get Lost
We all have seen it in movies - a small device is attached to someone's car and their location is no longer secret. It looks like every spy and superhero always has one ready to use. But what about ordinary people? You don't need to be a superhero to use GPS tracking in every day life. Find out how GPS works and how it can help you.
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GPS and RFID Package Tracking
Package tracking is still far from being an exact science. Most current tracking systems still really upon bar code readers or even more manual ways of keeping track of everything. But it will not be long before GPS and radio frequency identification (RFID) changes all of that.
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GPS - Basic Definition
There are literally hundreds of technical discussions on what is a GPS. The purpose of this article is to give you a brief overview without giving too much of the technical jargon.
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GPS Management Tracking Systems
GPS tracking Systems are designed for tracking vehicle fleets, equipment, and people. GPS tracking system is used for fleet management, protecting the vehicle and driver, and locating equipment and people.
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Modern GPS and Trucking
It has often been said that Global Positioning Systems have changed everything. That would be a hard statement to debate in the Transportation Sector or the Trucking Industry. Routing and scheduling through the use of GPS technologies have been a Godsend for truckers and trucking companies a like. Such tools have improved efficiency to the point of close to perfection.
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What Will You Do When Gas is $4 a Gallon? How to Reduce Fuel Costs With GPS Fleet Tracking
For a fleet of 25 vehicles, idling time reduced by only 15 minutes per day can result in fuel savings of 562.5 gallons at a cost of about $1,800 per year at current gas prices. It is estimated that 1.2 billion gallons of fuel are consumed nationally from diesel engine idling. Based on today's gas prices, this means almost $4 billion per year in wasted fuel!
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The Advancements of Mobile GPS Technology
A GPS unit really only requires a radio emitter and a clock to work. The emitter sends the time reading of the clock to a overhead satellite. Then the satellite calculates the amount of time that it took for the radio signal to reach it, and then the satellite calculates the distance from this information.
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GPS - A Brief Overview
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system owned and developed by the United States Department of Defense. The GPS consists of three segments: space, control, and user.
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Garmin Nuvi 360
It still hard to believe that GPS technology has only been around since 1999, when the first Global Positioning Satellites were declared active in April that year. Garmin has been one of the leaders in this market since the initial launch of the satellites and to prove that point, there has not been a single product from Garmin that we have not rated highly.
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