Communications

Jithin Dev asked: If you have a big logistics company managing a large fleet of vehicles for transporting goods then you should certainly try your hands on a reliable and advanced transportation management systems. One of the advanced features of such vehicle routing software is the GPS vehicle tracking system. The GPS fleet tracking helps [...]

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Tags: Global Positioning System, Route Location, Travel Records

John Cheesman asked: A GPS Topographical Survey is a survey that depicts the topography or shape of the ground. This ground is a specified parcel of land which will include all manmade and natural features.The detail and height information that is recorded usually varies on the client’s specification and requirements. Height information varies normally from [...]

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Tags: Global Positioning Systems, Soil Survey, Topographical Survey

Ian Pennington asked: With the release of several Global Positioning Systems (GPS) units used by golfers, motorists, navigators, mariners, aviators, pilots and fitness buffs, there are expected GPS comparisons that put borderlines between models. Comparing one from the other in terms of performance and pricing is but normal. Considering areas like smallness or largeness of [...]

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Tags: Global Positioning Systems, Gps Magellan, Magellan Meridian Gold

Brenda Williams asked: The Global Positioning System (GPS) has become a common feature on most cars available for purchase or rental. It’s an easy, useful way to get where you’re going quickly and efficiently. But do you know that GPS is based on technology that dates back more than 60 years?The technology used to develop [...]

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Tags: Global Positioning System, Navigation Technology, Soviet Satellite Sputnik

Zalha Hashim asked: There are some drivers who would rather get lost than stop by the side and ask others for directions. However, with the evolution and development of GPS navigation systems, one does not need to get lost nor stop to ask others for directions. Gone are those days when drivers had to refer [...]

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Tags: Inception, Voice Commands, Voice Control

Tom Tessin asked: The GPS originally made for the military to help track their vehicles and keep the troops from getting lost in foreign countries soon became an instrument used by everyone all around the world. It is a great device that gives directions when you ask and also can help prevent you from getting [...]

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Tags: Gasoline Consumption, Gps Device, Road Construction

Chris Campbell asked: It’s a great time these days, to be a gadget geek and a fitness geek, as there is no shortage of technical gadgets to keep both those personalities within you happy. I’m sure most people are familiar with what a pedometer is, and I’m sure most people know what a GPS is. [...]

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Tags: Longitude, Metrics, Pedometers

Steve Kinder asked: GLONASS: The Russian Federation controls and operates a constellation of satellites and related ground stations called GLONASS, for purposes similar to GPS. GLONASS was developed and launched originally by the Soviet Union and has been in operation for several years now, similar to GPS. But since break up of the Soviet Union, [...]

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Tags: Glonass Satellites, Ordination, Tutorial Sections

Steve Kinder asked: The GPS satellite system for navigation was designed in the 1970s by the U.S. Department of Defense. It started out as a global navigation system for military land-based and air vehicles, with some limited use for the civilian population. But today, the tables have turned – there are more GPS receivers used [...]

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Tags: Jpo, Navigational Aid, Transit Satellite System

Graham Ward asked: GPS or Global Positioning System is a satellite navigation system. More than 24 satellites broadcast timing signals that allows the GPS receiver to determine the latitude, longitude and altitude of an object. GPS Satellite Tracking can be used to navigate vehicles and ships in any weather at any time on any part [...]

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Tags: Experimental Satellite, Global Positioning System, United States Department Of Defense