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GPS Basics
By OUTDOORSmagic on 22/08/2008 11:01:16
What is GPS and how does it work?
What is GPS?Global Positioning System (or GPS as it’s better known) is essentially a technology that allows a suitably equipped receiver to pinpoint its position anywhere on the planet’s surface. Over the last 12 years it has had a major impact
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GPS Facts
By OUTDOORSmagic on 02/08/2008 14:30:00
Some GPS trivia to impress your friends with
Here is some GPS trivia for you to impress / alienate your friends with:1. GPS started life as GPSS, or Global Positioning Satellite System, with the US military as a means of improving long range missile accuracy. 2. Because of its primary
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Types of GPS
By OUTDOORSmagic on 09/08/2008 01:50:04
Find out what options are available when buying a GPS device
GPS Receivers come in a wide range of formats, styles and prices and are available as stand alone / dedicated navigation devices units or as integrated features on Pocket PC’s, Smartphones and even watches. They are all portable navigation devices
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Buyers' Guide - GPS
By Dave Mycroft on 21/10/2005 11:48:12
What will a GPS do for you that a good old fashioned map and compass won’t?
What is a GPS?GPS is an acronym for Global Positioning System. Put simply, in the outdoor world, GPS refers to a hand held receiver for a satellite-based radio positioning systems that provides 24 hour three-dimensional position, velocity and time
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GPS Basics Explained
By OUTDOORSmagic on 27/08/2008 10:47:20
What is GPS and how does it work? Welcome to our Ultimate Guide to GPS.
What is GPS?Global Positioning System (or GPS as it’s better known) isessentially a technology that allows a suitably equipped receiver topinpoint its position anywhere on the planet’s surface. Overthe last
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Learn To Use GPS In The Lakes
By Jon on 21/08/2008 11:37:10
Baffled by technology? A GPS Training weekend in the Lakes could be the answer.
If you're keen on using GPS for navigation, but a little baffled by howto use the cunning little satellite-guided critters, GPS Training mighthave the answer with their Lakes-basedtraining weekend this October.TheGPS Navigation Weekend is scheduled
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OS Mapping GPS Explosion...
By Jon on 25/10/2010 13:51:49
Suddenly there are Ordnance Survey-compatible GPS units everywhere.
I'm right in the middle of a GPS test, five state of the art units all running different software, but all with the same Ordnance Survey mapping and it's slightly confusing in the way that over-populated restaurant menus are confusing. It's hard
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How to Choose Your GPS
By OUTDOORSmagic on 01/08/2008 15:57:39
Advice on what to look for when purchasing your GPS device
So how do you choose which GPS to buy? Well with the wide range on offer it's sometimes hard to differentiate. The secret is deciding what you want to use it for. If you just want it as an additional safety device in case you need to check your
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GPS, It's The Future For Shopping...
By Jon on 01/05/2003 15:26:12
At last, a useful role for GPS in a new satellite-navigated trolley that will guide hapless shoppers to their chosen product with exclusive OM artists impression of how it could look...
It's one in they eye for any of you who thought that GPS was anexpensive luxury as news breaks that a satellite guided shoppingtrolley is now under development. How the trolley might look - OM
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GPS With OS Mapping Overview
By Jon on 03/09/2009 15:49:34
So you want OS mapping on your GPS, we check out and review the available options.
So you want the familiarity of OrdnanceSurvey mapping on an easily useable GPS unit? Here's aquick run down of what's available from the likes of Satmap, Garmin, ViewRanger, FileBuddyand Lowrance.Where applicable, we'll link to the full review
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