Gps
GpsWhen cars were first invented, something like an electronic map that "pin-points" you on the globe and could find the shortest route for you to take to get to your destination in your car would be rediculous, and would only be dreamed about
by the people with the greatest imaginations. But today, this concept is reality, in fact, is being used by millions of people around the world right now. It's all done with something called the Global Positioning System, (GPS). Today it is very simple
to use this. In cars like Mercedes, Lincoln, BMW, and a few others, computers are installed directly into your car before you even buy it. But not everyone can afford cars like those, so you can buy computers to install into your car, these are also very
expensive, but probably more preferred for those who just want the computer inside their car. But there's also another option, however, less convenient; laptops are being used by millions of people everyday, so with a CD-ROM drive and a GPS antenna, you can hook up your laptop to your car with an antenna and have the same results as the ones that come with cars.
Just because we have these in our cars however, doesn't mean that we won't get lost, but it is more difficult to get lost, and it's definetly easier to find your way around if you do get lost. When get in your car, all you have to do is type in your destination and the computer will show you where your destination is, aswell as how to get there and the easiest and fastest way to get there. These systems are being used to make everything more convenient, easier, safer, and quicker for not only the user of the navigation system but everyone else too; for example, if someone is hurt, or even if a house is on fire, 911 will dispatch vehicles containing computers hooked up to the GPS, this will make finding the accident, quicker easier and can save people from death or excessive injury.
The GPS is an all purpose system, meaning that it can be used for other things than cars, in fact, it wasn't even made originally for cars; back in the 80's the first GPS was used to navigate boats and airplanes, but the GPS became such a great tool that they decided to make them compact, and put them in cars. And you don't even need to use it with cars, planes or boats, you can easily at any time hook
the antenna up to a laptop, and put the CD in if you're ever lost, anywhere, any time and for any reason. It's a new age compass that does more than it needs to.
Since the GPS is being used so much it will soon be used by everyone. It is such a useful tool and you must know how it works. The GPS "pin-points" you by doing something that...
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