GPS drawing

GPS drawing

Global Positioning System receivers can determine your position on the surface of the Earth. You can then use this data to do some pretty cool things.

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Tracks of a journey can automatically be recorded into the GPS receiver and downloaded as an electronic "drawing".
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Tired of blaming GPS on petty mishaps like the destruction of cars , a demolition crew in Georgia has managed to accidentally destroy an entirely wrong house based on GPS coordinates. Oddly enough, it wasn’t even the first time they’d been by: the man who cuts the grass noticed that the power box was missing from the home and holes were punched into the walls about a month ago — it was suspected as vandalism, but it now seems that the stealthy, directionless demolition company was to blame. The demolition company says it had “paperwork” authorizing the destruction, complete with the coordinates and a ... Read Full Story
Written by abemung4hope on
Tired of blaming GPS on petty mishaps like the destruction of cars, a demolition crew in Georgia has managed to accidentally destroy an entirely wrong house based on GPS coordinates. Oddly enough, it wasn’t even the first time they’d been by: the man who cuts the grass noticed that the power box was missing from the home and holes were punched into the walls about a month ago — it was suspected as vandalism, but it now seems that the stealthy, directionless demolition company was to blame. The demolition company says it had “paperwork” authorizing the destruction, complete with the coordinates and a description ... Read Full Story
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Special feature column from “ Add Free GPS POIs ” from Steve Bass of PC Magazine’s Tips and Tweaks “Did you know you could add “Points of Interest” databases to many GPS models? I didn’t (you’re right — I’m not as close to the cutting edge as I thought) — and a neat, new world just opened up on my GPS. My GPS is a Cobra NavOne 4000 (I’ll tell you more about it in an upcoming blog) and my awakening started while I was installing a GPS firmware upgrade. I noticed an option to load “safety camera databases” to the GPS. I had ... Read Full Story
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This highly informative GPS tracking system runs on batteries and it is simple to use. It is water resistant and has magnets, so it can be used one the inside or outside of a vehicle. This product comes with a new model USB port and updated GPS software. It is guaranteed for one year and there are no monthly fees. If you want to know exactly where a vehicle traveled, in what direction, how fast it went and on what days, the GPS 3100 NT is one option to consider. Its built-in motion detector saves energy so you don’t have to worry that you’ll ... Read Full Story
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You may already be aware of how GPS tracking can improve productivity, keep costs down and in general make sure your delivery service is more efficient, but have you considered how GPS tracking can help you keep your customers better informed? Surely you have spent time at home waiting for a delivery or whiling away the hours until a repairperson arrives. We are all way too familiar with the famous 4-hour, 2-hour or even 8-hour windows that companies force upon us. What if there was a way to let customers know that help was on the way sooner than expected? If you could do ... Read Full Story
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The winner of last week’s coolest gadget competition is the Children’s GPS Tracking Watch. A simple solution to keeping track of your child should they go missing with this fairly standard looking children’s digital watch that is actually equipped with a GPS tracking system, which will also alert you if the watch is removed by a [...]  
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Filed under: GearGPS systems are everywhere these days, thanks largely in part due to ubiquidous iPhones and Blackberries. The technology, proper, isn't very cumbersome either -- one can get a GPS chip small enough to uplink into a laptop computer or even to tie to a dog. That's what Jeremy Wood did in the below video, creating a virtual map of two dogs running around a park in Oxford. Me and You from Jeremy Wood on Vimeo. It's all part of his...  
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Authors and source External author:  Mike LaBella, The Eagle-Tribune, North Andover, Mass.The Eagle-Tribune (North Andover, Massachusett Nov. 13--HAVERHILL -- City Councilor David Hall said morale among the city's firefighters was already poor, but the installation of GPS devices in firetrucks has made the situation worse. Feedname...  
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Children all too often can wander off while their parent are distracted, not understanding the terror that causes. Now it is possible to use a child tracking device, a sort of GPS tracking for children that parents can use in emergencies to locate their lost child.  
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This weekend I was out doing errands for a few hours, and it turned out I forgot my cell phone. It was fantastic! My kids couldn't bug me every eight minutes with "Where are you, when are you coming home, and can you please get to the store for 'fill in the blank?' "  
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