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7th March 2008

Use GPS Mapping For The Ultimate Fishing Experience

GPS or Global Positioning System is a sophisticated technology that accurately locates your position anywhere on earth. Especially helpful in navigation, this system works everywhere - 24 hours a day, free of cost. GPS data is collected by 24 satellites located about 11,000 miles above the earths surface. A GPS receiver can pinpoint any location on earth with the help of data transmitted by the satellites.
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13th February 2008

A Quest For The Perfect GPS

So youve finally decided youre going to purchase a GPS unit. Now the only question is what to get.
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9th February 2008

GPS: How Does It Work?

The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based navigation system put into place by the U.S. Department of Defense and is a network made up of 24 satellites in orbit around the earth. The satellites orbit the earth at about 12,000 miles, are solar powered, they transmit a signal of only 50 watts, and travel at speeds of about 7000 miles per hour. The GPS system was originally intended for military use only, but during the 1980s the government decided to allow civilian use. The satellites make a complete orbit around the earth every 24 hours, and are spaced equal distances from each other.
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2nd January 2008

GPS Buying Tips For Technophobes

Black glasses with masking tape holding them together and a pocket protector are no longer a required part of the uniform for GPS owners. GPS has gone mainstream. But if youre still not up to date on what it is and how it works, and if youd like some advice on what to buy, this article will bring you up to speed.
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23rd December 2007

Using GPS Tracking to Protect Your Vehicles

It is no secret that police cars are equipped with GPS tracking theft recovery devices. These items are meant to allow a stolen police car to be found rather easily by simply using GPS tracking technology to locate the car. Then further police are dispatched to the location to apprehend the criminal and recover the car. The good news is that it is possible to use the same technology to protect your car.
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20th December 2007

Come Home With More Fish Than You Hoped For, With The Eagle Sea Charter GPS

The Eagle Sea Charter delivers a great quality view of the structures and the fish below in the water that you fish in. And you will never get lost.
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6th December 2007

Using GPS for Fishing!

For fishing enthusiasts, you do not need to be limited by fishing holes that you know of. Instead consider using GPS (Global Positioning Systems) along with custom maps (that are available freely via download from local park websites), which can serve as a virtual guide for your fishing trip in an unfamiliar area.
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22nd November 2007

Do You Know Where Your Teen Is? You Do With Spy Matrix GPS

Spy Matrix GPS is the ultimate in car tracking technology. It is easy to use, easy to hide, and easy to follow. It is the perfect way for you to know where your car is now, and where you car was. Plus, this is a portable device, allowing you to transfer it to different cars at need. You can have peace of mind knowing where your car is it all times. And when you have teenagers, you can know where they have your car, thanks to the Spy Matrix GPS.
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3rd November 2007

Tracking Your Children With GPS

From the moment children are born their parents naturally worry about them. Are they hungry? Are they warm enough? Are they sick?
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2nd November 2007

How Does GPS Work?

Global Positioning Systems rely on receivers that are now the size of a pin and satellites, 24 to be exact, that act as man-made stars that create a network of constellations to mathematically determine measurements as accurately as to the centimeter.
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