how to put a GPS in work?
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- GPS technology has matured into a resource that goes far beyond its original design goals. These days scientists, sportsmen, farmers, soldiers, pilots, surveyors, hikers, delivery drivers, sailors, dispatchers, lumberjacks, fire-fighters, and people from many other walks of life are using GPS in ways that make their work more productive, safer, and sometimes even easier. \n\n- In this section you will see a few examples of real-world applications of GPS. These applications fall into five broad categories. \n\n  -  Location - determining a basic position \n  -  Navigation - getting from one location to another \n  -  Tracking - monitoring the movement of people and things \n  -  Mapping - creating maps of the world \n  -  Timing - bringing precise timing to the world \n- Since its a broad topic hope it will help you.....!\n--------------------------
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I have the Garmin 330c and I love it. It's not super cheap, but it's not super expensive. I opted to get this instead of the built-in Infiniti navigation system in my g35x.\n\nWith a simple touch screen interface, automatic route calculation to any destination, and turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions, the StreetPilot c330 GPS navigator is a powerful companion for your adventures on the road.
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Set your internal biological compass to your GPS coordinates. The next time you boot, you'll know.\n\nSeriously, go online and get a map of your neighborhood. Look at the direction of your street. Presumably you know which way the room is oriented to the street.
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This sytem was in place before GPS it was called Loran it was not as accurate. Really good thinking though Barbie, you are going places. Let me add that a system is in place now to locate cell phones in exactly the way you propose for emergency situations. However I believe in the future cell phones will incorporate conventional gps, as in an eperb and also for the user as location info.
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I take it you are speaking of a normal compass, just one that happens to be very old.\n\nStand still and hold it so it is relatively flat in your hand (I find it works best for me if I hold a compass in my palm).\n\nThe needle should automatically move to magnetic north.\n\nTurn so you are facing the same way the needle points, and you will be facing north, as well. Due west will be directly to your left, south will be directly behind you, and east will be directly to your right. \n\nYou need to have an idea of where the location you are trying to reach is if you want to get there by using a compass, and a map is really helpful. Say that your object lies to the NE of where you are standing. If you are facing north, and east is on your right, then NE is between the two. Find an object in the distance to orient yourself to NE, and begin to move in that direction. \n\nTake regular compass readings, so you know that you haven't strayed off course and begun moving to the north or the east again.\n\nIf you want to learn to use a compass effectively, I really suggest you take some time and go out in the woods. Stay close to where your car is, preferably on a marked trail, so you don't get lost, and practice finding your direction.\n\nCompasses are great, but if you plan on being out in the wild a lot, and need a really sure way of knowing where you are located, I strongly suggest you look into a small GPS (global positioning system) unit. GPS uses satellites to fix your location anywhere on the planet, and for around $100, you can get one that is accurate down to about 10 feet. Many GPS units also have all sorts of neat add-ons so you can mark spots where you saw interesting things, or find spots of interesting locations. \n\nHope this explains it a little for you.
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It depends on the PDA.  Some have compact flash slots, and you can get a compact flash GPS aerial.  Then all you need is the software, like Tom Tom.  This is ideal if you want to go geocaching or walking with the unit.  The GPS units do drain the batteries pretty easily, though, so make sure you have a backup charged if you're going out with it for a while. :-)\n\nThat's the set up we have, using a Dell Axim x50v PDA.\n\nIf there's no slot, or if you don't want to use a CF aerial, most PDAs have car cradles available that hook up to an aerial for use while driving.  You still need the software, however.
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gps\n\nor\n\nhttp://www.bcca.org/misc/qiblih/latlong.html
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Call your technician...
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Have a look to the free GPS tracking service: GPS Cell Phone Tracking. \n\nAccuTracking software turns your Motorola iDEN i58sr, i88s, i325, i355, i265, i285, i605, i710, i730, i830, i850 or i860 cell phone carried by Nextel, SouthernLINC (US) or Telus (Canada) into a GPS tracking device. The free online GPS cell phone tracking service provided by AccuTracking.com lets you see locations, speed, and headings of your mobile clients, family members or valuable assets. Starter Kit Sales \n\nFeatures: \nScreenshots\nWeb-based tracking, mapping & reporting. Track cell phones from PC or PDA.\nLocation, speed, heading and altitude data report.\nLive location sticker embedded in your web site.\n30 day history of GPS tracking data in trail view.\nMessaging from cell phone for job status report.\nVirtual compass showing moving direction.\nDownload raw data in CSV file.\nGeofence alerts via email or SMS.\nSub-account (view-only account).\nPeriodical or manual GPS position reporting.\nCustomizable sending intervals.\nLocating clients faster with Hot GPS option.\nSmart Sending option reducing network usage.\nExternal display (i730/i830/i860 cell phone only).\nFree for personal non-commercial use (see Services for other uses).
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Ida know...  My GPS doesn't always take the right route...
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Install it on to your PC. Place it in you CD-drive and let it run and follow the instructions.
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My brother-in-law's company has GPS in all their vehicles, you can track them with regard to mileage/usage that way, and the gas spending should then only be what is needed for the office.  They are so precise that my bro even got warning for going 3 miles over the speed limit (he did on three different occasions, hence the warning).  Best wishes =)
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This is one that people base their script on.\nhttp://www.geodesicsolutions.com/products/index.htm
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Downlaod Google Earth.  It has longitude and latitude adjusters so you just type it in and it will give you a location (and show it to you)
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Tools\nInternet options\nCookies
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All GPS can tell you is your location on the earth. GPS cannot tell you where your property corners are, unless you already know the coordinates of those property corners. Your GPS unit does not know where your property corners are until you provide it with the information it needs. \n\nIf you knew the coordinates, which could be either latitude and longitude that mappers use, or state plane coordinates that surveyors use, then you could use GPS to guide you to the corner locations. But since you do not know where the corners are, you have no way of entering the required data into the GPS unit. \n\nYou not only need to get a professional surveyor to survey your property, you also need to tell the surveyor that you need him to provide you with the state plane coordinates of those points, so you can enter them into your GPS unit, then you will be able to find them yourself in the future.
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Start with the application programming interface (API), at \nhttp://www.google.com/apis/maps/\n\nThey have examples, code and instructions for doing it yourself.