The accessible GPS industry is one of ongoing development, as the mainstream GPS technology improves, so will the accessible GPS solutions. For outdoor adventurers who hike, fish, kayak, cross-country ski, or mountain bike in the backcountry, a GPS receiver can help them reach their destination and return safely but only if they know how to use it! Here is the guide to getting the most out of a GPS receiver, from basic consumer advice to advanced techniques. It even includes fun solo and team games that utilize GPS. Starting with essential definitions and moving on to creating waypoints, and using your asset tracking device with a computer, this succinct blog teaches the basics of navigation and outdoor GPS use. Advanced techniques are covered, such as creating custom maps, and new technologies are discussed, including using GPS-enabled mobile phones, and how to use GPS with Google Earth and Google Maps.
However, in the assistive technology industry, a new trend in portable notetaking devices was just starting. Various companies were striving to provide a device that would do basic word processing, scheduling, organizing contacts, emailing, and accessing the Internet. These devices are not unlike the Palm Pilot devices that were available to the sighted consumer market. Such devices are generically known as personal data assistants (PDAs). These new portable devices offered a platform for an accessible tracking device application.
One of the only accessible portable devices, powerful enough to run asset GPS tracking device applications, was the BrailleNote and VoiceNote from Pulse Data International. In 2002, BrailleNote GPS was first released without street maps. This limited the information to points of interest (for example, restaurants, hotels, and museums) and routes that the user had input manually. In 2003, BrailleNote GPS Version 2 was released with street maps. This provided access to automatic route calculation and a full range of accessible GPS-based location information.
Other accessible PDAs would subsequently incorporate accessible GPS. Alternate approaches called Trekker from VisuAide and StreetTalk from Freedom Scientific, also arrived in 2003 and 2005 respectively. The Trekker is a stand-alone GPS module with dedicated PDA (WWW1 2006). As with BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS, Trekker users can identify where they are, learn about area attractions, and find out how to get to specific destinations. A user can also record personal points verbally instead of having to type on the keyboard. However, the Trekker has only roughly 50% of the functionality of the BrailleNote/VoiceNote GPS.
Up-to-date information on the capabilities of popular handheld and automotive Global Positioning Systems How to read a map and how to get more from the free maps available online The capabilities and limitations of GPS technology, and how satellites and radio systems make GPS work How to interface your portable GPS tracking with your computer and what digital mapping software can offer Why a cell phone with GPS capability isn’t the same as a GPS unit What can affect your GPS reading and how accurate it willbe How to use Street Atlas USA, TopoFusion, Google Earth, and other tools Fun things to do with GPS, such as exploring topographical maps, aerial imagery, and the sport of geocaching Most GPS receivers do much more than their owners realize.
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