GPS Navigation Systems: Civilians Utilizing Military Funded Technology
GPS stands for Global Positioning System, a system funded by the United States Department of Defense, costing an annual budget of 750 million US Dollars.
In essence, the Global Positioning System consists of 24 medium Earth orbit satellites which provide "ground based" GPS Navigation Systems detailed information regarding their current location in conjunction with a preinstalled map set. These maps may vary from one to another, but could be downloaded into a GPS Navigation System, should the need for it arise.
These days, travelling with the aid of a GPS Navigation System is common for "civilians" who are actually tapping into technologies funded by the military. "Civilians" have free access to the Global Positioning System, limited only to its navigation capabilities. Navigation features of the system are also available to particular "civilians", as GPS Navigation Systems are also quite useful when making, or updating, hard copy maps. "Civilians" who deal with earthquake and other geological studies also have time-to-point information access to the Global Positioning System, as well as telecommunication entities, which require such services as well.
Most "civilians" use commercial GPS Navigation Systems as their "paths" in getting essential travel information. These GPS Navigation System brands boast quality products, which are more than capable of computing their, meaning the user's, current location, in reference to a predefined preinstalled map, and considering their location data analyzed through the Global Positioning System itself.
In effect, a "real time" map comes to life, which gives users instructions on where to turn, or which routes to take. All in all, GPS Navigation Systems are amazing devices every "civilian" should consider having, as getting lost isn't exactly a nice situation to be in.
Most car manufacturers integrate a functional GPS Navigation System in their products, the most famous of which are Lexus and Ford. GPS Navigation System manufacturers, standing in line along the "all-in-one" status quo, come up with various GPS Navigation Systems which boast features extending beyond the "areas of responsibility" of a GPS Navigation System.
Features like compressed audio file playing features, like MP3 or WMA or OGG audio files, stand to be one of the more popular features most GPS Navigation Systems now boast. Other features like image slideshow capabilities and even video file playing capabilities stand to be the more popular features of sophisticated GPS Navigation Systems.
All in all, "civilians" are given the chance to never get lost with the help of the Global Positioning System. A practical approach to road traveling, as well as with on foot travels.
