Most consumer GPS devices will advertise that they have an accuracy of about 2-3 meters (6-9 feet), but if you’ve ever imported your position and compared it to a known location you’ll realize your data collection isn’t always as accurate as the specs say. There are a couple of settings on most devices that you [...]

I imagine that a lot of people use their GPS for the sole purpose of navigating large cities, long road trips or even just for entertainment but there are a lot of other things that this information can be used for. Although some of these suggestions may not be related to how I personally use [...]

You studied your destination and picked a waypoint to load into your GPS from Google Earth. You have your GPS and you’re now invincible, you throw away your outdated compass and start trekking out into the bush to do some real exploration. Walking out to places where no man has gone bef… Walking out to [...]

Enjoy these funny or not so funny YouTube Videos with GPS related content! She’s pretty, but I don’t think I could humiliate myself like this guy does. A short clip about the thoughts your GPS might have about you too!

UPDATE: Google Earth Plus is No Longer Available. Google Earth is a great application even if you don’t use a GPS device with it. You can look at the landscape and explore the world with a birds-eye view of some excellent and very current earth imagery. I decided that since I use the application a [...]

I’ve had my Trimble Juno ST for about 4 months now and I’m really impressed by the features it has. I use it in a professional environment to help me perform some of the tasks associated with my work. The Juno is basically a handheld mobile computer running the MS Mobile 5 operating system with [...]