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Comment on Is the iPhone the Only GPS I Need? by Steve

Steve — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 20:37:13 +0000

A handheld phone is NOT a good choice for a GPS unit – depending on what your intentions are. If you are an avid outdoors enthusiast, than leave your iPhone (or other GPS enabled smart phone) at home. They are too fragile, not weather resistant and usually rely on an Interent connection for caching maps. A dedicated GPS device that is waterproof, more durable and can sustain better battery life is the wise choice.

Comment on Apple’s iPad as a GPS – It’s Possible! by Changy

Changy — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:20:39 +0000

This would be cool! I think this would be the biggest screened GPS on the market. I need to try this when I get mine.

Comment on Is the iPhone the Only GPS I Need? by Tanya

Tanya — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:39:23 +0000

My boyfriend dropped his iPhone just two months after he bought it and the glass on the front cracked. He can’t afford to get it fixed right now but he still has to pay for his contract because he’s locked in. Lesson – Don’t drop your iPhone!

Comment on GLONASS, Galileo, Compass – What About My GPS! by Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 02:23:15 +0000

GPS has become very common in the last few years. The GPS we know and love is part of a larger family of systems called Global Navigational Satellite Systems or GNSS.

Comment on Guided Rentable GPS Tours by cactii

cactii — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:48:07 +0000

That’s a much more reasonable price Sunny – something that is affordable that doesn’t seem like the company is trying to recoup the whole cost of the GPS with one tour.

http://www.gpsranger.com/

Comment on Guided Rentable GPS Tours by Sunny Lozano

Sunny Lozano — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:57:31 +0000

Hi, My name is Sunny Lozano and I am the Marketing Manager for BarZ Adventures. BarZ Adventures creates GPS Video Tours that are delivered to visitors on our handheld GPS unit called the GPS Ranger. I found your article, and have some feedback to offer up on our GPS tours that we offer, which are quite different from GyPSy Guides.

We work with venues and destinations, such as National Parks, Zoos, historic cities and college campuses to create informative, educational and fun video tours. For example, one of tours can be rented from Vicksburg National Military Park, a Civil War battlefield in Mississippi. The device can be rented for only $9.95 for the day, and leads you on a driving tour of the 16 mile loop through the park. The tour is hosted by Terrence Winschel, the foremost Vicksburg Civil War historian and park ranger. It includes historic photographs, battle reinactments, full-color video, musical soundtrack and interactive media such as unique facts about the 43-day siege of Vicksburg. The GPS is used to trigger the content automatically as you approach a point of interest – it knows where you are and tells you a story based on what you are seeing! This is much more than just loading a GPS unit with facts and figures – we have former PBS and documentary filmmakers creating fantastic tour experiences for our client’s visitors to enjoy!

As I hope you can tell – this creates a meaningful experience that allows visitors to go to this historic battlefield and really learn about the history in their surroundings, the meanings behind the monuments, and the chance to learn from a National Park ranger at their own pace and time. Our GPS tour guides are not overpriced; depending on the location they run between $7-$25. And the experience is fun, entertaining and provides much more than just a map.

I hope this additional insight encourages you to take another look at this technology for interpretive storytelling – tying a location to a story with modern technology. I encourage you to rent a GPS Ranger if you get the chance and try it out for yourself!

Comment on Trimble Juno ST – Pro GPS With Amature Price by cactii

cactii — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 02:37:49 +0000

Reza, I use the Juno ST a lot. It is my main GPS that I use in the field to collect data that is related to my work.

I don’t however use Trinble overly expensive Terrasync software – I use a product called GPSTuner. It is wonderful software for people that go off the main roads and it is very reasonable priced.

I do a lot of hiking around in the back country and GPSTuner allows me to get satellite images of the area via Google Earth. You can have different zoom levels and get really detailed quality maps.

You can find GPSTuner at http://www.gpstuner.com – Have fun!

Comment on Trimble Juno ST – Pro GPS With Amature Price by reza

reza — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 08:22:53 +0000

hi, do u know how to use map on terrasync in juno st? coz i just bought trimble juno st and after i installed the terrasync software and i used it but i cannot see the map on the map folder. is it i must install anything else ?? thanks

Comment on Trimble Juno ST – Pro GPS With Amature Price by ahmed

ahmed — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 14:36:03 +0000

i have this device,could any know where to find the windows mobile 5 image so i can put it on the sd card for doing hard reset
if any one have the rom file or know the link to downlaod?

Comment on Change Your Garmin GPS Voice by cactii

cactii — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:47:09 +0000

Porcupine – I never claimed that.

Hacking your Garmin GPS would be 100% dependent on what Operating System Garmin decided to put on the particular GPS that you want to hack. A good start would be to Google “OS hack garmin “.