You probably knew already that the GPS system that’s used in most navigational devices these days was developed by the US military back in 1989. In the year 2000, former US president Bill Clinton opened up the system and the GPS satellites started providing more accurate information to the general public. After accurate positioning was [...]

Trimble has a long history in the GPS market and have really made their mark in the Geographic Information Systems market as a whole by creating a line of great products that cater to the GIS industry.

Lately, it seems that Trimble has been trying to break into the consumer GPS market by teaming up with some cellular service providers to offer software services to the cellular provider’s clients.

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Garmin has really done it this time with their Oregon series of GPS devices targeted to those who really like the outdoors.
I’ve always found that the elements take their toll on electronic equipment and that includes GPS devices. These electronic devices [...]

Ever since GPS technology has become mainstream people have been wondering how they can use it to track things in real time and a few companies have invented some novel devices that allow you to do it.
For clarity we’re going to break the electronics down into two parts.
We have the BEACON which is the part [...]