There are a few different types of GPS devices on the market today and although they are all somewhat similar in functionality each one is built for a special type of user. The four basic types are Mobile Handheld, Sport, Navigational and the Geographic Information System Device. See larger image Garmin eTrex Venture HC GPS [...]

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 [...]

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 You have your GPS and you’re now invincible, you throw away your outdated compass and start trekking out into the bush to do some real exploration.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 [...]

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 [...]