C'est la vie...
It's not economically feasible to have a backup system to GPS. Although, there are other global navigation systems than just GPS.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;28490014]C'est la vie...
It's not economically feasible to have a backup system to GPS. Although, there are other global navigation systems than just GPS.[/QUOTE]
They're called maps.
If using maps as an alternative was viable, then this article would not have come about.
What about modern airliners which rely on GNSS (GPS) for their navigation? Want to feed it a map?
[QUOTE=thedekoykid;28490261]They're called maps.[/QUOTE]
Last time I tried reading a map while driving, I plowed down a sign.
And pulling over to the side of the road, reading the map and getting back on the road is a waste of valuable time.
ESPECIALLY for freight and transporting businesses.
[QUOTE=DogGunn;28490351]If using maps as an alternative was viable, then this article would not have come about.
What about modern airliners which rely on GNSS (GPS) for their navigation? Want to feed it a map?[/QUOTE]
Let's try V:v:V
I was always told NEVER to use a GPS as a primary navigation device. Rely on the trusty old paper map and when in doubt, use the GPS to tell where you are on the map.
[QUOTE=MIPS;28499056]I was always told NEVER to use a GPS as a primary navigation device. Rely on the trusty old paper map and when in doubt, use the GPS to tell where you are on the map.[/QUOTE]
That's ridiculous. Why can't you use it as your primary source...
Have map reading skills, but a GPS is good enough.
[QUOTE=Van-man;28492298]Last time I tried reading a map while driving, I plowed down a sign.
And pulling over to the side of the road, reading the map and getting back on the road is a waste of valuable time.
ESPECIALLY for freight and transporting businesses.[/QUOTE]
Next time dont hang it up on your windscreen. Put it on your lap and look for signs.
[QUOTE=Doc Diddles;28506371]Next time dont hang it up on your windscreen. Put it on your lap and look for signs.[/QUOTE]
Can't both look at my lap and the road when driving ~130km/h on the motorways :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=Van-man;28506586]Can't both look at my lap and the road when driving ~130km/h on the motorways :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]
Then get a woman to do it for you!
[QUOTE=DogGunn;28499952]That's ridiculous. Why can't you use it as your primary source...
Have map reading skills, but a GPS is good enough.[/QUOTE]
Try telling that to the asshole who had his eyes glued to the GPS attached to his windshield and just turned the wrong way down a one way street and into your car.
My first GPS didn't have the ability to store maps. It only told me latitude, longitude, altitude, and speed.
[QUOTE=Doc Diddles;28507489]Then get a woman to do it for you![/QUOTE]
She'll just tell me to pull over and ask for directions :argh:
[QUOTE=Van-man;28522361]She'll just tell me to pull over and ask for directions :argh:[/QUOTE]
Boyfriend then?
You know what they say about Truckers and Vanners.
[QUOTE=MIPS;28522343]Try telling that to the asshole who had his eyes glued to the GPS attached to his windshield and just turned the wrong way down a one way street and into your car.[/QUOTE]
That's the fault of the driver, not the GPS. You shouldn't trust maps or sat-nav as your only source of information (i.e. if a street is one way) - things do change.
[QUOTE=MIPS;28522343]My first GPS didn't have the ability to store maps. It only told me latitude, longitude, altitude, and speed.[/QUOTE]
Lucky for us, things evolve. What GPS is still the same - GPS can only tell you your location, speed and the time - anything else is a feature that has been added on.
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