GPS Navigation

Numerous automotive Technologies have become permanent fixtures in the modern car, each enhancing the driving experience more and more. Much like apps on your smartphone, these tech bits function as utilities that make the main product function better and the overall experience richer. To with, GPS Navigation systems might be the best possible example of technology whose main purpose is to enrich the driving experience.

There may be something romantic about using impossible-to-fold paper maps to plan a route or track your progress on a road trip, but it can be stressful, confusing and at times dangerous to consult a giant poster every time you need to make a turn. At minimum, a navigation system removes the necessity to stop and ask for directions, to pull off to the side of the road, to make a U-turn. Navigation keeps a driver driving, with gentle nudges to bear left or keep on, celebrating milestones and suggesting the most efficient route, the quickest course to a fuel station, the speed limits and traffic information and construction delays ahead — all to keep a driver driving. The integration of technology in today’s automobile is only quickening, and there has never been a better time to drive.

What is GPS?

Global Positioning System (GPS) is designed to provide worldwide positioning services. GPS is a U.S.-owned utility that provides users with positioning, navigation, and timing services.

“The promise of GPS technology for increasing safety and security, reducing congestion, and improving efficiency are limitless. Quite simply, GPS has become the enabling technology for transportation.”

GPS is designed to provide worldwide positioning services with an accuracy ranging from 10 to 15 meters. More precise accuracies are impossible with standard GPS due to minor errors, plus atmospheric conditions that affect. However, there are ways to improve GPS accuracy using additional services. There are some primary services available, each capable of improving position accuracies to better than one meter.