Archive | 2008

How does GPS work

GPS: How Does It Work? The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based navigation system put into place by the U.S. Department of Defense and is a network made up of 24 satellites in orbit around the earth. The satellites orbit the earth at about 12,000 miles, are solar powered, they transmit a signal of only [...]

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Using your Mobile Phone for satellite Navigation

Dedicated portable GPs navigation systems in cars are now very popular,  What could be better than being able to get to wherever you want to without having to stop and ask for directions. Nevertheless, a lot of people overlook a convenient an easy way of navigation which is using your mobile phones for GPS Navigation. [...]

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CF gps vs bluetooth gps

A few people might be wondering which to choose, a Bluetooth gps receiver or a compact flash gps receiver.   I have used both so I am writing from experience. There seem to be quite a few advantages of a Bluetooth gps receiver over a cf gps receiver. The main advantage would be versatility, you can [...]

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Pairing a bluetooth bt77 gps receiver and pda

1. Go to the today screen and top on the small bluetooth icon at the bottom right corner of the screen, a pop menu should appear and select bluetooth manager as shown below and then tap the “new” icon at the bottom left corner of the screen then the “explore a bluetooth device” screen is [...]

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Identifying your outbound bluetooth serial com port

Identifying your outgoing bluetooth serial com port is very important when using a pocket pc pda and is usually the first step in ensuring a smooth connection with your bluetooth gps receiver especially when using tomtom navigation software.  It is very easy and the steps are shown below 1. Go to the home screen and [...]

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