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| Yes | 45% | 180 votes | Total: 396 votes | |
| No | 55% | 216 votes |
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by Joseph Fish
Global Positioning Systems were used among the government when first created. The main use of this system was for military use. Allowing soldiers to know their position behind e...read more
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by Bob Jobs
Three years ago my wife changed my life. I thought I was happy before. Never have I been happier than when she gave me a GPS unit as an anniversary gift (except of course for wh...read more
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As the refrigerator replaced the icebox, as indoor plumbing replaced the outhouse, as LCD panels are replacing the Cathode Ray Tube, so shall GPS systems replace paper maps. The...read more
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The problem with the question is the presence of the word 'ever'. In the strictest sense, there should be little argument that, at some point in the future, maps will become an ...read more
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by Rod Beglerf
Can you remember how was your life before Internet, downloads, and e-mails ? When postal mail took days to get delivered to your partners ? I can't even imagine that nowadays. T...read more
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GPS is just like a microwave oven - before it was invented, you could manage to cook, but now that they are everywhere, there is no going back. The convenience and availability...read more
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by Sam Rose
As a society, we are depending more and more on technology as time goes by. The arrival of websites such as MySpace and Facebook means that people are communicating more online ...read more
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GPS is the future of navigation. Maps were originally made for navigation, and to look at your surroundings from a larger perspective than simply looking forward. GPS tracks you...read more
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by Stushie
For many years, male drivers like me have been ridiculed for getting lost on family road trips and never stopping to ask for directions. Some TV commercials and magazine ads fre...read more
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by John Close
GPS as a standalone technology uses a coordinate value such as N4037.70952, W07610.0752 (My home) based on your GPS transceiver and it's distance from a few of the satellites. T...read more
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by Bill Whitney
GPS may not ever completely replace conventional maps but it sure has changed a lot of things in a lot of ways in a lot of industries. GPS which is the abbreviation for Global ...read more
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As former Chief Technology Officer of NAVTEQ Corp, and the former SVP for Global Marketing and Strategy at that company, it might seem counterintuitive for me to be arguing in t...read more
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by Keith Hoell
There are many new technologies developed within the last decade that have garnered new products and services. One technology, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), is perceived by ...read more
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Let's be honest! GPS devices will never fully take the place of conventional paper maps. One reason is that maps are customizable. Different maps are for different people, and t...read more
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by Barry Marcus
GPS is short for Global Positioning Systems. It is a positioning tool, not a map. The system uses 24 Medium Earth Orbit satellites to transmit microwave signals to earth. Using ...read more
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The very question of whether or not GPS will replace conventional maps reveals several biases that I often find on Helium. These biases are to be expected but we still need to ...read more
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by Cecilia Diaz
Road trips with me at the wheel have always been an adventure. My husband disagrees. He does not like adventures like this. He refers to them as a nuisance. I may take a few wro...read more
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by maddie rose
Global Positioning Systems or the old Reliable Map? Let us hold on to the map a little longer still. I do not thing the Global Positioning Systems(GPS), could ever replace th...read more
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Like Cellular phones, GPS systems have worked their way into our lives and have taken away the favorite excuse of many of the eternally lost. With the GPS system you can no long...read more
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by Sammy Stein
I was tempted to write to the 'yes' side of this debate because, in theory, it should be possible. GPS should be reliable, accurate and be able to pin-point where we are anywher...read more
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by Mark Hopkins
Rule number one of not 'coming unstuck' is never put all your eggs in one basket! GPS systems can be very useful, but it is unwise to rely upon them totally for a number of reas...read more
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As my regular readers will know, I am the world's worst technophobic. The term could have been specially invented for me. In addition, I'm an ultra-cautious forward planner. So...read more
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A Global Positioning System, or GPS, is currently offered as an option in an increasing number of new vehicles. In theory, it is possible that this technology could one day repl...read more
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by Dave Rolfson
I am currently pursuing a MSc. in Geography and much of my study and training in the geographical information sciences has involved the use of GPS. In my opinion, the GPS (glob...read more
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There is no doubt, at the present time, and irrespective of its level of sophistication...the Global Positioning System (GPS) is not ready to fully replace the conventional map....read more
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by Jared Ott
Global positioning systems have revolutionized the way many companies do business. In addition they have made many people's lives safer and more convenient. However, global po...read more
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