GPS Navigation Improvements

The Global Navigation System was designed for the US Military. The first GPS satellite was launched early in 1978 and the twenty fourth of the first generation satellites was launched in October 1985. The launching of the GPS system forever changed the way wars are waged and ultimately land and water navigation by the public around the world. President Ronald Reagan decreed the GPS signals were to be available to the public for their benefit. Receiving GPS signals is free if you own or purchase a GPS unit.

The only difference in the signals received by the US Military and the public is signal accuracy. Signals received by the public are accurate to within one meter anywhere in the world. Military GPS signals are more accurate. Also US government installations and other sensitive sites are automatically blocked from civilian GPS units for the sake of safety.

The GPS satellite system is managed by the US Air Force. These satellites orbit the earth in precise orbits once each day.

Civilian use of the GPS system has taken off in the last ten years. Units are now available for practically any use you can imagine. Units are available for cars, commercial trucks, agriculture, ships, boats and multiple other uses. Handheld units have become very popular for hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, biking and units are available that are only used to track people, cars and animals. Of course surveyors and map makers also use GPS technology. Ocean going shippers now use individual units in cargo shipments to keep up with cargo for more accurate timing and delivery operations. Carriers such as UPS use GPS units for more precise routing and finding addresses for delivery.

Other governments like Russia and China are working on GPS technology for their own use. It seems like the world has really taken notice of our Yankee ingenuity and is trying to catch up with our technology.

GPS receivers need data from three satellites for basic navigation and four for precise information. WAAS is a synonym for Wide Area Augmentation System, developed for the Federal Aviation Administration for aircraft safety. Using WAAS planes can take off and land without any visual information. It allows accuracy to within three meters anywhere in the world.

Join the GPS revolution and realize the benefits.

Author: LaZinnia Manley All Rights Reserved 08-24-2009

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How GIS Maps Are Used Today

GIS refers to technology known as geographic information systems. These systems capture, analyze, and present data based on location. The presentation is usually in the form of a map, but can also be output in other forms for analysis or to convey information. These systems are used by many industries, state and local government authorities, the Federal government and the military. Most of the systems are fairly similar, with the exception of the military which has different uses for the data. The use of GIS mapping has actually been around since the 1960's with the early computers. However, due to the massive amounts of data involved in these applications, there use did not become more widespread until the early 1980's.

This is when the computing resources became significantly faster at an affordable price. The earliest application of GIS technology was in Canada for a mapping project conducted by the federal Department of Forestry and Rural Development. The technology was used to develop detail mapping of rural land throughout Canada. The government was interested in determining where land was available for various purposes including agriculture, recreation and forestry. With the introduction of less costly and higher powered technology, the uses of GIS maps has grown significantly.

The applications have gone beyond simply presenting a map of land by type of use, to characteristics and demographics about the land. In the retail environment, companies will develop maps integrated with census and other data, to identify locations for building new stores or conducting various marketing activities. Governments can create maps to identify where services are needed, for example, locating areas where that are underserved by physicians or hospitals.

Law enforcement agencies have been using GIS to create maps identifying areas with criminal activity in order to increase patrols in that area. Events like 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina have allowed emergency responders to identify escape routes and relocation facilities. The advantage of GIS mapping is that it produces output, in the forms of map and other data, in a single place. By linking this data, it provides an easy to understand representation of the information. As computing capabilities increase the available applications will also grow.

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Life is a GPS

Anyone who owns a recent model car with a GPS system is familiar with the turn by turn instructions it provides. When you remain on course it simply tells you how many miles until your next turn and whether it will be a right or a left. If you are off course, however, it will either tell you to recalculate or make a legal U turn ahead.

Life is like that GPS system. We go along on one course until circumstances dictate a change in direction. Many people are now recalculating their career path due to the economic conditions. When you honestly review exactly where you are at the moment, how does that match your goal projections? Are you on target to achieve your goals? When you think about your day, do you get excited and happy to go to work? Do you dread Monday mornings?

Your immediate feeling when you wake up and think about starting your day indicates your feelings about what you are doing for a living. If you are excited and grateful for the opportunity, wonderful. I suspect that is not the case or you would not be researching opportunities for home based businesses. What you do for a living does not have to be drudgery. When you are your own boss and you have total control of your future, it is exciting, challenging and rewarding.

If your work feel like being a salve to someone else's dictates and desires, maybe it is time to have the GPS of your life recalculate your future and change directions. Life is too short to be miserable. Miserable and under paid really deserves recalculating.

In order to reset the GPS to a new direction, we need to define exactly what destination might be best for you. There are several questions to ask yourself.

1. What are you doing when you are the most happy?
2. What are you doing when you feel the most productive?
3. What are you doing when you feel the most challenged and liking it?
4. What are you doing when you feel the most profitable?
5. What are you doing when you are learning something new and liking it?

The answers to these questions give you a clue as to the new direction you would like for your life and career path to follow. It really is possible to earn an ideal living, enjoy what you are doing and know you are giving real value to people at the same time.

The ideal situation is to get out of bed every morning like a child on Christmas morning. I have heard Dr. Srikumar Rao, legendary professor at the Columbia School of Business and the London School of Business, says you should feel so grateful for what you are doing for your career that you want to get down on your knees in gratitude.

If this level of excitement and gratitude does not resemble your feelings about what you do for a living, it is time to explore the idea of recalculating the GPS for your life.

26 years experience as a successful entrepreneur, post-graduate degrees in Communication and Alternate Dispute Resolution, and a proven track record as a teacher, coach and mentor, revealed the success formula.

Network marketing achievements for the last 4 years. Executive Committee, Ethics Committee, Certified Consultant Seminar Program, Leadership Support Team, Leadership Award Synergy Saturday, Empower Magazine, Millionaire Mastermind Group and selected as Consultant of the Month by Network Marketing Magazine in July 2007.

Elaine Love, Owner
Results For Life LLC
Certified Master M3 Consultant
http://www.NewMillionaireBlueprint.com

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