Satellite navigation 1 and 2 -
- Created by: christianberland
- Created on: 02-12-15 21:34
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- Satellite Navigation
- Uses
- Check speed and warn about speed cameras
- Get traffic reports to avoid congestion
- Find alternative or scenic routs
- Find conveniencessuch as gas stations
- Geocaching
- Outdoor high-tech 'treasure hunt'. Players locate hidden containers, geocaches, using GPS
- Use GPS to plan routes and give directions
- Health and safety risks
- Might distract drivers as they try to adjust settings which could cause an accident
- Can cause 'blind spots'
- Could lead driver to incorrect destinations
- Pedestrian sat navs
- Small
- Waterproof
- Shockproof
- Navigating in cities/countrysides
- Contain a compass
- Convergence
- When digital devices take on functions normally found in other devices
- Caused sales of dedicated sat navs to go down
- Smartphone apps created instead
- Dedicated sat nav or smartphone app?
- Smartphone - advantages
- Small, light, easy to carry around
- Can download apps
- Always likely to have phone on you, so you will always have your sat nav with you
- Disadvantages
- Sat nav apps are expensive
- Drains battery life quickly
- Could be charged for using data, roaming charges if used abroad
- Smartphone - advantages
- Acessibility
- Location of disabled parking areas
- Information about 'disability-friendly' buildings and facilities
- Uses
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