| Global Positioning System commonly known as the | | | | with just longitude and latitude coordinates, while others |
| GPS is becoming increasingly indispensable for some | | | | offer 3D maps in full-color with directions that are |
| people that need it for different reasons. Among the | | | | voice guided. The In-Dash GPS device which other |
| common reasons why people buy GPS devices is to | | | | people call in-car GPS is another type pf GPS device |
| help them navigate. It is thus advisable for prospective | | | | that consumer need to familiarize themselves with. |
| consumers to be familiar with the varied systems | | | | Unlike the devices which can be held in hand, a |
| available in the market, in order to make informed | | | | consumer cannot carry this unit around or move it |
| choices. Among the types of GPS devices that many | | | | from one car to another car. |
| consumers are scrambling for are the handheld GPS. | | | | GPS unit is usually done on the dash boards. This |
| These are basically portable navigational systems. | | | | therefore makes it useful for that particular car. New |
| They consist of cell phones. Cell phones are phones | | | | cars often have factory installed optional in-dash |
| one can carry very where with them. Tracking | | | | systems and car owners can buy those ones or buy |
| devices also come under hand held GPS and are used | | | | a car then have it installed with an aftermarket unit. |
| to track cars, people and so on. Another handheld | | | | People who like boating find Fish Finders or Marine |
| device which is common among people who deal with | | | | GPS very useful. The purposes of this type of unit is |
| these devices is the PDA. These are like small | | | | to locate things in water and to track the course the |
| notebooks and many people use them to note or | | | | user desires. Fishing vessels find the unit indispensable |
| record things in them. The multipurpose device, the | | | | as Fish finders make use of the sonar technology to |
| most popular one, can be used on foot and in multiple | | | | look into the water underneath the boat so that they |
| cars as well. | | | | can be able to locate sunken objects or fish. A |
| Many multipurpose GPS units have maps in full color | | | | number of marine GPS systems have GPS capabilities |
| viewable in 3D or 2D views. Another feature of these | | | | as well as fish finder abilities. Due to its dual purposes, |
| devices is a windshield/ dashboard mounting arm | | | | the unit is becoming very popular. The prices of this |
| which is removable for mounting purposes. Other | | | | device vary just like those of the handheld devices. |
| features of multipurpose devices are traffic warnings, | | | | The determining factors are abilities of the device and |
| touch-screen interface, walking/ car/ biking car settings | | | | the features of the device. Some of the GPS |
| and multimedia extras. Apart from portability, handheld | | | | systems are portable and people can use them when |
| devices are also convenient. Hand held devices differ | | | | they go ice fishing as they combine Sonar technology |
| in terms of performance, features and mapping | | | | and GPS technology. |
| services. A number of handhelds provide their users | | | | |