| Portable GPS Units were once bulky with universal | | | | businesses such as road and land surveyors. The |
| frames and capabilities. However, as technology | | | | surveyors can use the units to plan roads, map |
| has advanced in other areas, GPS technology has | | | | areas, find markers, plot boundaries, and discover |
| benefited, as well. Now, you can purchase | | | | borders along land locations (in terms of distance) |
| incredibly high-tech Portable GPS Units with any of | | | | easily. Of course, getting to the location initially is |
| a number of features. Some of the features you | | | | also quite easy thanks to the capabilities of these |
| can choose from include: | | | | portable GPS Units. |
| ·Voice Direction | | | | The nice thing about many of these units is the |
| ·Touch Screen Display | | | | ability to save and store data. Since portable GPS |
| ·High Sensitivity GPS Receivers | | | | Units can be hooked into laptops and PDAs, data |
| ·WAAS Technology | | | | from your GPS can be sent to your PDA and |
| ·Anti-Glare Screen Display | | | | laptop for use later. Businesses benefit highly from |
| ·Customizable Screen Icons | | | | this. Take into consideration the land surveyor. As |
| ·Bluetooth Capabilities | | | | land and roads are being plotted, maps specifically |
| ·Software Add-ons (travel guides) | | | | generated from a certain location can be sent to |
| ·MP3 Player Functionality | | | | a laptop to assist in the process. |
| ·Preloaded Maps | | | | What you may not know is both police and fire |
| ·Anti-Theft Features | | | | workers use GPS systems on occasion. |
| It is clear that the technology for Portable GPS | | | | Emergency workers who may cover a big area |
| Units has come a long way. You can mount your | | | | can find the quickest, most effective routes to |
| GPS Portable Unit in your car, and use it when | | | | locations thanks to portable GPS Units. Considering |
| you are driving. In fact, some car manufacturers | | | | that GPS technology has improved so much, |
| have GPS Units already installed into the vehicles. | | | | many GPS Units now offer up-to-date traffic |
| The benefits of having a GPS Unit in your car can | | | | reports, which help these workers avoid routes |
| mean a faster trip, the ability to get places | | | | that are going to slow them down. |
| without getting lost, and a way to find a fast | | | | Of course, many people like portable GPS Units |
| route to a new or old location. | | | | just so they know where they are going. You do |
| The top two uses for Portable GPS Units are for | | | | not have to use a GPS Unit for business. You can |
| business and for emergencies. You may not know | | | | plot trips, find your way through parts of town |
| it, but your mobile phone emits GPS signals, which | | | | you are less familiar with, and become familiar |
| detail your exact location. The law requiring all cell | | | | with new areas after you move or while on |
| phones to have GPS signals added, was passed | | | | vacation. The use for your portable GPS Unit |
| after too many emergencies occurred where the | | | | really is limitless. You just need to make sure you |
| individual was unsure of his/her location. | | | | purchase the right GPS Unit to suit your needs |
| Portable GPS Units specifically, are used by | | | | and usage purposes. |