GPS

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Mind Map on GPS, created by Eggo on 27/01/2015.
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GPS
  1. Devices
    1. Sat-Nav
      1. Mobile Phone (download an app i.e TomTom)
        1. Tablet (apps etc)
        2. Uses
          1. Making a route to a location
            1. Sharing photos on Social Networking (location)
              1. Locating yourself i.e. Your lost
                1. Instant Messaging
                  1. Military; Finding objectives and people etc.
                  2. Pros and Cons
                    1. Pros
                      1. You don't have to turn a page in order to make a route, the GPS does it for you
                        1. Quicker and more efficient
                          1. The GPS costs you very low in comparison other navigation systems.
                            1. Good Storage capacity
                            2. Cons
                              1. Could lose signal
                                1. Needs charging up
                                  1. Very small screen meaning it could be hard for some people to read off
                                2. The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.
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