GPS-Go Play in the Snow?

[Pinot's Mom]

I'm a tad directionally challenged myself, but have always relied on Mapquest and good old fashioned paper maps.

[pomtzu]

I'm a tad directionally challenged myself, but have always relied on Mapquest and good old fashioned paper maps.

Mapquest is how I found my way to your house, Maggie. I didn't get lost till I couldn't find your street once I got onto the main street in your development. You gotta' admit - it is pretty well hidden.............

[RICHARD]

As dain bramaged as I am, yes, probably.

You just have to remember this little adage....

Nose to north, back to the south
Right is west and the east is what you have "left".


North is ALWAYS off your nose.


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[RICHARD]

Wheeeee!

Another couple got stuck on the SAME ROAD a few days ago.....same thing happened to them, GPS sent them there.

LOL, I have to use the saying I hate the most- They just stayed the course.

Again, cell phone tech saved their lives.

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How many of you have an emergency bag inside your car for situations like that?

[happylabs]

Oh my... Their first mistake was driving a Toyota LOL!

I like my printed directions from Rand McNally website. My sense of direction ain't what it used to be.

[pomtzu]

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How many of you have an emergency bag inside your car for situations like that?

Interesting question. Let me think for a minute...............

Okay - I don't drive in bad weather.
I seldom drive at night - even in good weather.
No mountain roads around here. I think the highest point in DE is a hill about 60' above sea level.
ETA: I stand corrected. It's a dizzying 448'.

What kind of emergency survival kit should I have with me to go to the mall????

[Cataholic]

I love my GPS. I have had many a diasters with online map services.

I would make the "turn left" directional come on a bit earlier than it does currently. If I am flying along at 45, I need more than 10 feet to safely execute a turn.

[Asiel]

I find it handy since I'm very directionally challenged. I have to adapt my left for my right and vice versa which gets me lost many timmes . The GSP has gotten me out of many situations but if I were to drive totally unknown territory I'm not sure I would trust it, probably would follow up with the good old fashioned road maps.

[DJFyrewolf36]

My mom worked as a surveyor and map maker for many years...I grew up knowing my arse from true north lol. I also competed in orentering (sp?) in high school so I can has read a map! I don't trust home GPS units any more than I can throw them because the civilian GPS satalites are NOT the same as the ones the government uses and the accuracy isn't verified nearly as well.
Google Maps on my phone works well...even when I know the directions are bogus I can look at the provided map and figure my way out of most situations. If Im in a remote area that Google doesn't cover, Ill trust a good paper map.

If a paper map fails there is always bread crumbs!

[Lady's Human]

I don't trust home GPS units any more than I can throw them because the civilian GPS satalites are NOT the same as the ones the government uses and the accuracy isn't verified nearly as well.

Same satellite cluster, different signal with that used to be munged, but the built in accuracy error was removed by executive order during the Clinton administration.

[DJFyrewolf36]

Same satellite cluster, different signal with that used to be munged, but the built in accuracy error was removed by executive order during the Clinton administration.

Good to know! Satelites aren't perfect though and it would be just my luck to get one with some sort of janky error...

[RICHARD]

My mom worked as a surveyor and map maker for many years...I grew up knowing my arse from true north lol.

Do you remember the movie, "The Jerk"?

I always think of the scene where Steve Martin's brother pulls out the can of Shinola from his pocket.

A few years back some guy got lost with his daughter on the way back from Lost Vegas. because his GPS gave him directions down a dirt road. He got stuck in some dirt and waited hours for a tow truck.

Morons.

[Lady's Human]

Good to know! Satelites aren't perfect though and it would be just my luck to get one with some sort of janky error...

That's one reason why GPS is so reliable.

To get an accurate 3D location, you need known distance and angle from three points. When I've used my GPS I've rarely had fewer than 7 satellites in "view", which means even if one or two are flaky, there are 5 others that it can use.

[RICHARD]

That's one reason why GPS is so reliable.

Saddam got to see how accurate they were first hand.

Great to know exactly where you are. Getting there is half the problem?

[Lady's Human]

Saddam got to see how accurate they were first hand.

I'm still mildly amused that the USAF took out his GPS jamming equipment with a JDAM..........which is a GPS guided bomb.