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Every now and then a strange urge comes over us and we write articles. Often there are about general aspects of SatNav, GPS or Mapping and do not really fit into one of our pre-defined categories. If you are looking to find out how the Digital Maps are made, or how SatNav technologies have improved or enabled new methods of working then this is where you will find them.

	CamerAlert-Shown-To-Speed-Up-Verification-of-NonUK-Cameras-4748.php	CamerAlert Shown To Speed Up Verification of NonUK Cameras This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - CamerAlert Shown To Speed Up Verification of NonUK Cameras
	We-Meet-TomToms-MD-Corinne-Vigreux-Before-Break-Free-Event-8910.php	We Meet TomToms MD Corinne Vigreux Before Break Free Event This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - We Meet TomToms MD Corinne Vigreux Before Break Free Event
	Mobile-OS-Wars-Apple-v-Android-v-Windows-Phone-2770.php	Mobile OS Wars Apple v Android v Windows Phone This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Mobile OS Wars Apple v Android v Windows Phone
	Navteq-on-board-How-Navteq-educate-retailers-8981.php	Navteq on board How Navteq educate retailers This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Navteq on board How Navteq educate retailers
	Thoughts-on-selfdefining-Points-Of-Interest-7996.php	Thoughts on selfdefining Points Of Interest This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Thoughts on selfdefining Points Of Interest
	A-PocketGPSWorld-Guide-to-using-forums-3022.php	A PocketGPSWorld Guide to using forums This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - A PocketGPSWorld Guide to using forums
	Can-Speed-Save-Lives-6250.php	Can Speed Save Lives This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Can Speed Save Lives
	Speed-Cameras-Cash-Machines-or-Safety-Systems-2896.php	Speed Cameras Cash Machines or Safety Systems This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Speed Cameras Cash Machines or Safety Systems
	Exspect-Triple-USB-Travel-Charger-reviewed-408.php	Exspect Triple USB Travel Charger reviewed This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Exspect Triple USB Travel Charger reviewed
	Directional-Warnings-for-All-Well-Nearly-8695.php	Directional Warnings for All Well Nearly This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Directional Warnings for All Well Nearly
	Speed-Cameras--A-Personal-View-4359.php	Speed Cameras A Personal View This is a news article from PocketGPSWorld.com titled - Speed Cameras A Personal View
	tomtom-go-940-live-connected-pnd-announced-at-ifa-berlin-b30393.php	TomTom Announce GO 940 LIVE Connected PND at IFA Berlin Well, there were plenty of rumours and much speculation prior to today
	garmin-announce-nuvifone-a1101.php	Garmin Enters Mobile Phone Market - Meet nüvifone Garmin International Inc., a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN) and the world’s leading GPS manufacturer, today announced its entrance into the mobile phone market with the nüvifone, an all-in-one, sleek and slim, touchscreen device that combines a premium phone, mobile web-browser, and cutting-edge personal navigator. The nüvifone is a work of art in features, design and functionality and is destined to transform how individuals connect, communicate and navigate their life.
	galileo-is-go-a1037.php	Galileo European GPS Constellation Gets Go Ahead It has been a very long time in coming but this week the EU finally agreed to commit funding to the Galileo GPS system.
	verifier-day-in-life-of-a1036.php	A Day in The Life of a PocketGPSWorld.com Verifier Camera verification is an important part of our service and it is this that makes our database stand out from the competition. We
	diving-with-gps.php	Mike's Muses: Diving with GPS? Diving with GPS. Is diving with GPS a practicality? Can the GPS signals be received underwater. In this edition of Mike
	TomTomViaPerl.php	Publishing real time TomTom journey information on the internet Publishing real time TomTom journey information on the internet
	teleatlas-visit-aug05.php	PocketGPSWorld.com visit Tele Atlas in Gent The digital mapping companies come in for a lot of criticism from the GPS user community. In particular there have been a lot of issues with missing roads, roads with the wrong names, bad junctions, and turn restrictions etc etc. There was a lot of concern in the forums with the currency of the latest TomTom maps released with version 5 software. We wanted to put these issues to Tele Atlas and get some answers from them. At the same time we also wanted to discover the process that Tele Atlas (and it
	mobymemory.php	SD, MMC and Memory Stick Review PocketGPSWorld.com: Click here for storage card memory comparisons
	storage-card-compatibility.php	Storage card memory comparison testing PocketGPSWorld.com: Click here for storage card memory comparisons
	google-keyhole.php	Google Keyhole digital satellite imaging Click here for the Google Keyhole news item ...
	navteq.php	NAVTEQ Part 1/3 Click here for the review of the ...
	2004onwards.php	A look back at 2003 and a look forward to 2004 Looking back at 2003, it really has been an exciting year in not only GPS but in the Pocket PC. Great strides have been made in all corners of the globe, and in technology. It only seems like yesterday when I was writing the 2003 and beyond article, and now we are staring 2004 straight in the eyes. Can a year really have gone that quickly ? So what did happen in 2003 ? And more importantly, what will we see in 2004 ?
	deluo-black-box.php	Deluo Black Box Bluetooth Receiver Deluo Black Box Bluetooth GPS Receiver Review
	powerloctrip2003.php	Powerloc Trip 2003 PowerLOC recently invited a group of editors from the best and most influential GPS and Pocket PC related web sites to visit PowerLOC headquarters in Toronto, Canada.
	davidbradfordmount.php	David Bradford's In-Car Mount David Bradford
	davidealesincar.php	David Eales In-Car Vauxhall Mount David Eales
	amateurpilot.php	GPS for the Amateur Pilot Learning to fly is clearly one of the most demanding and enjoyable projects, with the normal objective of achieving a Private Pilots Licence (PPL). However most flying schools operate quite elderly aircraft without in-built GPS systems and PPL navigation training does not include GPS, nor is it encouraged as a
	daveincar3.php	Dave's In-Car Photos 3 Dave
	2003onwards.php	What's in store for GPS and Pocket PC in 2003 and beyond ? Well 2002 has been a great year both for the Pocket PC market, and for GPS. In 2000 and 2001 we only had a handful of Pocket PC manufacturers, last year (is it really last year ?) 2002 shows double, nearly treble the amount of Pocket PC manufacturers come onto the scene, including very large PC manufacturers like Dell and Toshiba, which only means one thing. The Pocket PC and future incarnations are here to stay, and in a very big way!
	egnos.php	EGNOS Status Update I have now completed a couple of reviews recently with a few in progress with GPS receivers that are WAAS capable. In particular the Garmin GPSMAP 76 and the Emtac BT GPS (work in progress). There is currently a lot of controversy over the usefulness of EGNOS in Europe and the validity of using WAAS capable receivers in this mode.
	aeroplane.php	Aviation GPS Navigation For me, one of the most fascinating parts of private flying is the process of planning a route, allowing for wind etc. and then actually arriving, on time. VFR flying, when you can see around you, involves the use of compass and map and allows the use of navigation aids, beacons etc. to verify position and distance. GPS is not part of a PPL programme, in plane equipment is rare in the older club/ hire aircraft and specialist aviation GPS equipment expensive.
	helicopter.php	Helicopter GPS Navigation Patrice sent us an email and some photos of his current setup. Patrice flies a EuroCopter EC120 Colibri over in Monaco similar to the one pictured on the right. The EuroCopter EC120 is quite a commonly known helicopter and can be found used in all kinds of uses from industry, Offshore work, to training, Corporate and Law Enforcement. Patrice has been great to share his experience and setup he uses when flying the EuroCopter EC120.
	privacyfuture.php	Privacy Concerns and the future of GPS I must admit, like many others I
	ipaq5000.php	Compaq iPAQ 5000 As reported earlier by InfoSync.no. Few handheld manufacturers are as high-profile as the post-merger HP, which is the biggest Pocket PC player and has the largest handheld market share in the world - next after Palm, that is. With interest spiking as wireless connectivity is becoming increasingly common in handheld devices, it is therefore no surprise that information would eventually surface about HP
	geocaching.php	Geocaching for begginners The first Geocaching website was believed to have been setup a couple of years ago, Geocaching is what is starting to be considered as an active sport. I suppose you could think of it as orienteering back in the old days where you would try to find a specific location armed with only a map and a compass, but Geocaching is somewhat updated. You go armed with a GPS Receiver and the hunger for the adventure. Geocaching is a treasure hunt, you get given a co-ordinate to find or go to, and clues will then take you to another location. Eventually after visiting numerous locations, you should be able to find a stash of cache, which can contain anything from lego blocks, to sweets, to little toys, to coins.
	voicenavigation.php	Vito Voice Navigation One thing that everyone seems to be raving about when it comes down to GPS software now, but nobody seems really too bothered about what it sounds like is Voice Navigation. It started a while back with PowerLOC
	waptech.php	Wap Technology and GPS I was listening to an archive of Online Tonight with David Lawrence (a syndicated US pop-culture/tech show) the other day in my car whilst commuting and there was a discussion about how WAP is changing for the better and new services are coming online to allow people to purchase or browse menu
	wtc.php	The World Trade Center Clear Up What happened a little over a year ago created a big wake up call the not only American citizens, but to citizens the world over. The attacks that were carried out were atrocious, the attackers were cowards, and the loss of life and privacy is just utterly sad. People are still mourning their loved ones a year on, and for many it has come at a great expense.
	esa.php	A new era for GPS The Americans created the original and most used GPS system which is what we see today thanks to the US Department of Defense, the Russians also created their own GPS system dubbed GLONASS, so it
	daveincar2.php	Dave's In-Car Photos 2 Dave
	daveincar.php	Dave's In-Car Photos 1 Dave
	xtracornoxtrac.php	To XTrac Or Not To XTrac, that is the question! SiRFXTrac is a high sensitivity GPS software solution. SiRFXTrac extends the operating range in which GPS can be used - dramatically increasing the versatility of GPS-enabled products such as personal digital assistants (PDA