GPS for my Car
I’ve been looking at GPS systems for my car. While I don’t drive that often, I live near a city and do most of my travel for work in or near a city, there have been times over the last few months where I could have really used one. So I did some research and since the prices are coming down, decided to get one.
There are three popular brands – Garmin, TomTom and Magellan. I am not going to get into the differences, but wanted to pose a question.
The Russians can take credit for the popularity and proliferation of many lower cost GPS systems, like the ones I want to use in my car. Do you know why?
For the answer, click on "continue reading...:
In 1983 the Russians shot down a Korean airliner, killing 269 people on board.
“Because crew access to better navigational tools might have prevented the disaster, President Ronald Reagan issued a directive guaranteeing that GPS signals would be available at no charge to the world when the system became operational. The commercial market has grown steadily ever since.”
Source: http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2006/February/20060203125928lcnirellep0.5061609.html