Never
Get Lost Again
In 1988, Magellan
Systems introduced the first hand-held Global Positioning System receiver.
Since then they've led more people on a voyage of discovery than any other
company. They've helped people return to hot fishing spots, record the location
of magnificent sunsets, ski hut-to-hut,mark bird sightings and scout game
locations.
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WHAT IS GPS? The
Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of US Government satellites
providing the most advanced and accurate positioning and navigation service
the world has ever known. Equipped with atomic clocks, twenty four GPS satellites
orbit 20,000 kms above the Earth, constantly transmitting the precise time
and their position in space. GPS receivers listen to these satellite signals
and use the information to determine the location of the receiver, as well
as how fast and in what direction it is moving. |
| "X" MARKS THE SPOT
Magellan takes you there and back again! Every point on earth can be identified
by a specific address shown as two sets of numbers (also known as coordinates).
When a GPS receiver reports and records your position, it is showing your
latitude/longitude coordinate location, or your address on earth. This lets
you save favourite fishing spots, note your campsite, record where you left
your vehicle or save the location of any place you choose. |
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For
more information click on the GPS model to the right. |
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