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GPS Navigation Systems and Data Problems

We have a serious problem brewing with looking for an address or street in a new
GPS navigation systems for automobiles housing tract, which you can see but the
and even motorcycles. There are however devise insists, does not exist? Then
problems with this devise as a high tech there are problems in areas like Cape
toy are more serious than you might Coral, FL and Tehachapi, CA or El Paso,
think. Ask anyone in a metro area who has TX and Knoxville, TN where the roads have
bought a new car with one of those cool been scraped and ready to put in or put
GPS upgrades for their SUV or new sports in but do not connect or have nothing
car. We have had our customers complain there yet. Of course it is very
(customers of the carwash business, which aggravating to see a road and try to go
is my profession). Oh they love the down it and find it is a dirt road that
gadget, but they are under whelmed by the connects to nothing yet or an entire
lack of data and streets, which are not sub-division that does not exist? Is it a
listed. You see we have been seeing Mirage? If so where is the white Tiger
incredible suburban growth in many Show?Jack Dangermond of ESRI had set up
cities. Places near large DMA metros are entire networks of software makers who
a problem out in the middle class developed data for their awesome software
suburbs. In many areas such as outside products for GPS and GIS needs. Used by
Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, government, military, utility companies,
Las Vegas, Seattle, Portland, Denver, transportation companies, private
Dallas, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, companies with GPS units to sell to the
Nashville, Kansas City, Minneapolis, public, First Responders and school
Columbus, Cleveland, Baltimore, districts for buses. After the Dot Com
Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, Miami, Orlando, crash those software companies were among
Atlanta, DC Subs, etc. And in NJ, NC, NV, some of the survivors, but had
OH lots of other fast growing growth significantly cut costs. Thus without the
pockets.When GPS devises for cars first proper data the GPS systems bought by the
hit the scenes at the CES and SEMA shows upper, upper-middle and middle class for
in 1996, they became increasingly more their cars were not always good enough to
popular, powerful and better data. But support the price point for the newest
like VHS and Beta, Apple and IBM, technology. This is especially upsetting
competition became increasingly greater since the upper, upper-middle and middle
causing much consolidation in the class citizens who pay the most taxes
industry along with patent fights. Much live in the suburbs for the most part.
of the technology was former Defense The chances of a middle class American;
Contractors peddling their wares through who bought a home during the 3 years last
subsidiary consumer level companies. But housing boom; not being able to find
the tight market remained due to the their house or street on their new GPS
costs. Meanwhile companies like DeLorme devise is a higher probability then them
and others tried to flood the market with actually finding it. We interviewed one
low priced GPS units, which made things man who bought a new Nissan Sports
even more competitive. And the bugs were car.Who lives in a newer developed area
not fully out of the system yet. Someday in the higher end Las Vegas, Clark County
all cars will drive themselves and people Suburbs, which only had the main streets
can watch TV, do video conferencing and on his GPS and had huge blank spots on
use their transportation as a portable his device? Some GPS devices allow the
office or entertainment system while they user to choose a satellite vendor and
are being driven to the location they data vendor and software, but many of the
have punched into their computer. Some Factory units do not. People think they
things will have to occur before this is are getting something really good and
a reality of course. But eventually your then find they cannot use it to navigate,
dexterity skills to actually pilot a car which would really piss you off
will be worthless and un-needed.First the considering you may have paid as much as
satellites will need to be laser aligned $6,000 for the unit. Even more dangerous
and use multiple satellites to get is the information we learned from an EMT
absolute locations of ground items and ambulance driver in Dallas area who told
vehicles. The cars will need to have us of looking for streets for 15-20
additional anti collision devises made up minutes after battling through suburban
of networked sonar and optic flow gridlock to get to where they thought it
sensors. All of which are now available might be. 3G cell phone technology may
and the technology is getting better and assist for those using cell phones to
better. Many military applications today call in data to the dispatches. For all
will be civilian tomorrow. Just like the training we are doing across this
Radar, Microwave ovens, Nuclear Energy, nation for first responders and on-going
Cellular Phones, Satellite Communication education of police, fire, Hazmat, etc.
and Jet Aircraft in Commercial Aviation. it appears that we have forgotten the
The flow of transportation will be problems of the system. Any time you
brought to the next generation to serve build a system to serve humankind you
man better.For the time being the must make it simple and make it work,
incremental changes in these technologies that should be the first, the very first
has hit a slight road block even though priority, then you can fix all the other
Honda, GM, Ford, Mercedes, Daimler issues.With that said we interviewed a
Chrysler and Toyota have invested lady recently one evening who had a hell
billions in anti-collision and safety of a long day working for the Metro
devices which they will add comfort and Police Departments Central Nervous
desirable options which they can sell to System. The communications center and
customers as upgrades. Smart Car dispatch is to what we are referring.
Technologies can add Thousands of Dollars Although she was unaware of the problem
to the price of a car and consumers are at the center for bad data or missing
glad to pay for them. A factory GPS data in the system, she could not say how
system with display can cost up to they were able to get the information.
$6,000.00 and they sell a lot of them on Luckily serving a metro area they are
the higher end cars. It is a high profit probably connected to the planning
item upgrade, although there are some, departments computer, which they should
which only cost $1000. And if you wish to be. And if the police department has the
compare these, some are very incredible new data and no problem in this case, why
with many features; .There are many have the software vendors not been able
companies, which sell after market to access the data? It is a safety issue
computer assist items. These companies if someone with a GPS system pulls out a
are doing quite well and the systems work map and tries to read it while driving in
great. The big issue is just because you an area they are not familiar with. It is
have a super duper incredible GPS system, guaranteed that in the history of the
does not mean the street you are looking automobile in this country more people
for is even on the map yet. In other have been in serious traffic accidents
words it is like using an old map. If you from trying to read maps, than talking on
are a studier of maps like I happen to cell phones, although cell phones no
be, you will see the problem with older doubt a contributing factor in many
maps. Even some companies keep printing lesser accidents will eventually pass
old map data year after year without this figure. Where the streets are, well
adding in new on ramps, city streets, frankly I cannot understand the need to
infrastructure freeway improvements and keep this a secret unless it is the
ring-roads, it is aggravating for those layout of Area 51, Prison, Power plant,
from out of town. Even more aggravating Pentagon grounds, Military Bases, etc.




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