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GPS receivers are an extremely fast and easy way to navigate. With the ability to tell you where you are, where you're heading, how to get there, and where just about anything else is they are tough to beat for convenience. It is easy to come to rely on GPS with all of its features and convenience, but it is important to remember that like any other electronic device it may fail. While the GPS network itself it very robust, requiring little more than regular corrections from ground based stations, GPS receivers are small relatively fragile devices than may break or run out of power.

GPS receivers are an extremely fast and easy way to navigate. With the ability to tell you where you are, where you're heading, how to get there, and where just about anything else is they are tough to beat for convenience. It is easy to come to rely on GPS with all of its features and convenience, but it is important to remember that like any other electronic device it may fail. While the GPS network itself it very robust, requiring little more than regular corrections from ground based stations, GPS receivers are small relatively fragile devices than may break or run out of power.

The most common use of GPS receivers is for automobile navigation, where devices from companies like Garmin and Tomtom are extremely poular.  But these devices can also be used by people on foot, such as for hiking, orienteering, and geocaching.  But, being complex electronic devices, their reliability is not as good as a plain old [[map]] and [[compass]].

The most common use of GPS receivers is for automobile navigation, where devices from companies like Garmin and Tomtom are extremely popular.  But these devices can also be used by people on foot, such as for hiking, orienteering, and geocaching.  But, being complex electronic devices, their reliability is not as good as a plain old [[map]] and [[compass]].

==See also==

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