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GPS Land Vehicle Applications
| Abstract: | There are millions of automobiles in the United States alone. Market analysts fantasize about the coming billion dollar market for GPS. But somehow, predictions made as recently as two or three years ago have not quite materialized. Private automobiles are machines that we get in, start up, and control to a chosen destination. We expect it to move and steer as we navigate to our objective. The task of navigation is either by memory, forrepeated routes, or by maps and/or signage for new destinations. Forget that concept of the automobile. In the near future, we will expect our cars to take us where we want to go - to navigate us. By either unobtrusive displays or voice synthesis, a car will be a machine that transports us to any selected location without us needing to know where “there” is, how to get there, or even the extent of our progress. Of course, besides our on-board positioning, this capability requires computer access to road map information, addresses, contingencies, and other critical information. With the addition of real-time traffic information and road throughput conditions, even the familiar commute routes will be aided by navigating around traffic incidents or temporary route restrictions. If we look at the automobile in this new light, it is not unreasonable to expect that virtually every car will have this capability someday. |
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Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation January 24 - 26, 1994 Catamaran Resort Hotel San Diego, CA |
| Pages: | 3 - 4 |
| Cite this article: | Denaro, Robert P., "GPS Land Vehicle Applications," Proceedings of the 1994 National Technical Meeting of The Institute of Navigation, San Diego, CA, January 1994, pp. 3-4. |
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