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A hand-held GPS is an accurate device that uses a GPS signal from multiple satellites to determine a location on Earth. Commercial hand-held GPS devices can focus to within 30 meters, while devices used by military personnel are capable of locating as close to 5 meters. In the last 10 years, sales of the hand-held versions have... more »
The Global Positioning System (GPS) has made it possible to use satellites for navigation since the mid 1990s. In recent years, GPS technology has become common at the consumer level. Affordable GPS navigation devices are manufactured by many companies to serve a variety of specific navigation purposes. They are also included as a... more »
Using a GPS unit, or global positioning systems, can be considered just as necessary a tool as your speedometer or your fuel gauge. These system direct you with turn by turn guidance to your destination, they help you find things like hotels and gas stations and they reroute you when you get lost. Never be lost again, they say, but... more »
Global positioning systems (GPS) have been in development for more than 40 years. Created in the 1950s for military usage, the American-built system did not come online until the late 1980s. Today, the devices are deployed as navigational devices in bombs and missiles, as part of the guidance system of airplanes and stuck to the... more »
GPS, or global positioning, systems are very quickly becoming a standard in most new automobiles, and are even finding their way onto a variety of new cell phones. The mapping devices can come in handy under a variety of circumstances. If you are thinking about purchasing a GPS or a device that has a GPS built-in, here are some of the... more »
Changing the firmware on your Magellan 700 GPS device is an incredibly simple task. It requires a minor fee, but other than that you shouldn't run... more »
In this era of high-tech directional solutions using GPS technology, Magellan has joined the crowd offering handy gadgets for GPS navigation. Two... more »
The global positioning equipment market is exploding. With so many of us taking advantage of the new technology to keep track of ourselves, now is... more »
GPS technology has revolutionized travel. Magellan is one of the many vehicle navigation units on the market, and updates can be purchased to make... more »
The Magellan Maestro is a line of GPS devices that features one-touch navigational menus, 3D landmarks, Bluetooth, live traffic news and FM radio... more »
Magellan (or, in its Portuguese form, Magalhaes) may refer to:
People
*Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition around the world.
*Gabriel de Magalhaes (1610-1677), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in China
Geography
*The Strait of Magellan.
*Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region in Chile.
*Magallanes, old name for the city of Punta Arenas in Chile.
Astronomy
*The Magellan probe, a NASA unmanned space mission to Venus.
*The Magellan telescopes at Las Campanas, Chile.
*The Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile.
*The Magellanic Clouds,
*The Large Magellanic Cloud and
*The Small Magellanic Cloud, neighbouring galaxies.
Biology
*The Magellanic Penguin
*The Magellanic Woodpecker
Financial and commercial
*Magellan Aerospace, a Canadian aerospace manufacturer
*Lotus Magellan, a file manager software.
*Magellan Explorer, a file manager
*The Magellan Fund, a mutual fund offered by Fidelity Investments.
*The Magellan Guides, a producer of online travel guides
*Magellan Navigation Inc, a maker of GPS equipment.
Misc.
* The Magellanic Cloud, a science fiction novel by Stanislav Lem.
*Magellans Cross.
*Magellan (band), a progressive rock band.
*Magellan class battleship, in the Gundam universe.
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