GPS, are we mature enough yet?

GeekSrik · 14th January 2007, 15:43

I was just looking into a few sites like GPS India - GPS, Aviation, Marine, Handheld, Navigation, Binoculars, Compass, Windwatch, etc which talk about many GPS systems for cars, motorcycles, or on phones etc. It says india, but it doesnt show whats really available in india.

Also Garmin/Nippon are the only ones I hear that are available in the indian market. Now how much of details they show on their systems is a different story altogether. Is the indian government doing anything at all, to improve the naviagation systems available here and are they doing a detailed geo mapping of the streets in our country at all?

Whether we need a GPS is one thing, but if they provide us a GPS with features such as traffic density real time update, and best path calculation between locations based on this, it should be a boon. This will be the next best thing from either the mobile revolution or the highway upgradation schemes taken up so far.

Any opinions?

netarchie · 14th January 2007, 22:32

You may want to look at this thread..
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...er-car-15.html

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...lly-ready.html

theMAG · 14th January 2007, 22:54

This is a classic case of one man's treasure being another's junk. GPS can not be classified completely under junk in an Indian context, but comes mighty close.

Xsailor · 15th January 2007, 00:46

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Originally Posted by theMAG

This is a classic case of one man's treasure being another's junk. GPS can not be classified completely under junk in an Indian context, but comes mighty close.

@theMAg
Perhaps, and only for the time being, in the AUTO "sense" GPS may not be mighty useful but there are very many areas where GPSs are a boon.
Having used GPSs for well over 12 years, when I read "GPS" and "Junk" in one sentence, just could not keep myself out! Sorry, no offences.

Cheers

14th January 2007, 15:43	#1
GeekSrik Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,281 Thanked: 22 Times View My Garage	GPS, are we mature enough yet? I was just looking into a few sites like GPS India - GPS, Aviation, Marine, Handheld, Navigation, Binoculars, Compass, Windwatch, etc which talk about many GPS systems for cars, motorcycles, or on phones etc. It says india, but it doesnt show whats really available in india. Also Garmin/Nippon are the only ones I hear that are available in the indian market. Now how much of details they show on their systems is a different story altogether. Is the indian government doing anything at all, to improve the naviagation systems available here and are they doing a detailed geo mapping of the streets in our country at all? Whether we need a GPS is one thing, but if they provide us a GPS with features such as traffic density real time update, and best path calculation between locations based on this, it should be a boon. This will be the next best thing from either the mobile revolution or the highway upgradation schemes taken up so far. Any opinions?
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14th January 2007, 22:32	#2
netarchie BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 397 Thanked: 10 Times View My Garage	You may want to look at this thread.. http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...er-car-15.html http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...lly-ready.html
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14th January 2007, 22:54	#3
theMAG Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Avon, CT Posts: 7,217 Thanked: 1,811 Times View My Garage	This is a classic case of one man's treasure being another's junk. GPS can not be classified completely under junk in an Indian context, but comes mighty close.
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