Future of paper charts
Sponsored linksIt was about 600 years ago that began at the age of discovery. At this point of time, a large part of the Earth was still unknown by Europeans. Sailors and the discoverers of various countries went everywhere in the world “research” of new land. It was the golden age to be a cartographer, when new spaces have been discovered every day.
Maps were created and used as Claude Ptolemy introduced the basics of geography in the world in his Tetrabiblos. He created a large number of maps of various kinds, which were very specific to his age and day. The first map of the world and globe was created by surveyor Gerhard Mercator in the late 16th century. Finally, artists, scientists and geographers of the renaissance took the science of cartography at higher levels. With the introduction of aerial photography maps becomes even more precise.
However, a problem that plagued travellers, until in the 1990s is the congestion and the difficulty of reading that comes with traditional paper charts. Many people quite true and accurate; often interpreted that led to scores of lost travellers stranded on unknown roads all over the world.
Enter the age of the GPS where you can navigate to a completely new location with the greatest ease and all with the help of a little handy device that you can install in your car.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite system of global navigation space which provides information of time in all weather conditions and reliable location at all times and anywhere on or near the Earth. The system was developed in the 1970s by the Department of Defense of the United States. In the 1990s, seeing its great potential to facilitate the lives of millions of people around the world, the system was released for civilian use. To date the US Air Force manages the maintenance and improvement of the system.
Assisted GPS and precise digital mapping, systems of satellite Navigation and Automotive Navigation systems provide specific passenger data navigation. The major advantage of satellite Navigation provides traditional paper maps is portability, accuracy and ease of use. These navigation devices are extremely small and easy to carry. Some of these devices can be taken out of the car with you when you go for a walk and discover new places.
What is it mean the end of the paper charts? Some respond with an emphatic yes, while others tend to disagree.
Supporters of old style paper maps argue for the romantic feel of the map. Digital maps, according to them, do not give the type of information that provides a paper map, or a Pocket Book of cards.
Those in disagreement satellite navigation systems. With the world becomes a small place and people sharing more information about the places they live in and visit, e-cards, some call them, have become a warehouse of all the information you need when you visit a new strange place. This includes the shortcuts, unwieldy advice, places to eat out etc. In addition, using GPS enabled maps. it minimizes the risk of misinterpretation virtually from scratch, ensuring speed and greater security.
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