PCMCIA GPS map navigation system

Abdelsalam Heddaya (heddaya@cs.bu.edu)
Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:41:57 -0400

I heard that yesterday, the Discovery cable channel had a program on
which a product by the above description was shown. The card would
receive satellite signals that allows the Og to compute its position to
within a few tens of meters precision. Then built-in maps are then used
to display the Og's position (and its user's), and software interprets
both the maps and the positioning data to provide directions.

My informant tells me that the price was quite reasonable ($100-200),
but it wasn't clear how much resolution the built-in maps had.

Does anyone have more accurate information about this product?

Thanks,
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Abdelsalam "Solom"