This new visual system is envisaged for Google Maps wherein with greater accuracy, the VPS will use the phone’s camera along with Google’s extensive back-end data to analyze the route.
One such technology that’s being experimented is the Visual Positioning System (VPS).
In an endeavor to provide better extensive coverage with updated information to its users, all these navigation service providers are working hard to bring in new tech advancements in the world of navigation. Moreover, bad satellite signals along with signal interference add to the common glitches. In fact, a study by the Navigation’s Systems Research Foundation shows how some vital updates are overlooked by GPS like the quality or the types of roads. Another reason accounts to out-dated maps as digital maps providers may not have been updated for road closures or diversions. You may have heard many stories stating GPS routes ended into lakes, ponds or closed roads! One of the reasons for such cases is the satellite signals which are not 100% accurate and may not determine your precise location. Now the question is why we still experience incorrect directions occasionally while using GPS. However, there are also some big regional providers like GLONASS (Globalnaya Navigazionnaya Sputnikovaya Sistema) in Russia and Beidou in China who are prominent names in the industry of those specific countries. Google has been dominating this space through its extensive offerings of Google Maps. This feature is known as ‘Stay Safe’ helps in tracking the live status of family members travelling in cabs it also alerts the family if the cab goes off-route by 0.5 km.Īs Google leads the market, people are hardly aware of other GPS providers like MapQuest, Maps. This week, Google has also introduced another positioning feature to keep track of your loved ones while they are on road. Google is a global leader in the navigation industry and consistently keeps making efforts to improve its navigation services. There is so much of ease and comfort with lesser dependency, and this is slowly ending up as a habit.įor people who are unaware of the origin of Global Positioning System (GPS), here’s a short and simple version: ‘GPS is a satellite-based navigation system that was originally designed to assist soldiers and military vehicles and maintained by the United States.’ Later, it has been offered to the general public as a service to navigate their way. Such technological innovation has changed the way we have been navigating since past few years. Navigate with technology – the GPS and VPS story!
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