Introducing The Garmin nüvi® 3790T

Previously, we looked at Ground Positioning System (GPS) or other technologies invented for navigation. We also had looked on how GPS was related with geo-stationary satellite in order to give the data to navigate. Now I would like to introduce to all one of the latest GPS product which just launch by Garmin Ltd. Introducing the Garmin nüvi® 3790T.

It is becomes the hottest GPS product in market right now featuring with intelligence system on it with the touch screen technology. Now let’s see what feature has been design into this device that make it so hot in electronic consumers.

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Global Positioning System (GPS)

Previously, we already talked about Geo-Stationary Satellite and what its purposes. Now, we will look at one of the technology used by the satellite. It is called 'Global Positioning System'. Let say when you are traveling to somewhere unfamiliar, and you do not know where exactly you are and is it the correctly heading you took? Well, introducing to Global Positioning System (GPS) that will help you to navigate and notify what is your current location. This kind of technology created to ease-up the humankind especially for travelers. The GPS becomes famous nowdays and some of you might be take it as a requirement for life.

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Space Technology: Geo-Stationary Satellite

A Geo-Stationary Satellite (also known as Geo-Synchronous Satellite) is one of the satellite types which positioned straight on top of the equator (earth surface) accurately 22,300 miles out in space. With this particular distance, the satellite must take a full 24 hours to complete a circle together with earth. The tricky practice here is to make sure that the satellite has to move along with earth wherever it goes. In other word, a geo-stationary satellite has to remain in the same mark on earth. The animation picture below might help out to get a better understanding about the movement of geo-stationary satellite.

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