The system of knowing one’s exact position on this earth is known as the ‘Global Positioning System’. Precise positioning of any location can easily be done with the help of this System. If anyone has a Global Positioning System receiver and if the sky remains clear then no one is going to be lost on this Earth. The receiver is a pocket-sized gadget that makes us inform about our exact position on this earth at any moment. One thing is that this read this entry »

Paper maps are no longer popular, or efficient considering the present necessities. That is the reason for which the latest technology in pipelines maps consists of digital cartography. This type of maps present several advantages, but they also serve to various purposes. A first aim of a pipeline map was to update already existing maps. This means that new standards have been created that respond better to needs of the companies. In this sense w read this entry »

The Global Positioning System is made up of three parts: satellites orbiting the Earth; control and monitoring stations on Earth; and the GPS receivers owned by users.  The satellites broadcast signals from space that are picked up and identified by GPS receivers.  The receiver takes this information and uses triangulation to calculate the user’s exact location. The GPS satellites circle the earth twice a day in a very precise orbit and transmi read this entry »