The rapid advances in Technology have by no doubt facilitated our lives in a number of ways. Technology has mst importantly been a breakthrough in the tourism sector because it has facilitated basically everything and has allowed for processes, that used to take up a lot of time, to make them happen rapidly and much more efficiently than ever before. And of course these technologies keep on improving as time goes by.
One of the major technologies that has contributed a lot to the tourists is the GPS. GPS stands for Global Positioning System. The way that this GPS works is through a Satelite. The GPS is based on a Global Navigation Satellite System. The main features and advantages that GPS´s have through these satellites are that they can provide you with information about locations and weather at any time and under any circumstances. If there is bad weather most mobile phones do not tend to work. However unless there is a complete collapse of the GPS satellite system it will always work and provide you with all the information that you need.
The GPS was specifically designed to be used by tourists. A GPS is very useful for a Tourist because it contains state of the art maps of locations and it is very difficult to get lost with a GPS. The GPS also offers an application called places of interest. So for example gas stations and supermarkets are already tagged in this application and all you need to do is click on it and it shows you how to get to the supermarket.
The GPS feature that distinguishes a GPS most from other small portable devices is the Multimedia feature that contains very clear photographs and descriptions of attractions.
Sources:
http://intech.com.gr/index.php?go=GPSTourist
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System
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