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Subject: Re: Death by GPS
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:28:02 -0800
From: Mark Walker <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship <[log in to unmask]>
There are lots of GPS devices (not receivers) that can send out a
signal. Many are made just for tracking vehicles, cargo, etc.. They need
power to transmit the signal which is usually done via a cell phone like
device. Position of asset is noted and viewable on a PC in many cases.
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On Feb 4, 2011, at 9:19 AM, Angie Cope wrote:
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> Subject: Re: Death by GPS
> Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 08:10:21 -0800
> From: Mitchell B Adelson <[log in to unmask]>
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> A GPS Receiver with navigation for the car is not able to transmit a
> signal. Its a one way connection.
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> From: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
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> Date: 02/04/2011 08:05 AM
> Subject: Re: Death by GPS
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> Subject: Re: Death by GPS
> Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:07:46 -0500
> From: Paige Andrew <[log in to unmask]>
> To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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> True, but if nobody calls for help the GPS isn't going to do you a bit
> of good! (and, not all GPS units are totally accurate either) Plus, once
> the batteries run down, still no good...
>
> Paige
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> On 2/4/2011 9:55 AM, Angie Cope wrote:
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> > Subject: Re: Death by GPS
> > Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 09:25:13 -0500
> > From: Stone, Howard <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: Maps, Air Photo, GIS Forum - Map Librarianship
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> > I thought that a GPS tracks your location (privacy advocates often
> > complain about this), which would enable rescue and law-enforcement
> > personnel to find you in an emergency. Am I wrong about this?
> >
> > Howard Stone, Brown University
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> >
> > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> >> Subject: Death by GPS
> >> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 13:48:35 -0800
> >> From: Dyallen2 <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
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> >> Here is an interesting tidbit from the copied by the Bureau of Land
> >> Management in California from the Sacramento Bee:
> >> lettering "Heat Kills" over a gravestonetwo hikers look over a rocky
> >> desert landscape*"'Death by GPS' in the desert"*(Sacramento Bee,
> >> 1/30/11)
> >> "Danger has long stalked those who venture into California's desert in
> >> the heat of summer." But as more people visit, "technology and tragedy
> >> are mixing in new and unexpected ways." Said Death Valley wilderness
> >> coordinator Charlie Callagan, "People are renting vehicles with GPS and
> >> they have no idea how it works and they are willing to trust the GPS to
> >> lead them into the middle of nowhere." Stories of deaths in the desert
> >> are "reminders that even with a growing suite of digital devices at our
> >> side, technology cannot guarantee survival i n the wild. Worse, it is
> >> giving many a false sense of security and luring some into danger and
> >> death."
> >> http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/30/3362727/death-by-gps-in-desert.html
> >>
> >> David Allen
> >> Encinitas, CA
> >>
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