Reception Is Important When It Comes GPS Systems.
May 24, 2007
You have to look at two things when considering GPS tracking systems. That is the reception that the GPS unit is able to get and the budget that you have for the unit. Each play a significant roll in the ability you have to secure the right unit.
There are two main types of reception that you will find in the GPS units on the market:
Most of the products being sold are those that have about six to eight meters of accuracy in reception. This is the standard but not completely what you will want. If you upgrade to WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) you will get an overall better product that provides you with a much larger area and accuracy at a much better level (They can be accurate within three or four meters of the location about 95 percent of the time). That is much better than the standard unit isn’t it? Some of the best on the market can be as accurate as two meters!
One of the newest types of reception products is the SiRF Star III Chip Set. Tom Tom Navigator 6 Bluetooth GPS Receiver Edition 2 is WAAS enabled for PocketPC, Palm, and Smartphone and is powered by industry leader GPS chipset, SiRFStarIII™ chipset, with 20-channel satellites, faster time to first fix (TTFF).
This unit is the one that you will need when venturing out into a dense location such as an urban area or heavily wooded areas. They help because they provide for low power consumption as well as high performance even in hard to distinguish areas such as these.
Now that you have an idea of what is out there, you can get a better idea of which product will offer you the coverage that you personally need. You would obviously like to purchase the product that has the highest level of reception possible as it will get you as close to your target as possible. However, with that amount of accuracy comes a good amount of money. You therefore have to make the choice taking into consideration the quality and accuracy of the GPS tracking system that you might be considering compared with the budget that you have. No doubt decisions are hard to make but any GPS system is better than none!