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  2. Death by GPS - Wikipedia

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    Death by GPS refers to the death of people attributable, in part, to following GPS directions or GPS maps. [1] [2] [3] Death by GPS has been noted in several deaths in Death Valley, California, [4] [5] a lost hiker at Joshua Tree National Park in southeastern California, [6] and incidents in Washington State, Australia, England, Italy and Brazil.

  3. Comparison of free off-line satellite navigation software

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    To determine the GPS coordinates of a destination, one can use sites such as GPScoordinates.eu and GPS visualizer. Some software presented here is free, but maps may need to be paid for. In this instance, and in the instance that some maps (of specific countries) are not standardly available, Mobile Atlas Creator (MOBAC) can be used (e.g. on ...

  4. Satellite navigation software - Wikipedia

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    Positioning: determines the device's precise location using signals from multiple satellites; Route planning: calculates optimized route based on user needs, such as starting point, destination, and travelling mean, et cetera. This functionality could be extended to driving assistant. Tracking: shows where the tracked object have been. (This ...

  5. Google sued for negligence after man drove off collapsed ...

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    RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The family of a North Carolina man who died after driving his car off a collapsed bridge while following Google Maps directions is suing the technology giant for negligence ...

  6. Family sues Google alleging its Maps app led father to drive ...

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    Google has been sued by the family of a North Carolina man claiming the company’s Maps application last year led him to drive off a collapsed bridge and fall about 20 feet to his death ...

  7. Satellite navigation device - Wikipedia

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    Vehicle navigation on a personal navigation assistant Garmin eTrex10 edition handheld. A satellite navigation device or satnav device, also known as a satellite navigation receiver or satnav receiver or simply a GPS device, is a user equipment that uses satellites of the Global Positioning System (GPS) or similar global navigation satellite systems (GNSS).

  8. ‘Bodies Bodies Bodies’ Director Explains the Ending, Deaths ...

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    There’s a phenomenon called “death by GPS” where you die of thirst if you lose Google Maps and you can’t find your way back anymore. That’s me! I’m completely addicted.

  9. In connection with his death, the jail was issued a notice of non-compliance from the Texas Commission on Jail Standards related to observations. The guard reportedly failed to check on Moore for an hour and seven minutes. Jail or Agency: Rolling Plains Detention Center; State: Texas; Date arrested or booked: UNKNOWN; Date of death: 4/26/2016 ...