I really don’t know what the big fuss is with GPS. Our family has never used it for navigation and we’ve always assumed that the government could shut it off on a second’s notice (as Iranian and North Korean missiles use it for navigation).
So, no direct effect on us...maybe some indirect effects, such as UPS drivers not being able to make their rounds to deliver stuff to our house, etc. But, overall, a good exercise for Americans to learn how to read a map again.
Some of us enjoy our geocaching!!! You should try it some time!
Yes we can still read maps, but GPS is so much more convenient and easy, especially for getting around urban areas why bother unless we have to? Once you have one you get used to having it for things a map can’t do like having an instantly available approximation of how long until you will arrive, traffic, accident and weather alerts with instant re-routing and what food, hotels, attractions, parks, etc are along the road ahead. True, the government can shut it off anytime, but they haven’t and in the meantime the service has been well worth the cost of the receiver.
Yes we can still read maps, but GPS is so much more convenient and easy, especially for getting around urban areas why bother unless we have to? Once you have one you get used to having it for things a map can’t do like having an instantly available approximation of how long until you will arrive, traffic, accident and weather alerts with instant re-routing and what food, hotels, attractions, parks, etc are along the road ahead. True, the government can shut it off anytime, but they haven’t and in the meantime the service has been well worth the cost of the receiver.
BobL, I have been operating large equipment, for the last five years, that relies on GPS—1”accuracy. It would be hard to do without it—time, accuracy, fatigue, etc.. Think outside the box of reading a map when it applies to GPS, albeit, I agree with you on the map part thing.