Many people assume that city map printed on paper outdated these day. Certain online sites, such as travel site has provided detail information on tourist destinations around the world and a lot of modern vehicles today's use GPS as a navigation device so that the driver does not get lost.
You can find city map printed on paper in stores across the country, especially bookstore and bus station. However, it seems more and more people are forgetting this traditional city map over the modern technology development. But, there are times when you need to save traditional map in the glove compartment just in case.
Navigation using GPS technology is the wave of the future. Technology has grown to the point where digital maps can easily and quickly download and are able to give guidance in real-time. Free online map service also provides an easy to read instructions for a particular purpose for those who have an internet connection and the lack of GPS. Online maps and GPS is the perfect solution for those of you in the present. But what if you cannot connect to the internet because the network is busy or down. What about your GPS battery runs out in a long journey toward the destination? The best solution in this situation is to use a city map printed on paper as a backup. Indeed, this traditional map will not able to give exact information about the current situation on the way you are going through, like repairing bridges or roads damaged, thus giving a solution for you to take detours. Apart from the lack of paper city map, as a backup navigation is highly recommended.
Many drivers spoiled by the presence of GPS technology, GPS devices are a wonderful tool, but still far from perfect. While this is still mostly found in GPS devices outdated city map and many people are still not aware of it. This will result in a driver who then misdirected. Indeed, paper city map cannot renew, but the basic layout of the road will not change.
The conclusion is always carry a paper city map as navigation when you travel long distances even though your vehicle is already equipped with GPS devices.
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