| Ferdinand Magellan was the Portuguese explorer | | | | there are four other categories of GPS |
| who was the first to sail around the world with his | | | | instruments: Marine, PDA, laptop, and aviation. |
| crew. He is the guy who also gave the Pacific | | | | Coming in all different shapes, sizes, colors, |
| Ocean its name. Magellan also had the unfortunate | | | | textures, and purposes, Magellan makes a device |
| assignment in the early 1500s of finding a water | | | | that is perfect for everybody. The auto GPS |
| route through South America. If he would have | | | | devices can plot directions and help you find your |
| had a GPS device packed in his trunk along with | | | | way around downtown Miami. Marine units alert |
| his feather hat and tights, he could have been | | | | the user to the location of buoys, lighthouses, and |
| saved a lot of time and trouble. Today, we have | | | | even fish. PDA and handheld devices are portable |
| an invention that would make Magellan proud, and | | | | and can go with you just about anywhere. Laptop |
| one of the companies that manufacture these | | | | units are just that, GPS laptops. Aviation units are, |
| devices shares his name. The GPS systems made | | | | of course, used by pilots and aviators up in the |
| by Magellan are top of the line instruments that | | | | skies. |
| keep people all over the world from getting lost. | | | | Magellan is a company that has its headquarters in |
| GPS systems are capable of pinpointing your | | | | Santa Clara, California, and they also have |
| location while you are driving in your car either on | | | | European headquarters located in France. Enjoying |
| Route 66 cross-country or in the middle of the | | | | exceptional revenue growth during the GPS |
| world s largest city. Units that are made to sit on | | | | revolution, the company is known worldwide for |
| the dashboard of cars usually plug in to the car s | | | | its award-winning variety of GPS navigational |
| cigarette lighter adapter, and have brightly colored | | | | systems, consistently leading the industry in |
| screens and tons of helpful functions to help you | | | | directional innovations. Magellan also stakes claim |
| on your way. The handheld units are portable and | | | | to the best-selling single frequency survey product |
| even though they have a smaller screen than | | | | line in the world. Some of the most popular |
| auto GPS units, they are durable and small enough | | | | award-winning models they have made are the |
| to carry with you right in the palm of your hand, | | | | Magellan Triton, the eXplorist, the Maestro, the |
| making them ideal for camping and hiking. Besides | | | | Roadmate, and the NeverLost. |
| the auto and handheld GPS Magellan systems, | | | | |