Ask Sam Tlecani the owner and chief driver of Pyramids Limo, a Denver Limousine company and he will tell you that the addition of a GPS automotive guidance system to his limousine fleet has been a great advance. Pyramids Limousine made the decision to add a GPS system a year ago. Before that Sam was dependent on map quest readouts to provide accurate directions to each destination. This system was vastly inferior to GPS. It took more time, and if Sam had many fares in one day combined with one fare on short notice, there might not be time to print out the instructions. Once printed, it was still cumbersome to have to glance at the sheets, now and then, while navigating the vehicle. Reading the directions was even more troublesome at night or when Sam was riding on the expressway. At the same time, since map quest directions used distances between turns, Sam had to calculating how far the limousine had traveled since the last turn. And if he had to turn on the overhead at night, passengers trying to grab a little rest might be disturbed. {
Now all of those inconveniences are in the past. Sam's Garmin GPS gives all directions via voice commands. Once he has entered in the destination information, he never has to take his eyes off the road. The GPS system will instruct him before every turn off. The device also provides information about which routes are crowded and moving slow, so Sam can chose to take a different course in route. |Now with the Garman, all those inconveniences are in the past. Sam only has to input a destination and the Garmin gives out driving instructions through a series of voice prompts. Sam never has to take his eyes off the road to know where he's going. And he never has to ask passengers for directions. } The trip is smooth and interruptions a thing of the past. Suffice it to say that not only the drivers love it , but the passengers love it as well. {
How does the GPS system work? The system utilizes a network of 24 satellites in orbit around the earth. |The GPS system is based on a network of 24 satellites in continual orbit around the earth. } The service is free to use, and the only start up cost is the purchase price of the equipment. Sam bought his system a year ago, and has used it, cost free, for a year now. Positioning of the GPS is based on the ancient system of triangulation. Once the GPS is switched on, it quickly locks in to 4 satellites. Each satellite beams a signal to the limousine, which is reflected back to the satellite. The satellites compare the time it takes for the signal to return, and thus calculates the distance of the limousine from the satellites. By comparing the different distances of the limousine to the 4 satellites, the network can extrapolate the exact location of the limousine to within 15 meters. With 4 ships, it is even possible to determine the height of the limousine's position.
Ask Sam Tlecani, and he will tell you that GPS, is a modern innovation that has made a vast improvement in the quality of limousine service.
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