Just this past week I had my first experience with geocaching. While I have used GPS navigation devices in the past, this was the first time I had used a geocaching device. This handheld navigation system uses specific coordinates in order for its users to pinpoint exact locations. This was quite an interesting experience because we were using our geocaching navigation system in one of my classes in order to complete a scavenger hunt assignment. I was fairly impressed with how effortlessly the geocaching device guided my scavenger hunt group around campus to exact locations with little trouble.
This navigation device, and ones like it, are having a remarkable affect on the lives of many people worldwide. This emerging mobile technology is making life easier by offering people the assurrance that they will never be lost again and that they can personally navigate themselves anywhere. I am very interested in seeing what developments are made to geocaching/navigation systems in the next few years because it seems that this field has unlimited potential.
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