Last month, a GPS navigation device helped a pilot and his wife to rescue a man who was near-death in Nevada’s Black Rock desert.

The pilot saw what appeared to be a person lying face down in the sand. This pilot was also a former police officer and he knew that people become stranded and die out in the desert. Still, he wasn’t certain that it really was a person. Unfortunately, pranksters can deter a Good Samaritan from helping because it is possible that no one needs help.

Still, the pilot decided to mark the spot where he saw the body as a waypoint on his Garmin GPS device. This helped the pilot later when the pilots wife saw some movement. She initially thought it was a dummy with clothes on. As it turns out, it was indeed a reala person who was in real need of medical attention.

You don’t have to have a story nearly this dramatic to appreciate the usefulness ofa GPS navigation device. A GPS device can help you get to where you need to go so that you do not end up stranded. A device that allows you to program points of interest (POIs) can keep track of favorite spots so you can spend your mental energy on other tasks.

Plus, a GPS device does not only have to be used to get you where you want to go in your car; it can get you where you want to go in ANY car. Think about it: you can get directional help no matter how you travel.

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