Last night, I left a pre-Labor Day cookout after it was dark. The hosts’ home was on a private driveway in a cul-de-sac that was tucked into a housing complex. On the e-vite they mentioned how one would not be able to get directions right to the house using online mapping programs. Those programs were only able to direct a driver to the top of the hill where their street began. This housing complex was built many years ago, so it was not new or unchartered territory. Yet somehow, online mapping software hadn’t quite caught on to the fact that there was a cul-de-sac and a private driveway at the bottom of the hill.

This is where a GPS navigation device can come in very handy. Relying on the mapping prowess of online sources has its limits. Try as it might, this excellent resources cannot always be up to the minute because things change so quickly with highway and road construction. Or as was the case with this cul-de-sac, some locations haven’t changed at all. They are simply beyond the navigation capabilities of online mapping software.

A GPS device like the Garmin StreetPilot C550 GPS Automotive Navigation System comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel, ATMs and more. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take your eyes off the road. In addition, the c550 accepts custom points of interest (POIs), so you can have information about how to get to your favorite spots at your fingertips when you need it.

The StreetPilot c550 is packed full of additional features that make it the perfect navigator. Its high sensitivity GPS receiver acquires satellites quickly and maintains signals even as you drive under heavy foliage or near skyscrapers.

We know you work hard and your GPS navigation device will work hard for you to to get you where you need and want to go.   Do you have a story about how GPS took you to a hard-to-find destination? Tell us all about it!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!