GPS applications

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

New cartographers

RALLY de Leon, 38, likes to map out uncharted territory. In the early days, he used paper and pencil. Nowadays, he goes around the city with a global positioning system or GPS device―sometimes mounted on his helmet―as he rides a bicycle around the city, recording tracks that he will later upload onto a mapping program. He takes a car or a motorcycle on some of his mapping trips--and sometimes, he just walks. The hobby helps de Leon in his business, a small courier service that delivers bulk mail―such as bills and bank statements―to addresses east of Manila.

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Posted by Chin on 03/17 at 09:03 AM
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