Comments on: Is GPS Becoming Information Overload? http://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/16/is-gps-becoming-information-overload/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:16:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: cgavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2009/12/16/is-gps-becoming-information-overload/#comment-63269 cgavula Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:05:21 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=65161#comment-63269 It's an interesting point of view. I hold an almost opposite opinion, however. Over the last few years, the tendency in GPS devices and software has been to simplify - not complicate. For me, this means two things: less information available on the screen than before, and fewer customization options than before. GPS vendors have taken more of a "we willl tell you and show you what you need to know - don't worry" approach. <br><br>Bottom line - you absolutely aren't getting the level of information you used to get out of these things and I find that frustrating. It's more difficult to set your zoom level to a specific range, show ALL road names, set your viewing angle (in 3D modes), fewer color range choices (most only offer day/night nowadays). In many cases you can't set ANY of this stuff anymore.<br><br>The software makes more decisions automatically and leaves you out of the loop. Is this a step forward? I'm not so sure. Simplifying things for new users ok - eliminating control completely - NOT!<br><br>So information overload? Not the problem I have! It's an interesting point of view. I hold an almost opposite opinion, however. Over the last few years, the tendency in GPS devices and software has been to simplify – not complicate. For me, this means two things: less information available on the screen than before, and fewer customization options than before. GPS vendors have taken more of a “we willl tell you and show you what you need to know – don't worry” approach.

Bottom line – you absolutely aren't getting the level of information you used to get out of these things and I find that frustrating. It's more difficult to set your zoom level to a specific range, show ALL road names, set your viewing angle (in 3D modes), fewer color range choices (most only offer day/night nowadays). In many cases you can't set ANY of this stuff anymore.

The software makes more decisions automatically and leaves you out of the loop. Is this a step forward? I'm not so sure. Simplifying things for new users ok – eliminating control completely – NOT!

So information overload? Not the problem I have!

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