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		<title>Navigate to the Carlos Celdran Tours Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have added the Carlos Celdran tours office into our maps, so Filipinos, balikbayans and our foreign visitors can find it.
We have two waypoints:

Carlos Celdran Booking office (with phone numbers on the favorites)
Carlos Celdran Parking (this is for the intramuros tour)

Every Filipino should get to experience this.  It is an eye opener considering what we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2011/01/navigate-to-the-carlos-celdran-tours-office/</link>
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		<title>Choosing Between In-Dash GPS Navigation or Portable GPS Navigation Devices</title>
		<description><![CDATA[At the end of the day it all boils down to personal choice.  However, these are the things we found out while using / testing various GPS navigation devices.



Category
In-Dash
Portable (Stand Alone)


Acquisition Cost
High
Maybe free for new cars
Low


Map Upgrade Cost
High
Low


Map upgrade complexity
Complex
Simple in most cases


Portability
1 Car only
Static
Transportable
Multiple Cars (coding cars)
Used for walking


Device Security
Difficult to steal
Easy to steal


Mounting
Clean [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2011/01/choosing-between-in-dash-gps-navigation-or-portable-gps-navigation-devices/</link>
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		<title>Writing Proper Philippine Addresses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Introduction
Since we could not find any online documentation for writing proper address information in the Philippines, we decided to create one.
In coming up with this protocol, we had to consider a number of issues, like not having specific house numbers; inconsistent conventions; poorly sourced conventional wisdom ; living in the provinces and generally not knowing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2011/01/writing-proper-philippine-addresses/</link>
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		<title>GPS Tracker Leads Police to the Hijackers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Most of us have heard about GPS tracking devices, and many car owners have them installed in their cars. But guess what, the police and other law enforcement agencies have also been using GPS devices and they are not only using it to navigate around town. Today, tracking down bad guys seems easier with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2010/12/gps-tracker-leads-police-to-the-hijackers/</link>
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		<title>GPS Mapping Projection in the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why use the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS 84) as your default mapping projection?
The WGS 84 mapping projection is perfect for professionals who are tasked to develop GIS base maps for their municipalities and local government unit (LGU).


Top Benefits of the WGS 84
1. Consistency of data – means you’ll never have to convert GIS [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2010/09/gps-mapping-projection-in-the-philippines/</link>
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		<title>Challenges facing GPS Navigation in the Philippines</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Finally GPS Navigation is in the Philippines.  It was quite a challenge for the team to add routing information to our existing GPS maps.  For GPS fans out there here is a list of issues surrounding GPS Navigation in the Philippines.


Addressing Information

No visible signs – Most properties do not have their numbers clearly displayed from the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.perspective-gis.com/GPS-philippines-blog/2010/07/challenges-facing-gps-navigation-in-the-philippines/</link>
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