General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC CASE HAS FLOCKED LINING & METAL SNAP CLOSURES

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

32.7 cm

Width

26.6 cm

Height

8.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Exploration and Survey

Category

Measurement-position

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Sony

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Tokyo

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS GPS RECEIVER USED ONLY FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES 1995+. THIS TYPE PROBABLY USED 1993+.

Canada

PART OF THE EXHIBIT "TODAY'S JAPAN: DESIGN SAMPLING '95", PRODUCED SPECIFICALLY TO SHOWCASE TALENTS OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE DESIGNERS FOR CANADIAN PUBLIC. EXHIBIT VENUES INCLUDED HARBOURFRONT CENTRE, TORONTO & NMST OTTAWA.

Function

TO DETERMINE PRECISE GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, INCLUDING LATITUDE, LONGITUDE & ALTITUDE.

Technical

GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) IS A SATELLITE-BASED NAVIGATION SYSTEM DEVELOPED & MAINTAINED BY THE US DEPT. OF DEFENCE. GPS SIGNALS ARE AVAILABLE 24 HRS A DAY AND MAY BE USED TO DETERMINE PRECISE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION, ACCURATE TO 30 M (98 FEET). THIS UNIT REPRESENTS STATE-OF-THE-ART PORTABLE GPS TECHNOLOGY FOR LAYMAN.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

CASE READS: 'SONY/ PYXIS/ GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM/ MADE IN JAPAN' ON FRONT COVER

Missing

N/A

Finish

CASE EXTERIOR IS MOTTLED GREY VINYL: BLACK FLOCKED LINING & OPAQUE VIEWING WINDOW INSIDE

Decoration

N/A