All Over the Map.

• Author: Sipple, Suzette
• Position: Brief Article

Imagine exploring a foreign region without need for stacks of maps and brochures. A team of expert engineers, designers, marketing and sales people (www.geodiscovery.com) has developed a product they feel will perhaps change how we view the world. The product, known as Geode, produced by Geodiscovery, is a palm-sized module that conveniently snaps into the Handspring Visor PDA (personal digital assistant).

The Geode combines Internet content and maps with an advanced global positioning system (GPS). It places the maps and location-based information on the PDA in relation to a given locale...