Technology is of course advancing at an incredible rate all the time, but certain sectors seem to be moving faster than others.It is the areas of personal computing and entertainment technology that seem to have come on the most, and this is largely down to the increased demand for such products. Navigational technology is another type that has grown beyond belief recently. Here are 3 of the most prominent advances in the last few years.

Sat Navigation. Portable car navigation aids cannot be thought of as new any more, but they are being reinvented all the time and are better than ever. They have become more usable in difficult or busy driving areas as their re-routing speed is now much faster and they can factor in things like road works and traffic accidents from live feeds. They have also become a lot more user friendly, with better interfaces and bigger touch screen. You can even get them built into phones now, making them a favourite of cheats on orienteering team building days.

Transport Information. Trains, planes, boats and all sorts of other vehicles have been going for ages, but it has not always been easy to find out when they are leaving or arriving, especially at late notice. Now however, almost every operator publishes their timetables online so you can find dates and times with the click of a mouse. Furthermore, there are aggregator programs that allow you to type in a venue such as ‘Cheltenham’ and they will tell you all the travel routes and times and also tell you any events going on such as Cheltenham hospitality events and festivals.

Peer Location. If you have ever wanted to know where you friends and family are at every waking hour, there has never been a better time to do it. Many phone companies are now able to offer a service that allows you to see exactly where your friends and family are, as long as they have signed up and given their consent to tracking also. This is very useful for keep track of people at a festival or large corporate entertainment events for example, as people tend to wonder off and get lost quite a bit.

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