全球定位系统难以正确导航(1/2)

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概述：驾驶的时候使用全球定位系统已经司空见惯，但问题也层出不穷。
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Global Positioning Systems
GPS
Barry Brown
Mobile Life Centre
Stockholm
Sweden
HCI
Skype
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本期材料发音模仿地址：http://bulo.hujiang.com/menu/11885/item/654695/Global Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, says Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.
Barry Brown is with the Mobile Life Centre in Stockholm, Sweden. The center studies human-computer interaction, or HCI, especially communications involving wireless devices.
We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay.
Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But he says, what makes the problem worse has to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment.现在在许多国家，全球定位系统是日常驾驶的一部分。这些卫星定位系统提供逐向道路导航，以帮助人们到达要去的地方。但是，它们也会导致许多问题，把你送到错误的地点或者让你完全迷路。很多时候，司机成了责备的对象。有时全球定位系统（GPS）的错误要负责任。最常见的情况，白瑞∙布朗称，是二者的结合。
白瑞∙布朗在瑞典斯德哥尔摩的移动生活中心工作。该中心研究人机交互，简称“HCI”，特别是无线通讯系统。
我们与布朗先生用网络电话（Skype）进行了交谈。他告诉我们发生在他朋友身上的一件事。他的朋友乘飞机抵达了美国东部的某机场，在那里借了一个装备有全球定位系统的车，以便在他逗留期间使用。
布朗先生说这是一种常见的人为错误。但他称，全球定位系统设备的缺陷和故障使问题变得更糟。