Satnav users risk losing their natural navigational skills, expert warns
by Nicola Davis from Technology | The Guardian on (#18SA3)
Relying on smart devices and GPS are eroding our map reading and way-finding skills, cautions former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation
People who rely on satnav could be at risk of losing their ability to navigate, an expert has warned.
Writing in the journal Nature, former president of the Royal Institute of Navigation Roger McKinlay argues that our reliance on GPS technology is misplaced and could be eroding our innate way-finding abilities. "If we do not cherish them, our natural navigation abilities will deteriorate as we rely ever more on smart devices," he wrote.
