If you look at a photograph of one hundred years ago, the world we now are living in, in comparison with the technological know-how of that day, is almost like night and day. We have developed well beyond anything many of us had ever wished for or imagined, and is basically the case in pretty much every single field of research. One scientific advancement may help development in another niche, and on it goes, reaching out towards every single possible niche and/or market, including the golf GPS market. Even though the world of hardware / software has been in the middle of this new revolution, the golf GPS marketplace has been enjoying one of the more striking developments recently, particularly because of the following reasons. The outer casing design of the recently released golf GPS devices are more than worth talking about. Prior to a few years ago, the GPS creations being sold had been far from as cutting edge as the more current designs – constantly breaking, fragile, ungainly, as well as always less than accurate. But when considering the exterior of the dated units, these were rarely reliable, breaking as soon as dropping them, microchips on the inside motherboard dropping off, causing the buttons to stop functioning, and so forth, etc. This happened more often than not, however when you pick up a modern golf GPS unit, you quickly start to realize precisely how far this specific industry has been progressing lately. The unit is light but hard-wearing, not even suffering a scratch to the case if dropped, and, because of the touch screen, no microchip mishaps breaking buttons will ever happen again. This is one of the more amazing things regarding Human Ingenuity: when something doesn’t perform, we work so that it does. Inside the new, rugged, waterproof exterior design, the internal features are just as amazing! For instance, the precision of the golf GPS units has significantly increased, due to Base Map Director Technologies. This onboard digital memory base permits hundreds, even thousands of digital course representations to be kept for instant access whenever needed. These particular maps were produced from a satellite feed that was preinstalled before purchase and, subject to which model you choose, can be kept up to date, even new maps downloaded for free, off of the company’s website. Exterior design improvements / better digital mapping precision, they're all wonderful developments, although nothing compares to the Digital Scorecard / Game Analysis applications. These applications offer golfers the opportunity to make use of their golf GPS system as a device for statistical evaluation through the range calculation sensory systems, and also the onboard USB connection (internal wireless connection, if provided) for fast downloading of game results. This is just the beginning, as all of the characteristics are state of the art and have already initiated more research and development for upcoming model releases.