Getting off the train or bus allowed us to walk to our accommodation without requiring a taxi. The small map from the booking agency isn't great resolution or size, but will show you the approximate location.
The GPS gives you not exactly pinpoint accuracy, I reckon it is within about 25 metres. I found this out in Milan, we had been in the Duomo di Milano and were now standing outside the church close to the wall, the GPS indicated we were still in the church but within the arc radius displayed on the screen.
The only time it caused an issue was in Venice, I was sure we were on the other side of a canal, yet the device showed us to be standing on the other bank, within the accuracy of the device. Not a real problem, we just started walking and all of a sudden, the device showed us to be on the correct side and we were off.
On a funny note, when near the Grand Canal in Venice, the device showed us to be in the middle of the canel, yet I wasn't swimming or even wet. Still in Venice, when we needed to move quickly to the bus station and we were right on the outer edge on the other side of the island, we used the device to plot our exact location and our progress to our destination when we were unable to use the watercraft for transportation due to the strike.
Unfortunately, my older Samsung 7.0 does not give location without a WiFi connection, I knew this from playing endlessly with the device.
It also has different options such as road map, When I purchased the newer 10.1 with upgradable software, I learned the GPS worked independently and could be used without an internet connection. The inability of the 7.0 to upgrade software forced my hand to purchase a newer and larger version, that is a shame as because I used to the features of the device needing to learn how to navigate the newer software and the fact the newer 7.1 models were slimline and similar in construction to the 10.1 model.
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