A positional information determining apparatus capable of reducing power
consumption markedly in simple structure in radio transmission of
positioning results to a navigation device. Satellite waves S1 to S4 are
received from a plurality of GPS satellites 2 to 5 and analyzed at
prescribed time intervals, thus obtaining positional data D5 denoting own
current position. Only when positional data D5 can be determined, the
positional data D5 is transmitted by radio to the navigation device that
uses the positional data D5. Thus it is made possible to reduce power
consumption with certainty because radio transmission is made only when
positional data D5 can be obtained.