| As GPS technology has become more main stream | | | | receivers or trackers with the addition of USB plug in |
| and accessible to consumers, the variety of GPS | | | | devices and software. The possible uses really are |
| enable devices has also increased at an incredible rate. | | | | limitless. |
| Most of us know someone with GPS in their car or | | | | Using your portable GPS for fun |
| we own a unit ourselves. As the technology gets | | | | The accessibility of this million dollar technology to the |
| more advanced even smaller and more versatile, | | | | general population has of course, opened up new |
| handheld portable GPS devices are becoming | | | | recreational uses. As well as tracking your own |
| increasingly popular. | | | | location, you can use GPS to track other people's and |
| Portable GPS systems for serious use | | | | or objects locations. |
| GPS technology is being used more and more each | | | | Geocaching is a type of hi-tech treasure hunt. A small |
| day for business matters and emergency use. Many | | | | item with a GPS transmitter is hidden, and then hunters |
| of us already own GPS enabled cell phones. | | | | with GPS devices compete to find it. |
| Emergency 911 operators can now pinpoint the caller in | | | | GPS enabled watches, cameras, pet collars all provide |
| distress by locating their GPS cell phone. GPS cell | | | | interesting applications to this technology. The cameras |
| phones report their location at all times they are turned | | | | can imprint a precise geographical location on photos |
| on. | | | | taken so you can re-locate that position easily. For |
| For businesses, PDA's can be used by delivery, sales | | | | pets who stray, what easier way than logging into a |
| and repair personnel to find their way and also have | | | | website to locate them. Some of these pet collars can |
| their positions tracked by the head office. There is time | | | | even send messages to cell phones with Fido's |
| saving software which will plan the route for a delivery | | | | location. If you are attending a large event and are |
| run based on the location of their drop-off points for | | | | separated from the main group, you could use GPS to |
| the day. Surveyors use specialized GPS equipment to | | | | hone in on a GPS watch signal to find them. |
| plan roads, and map out fields. Locating and re-locating | | | | These are just a few instances of GPS technology |
| survey markers and boundaries is also made much | | | | and what it can do for you. The possibilities really are |
| easier with GPS. | | | | endless. Wherever it leads us, we will be able to track |
| Laptop computers can easily be turned into PDA | | | | it! |