What Is GPS Used For?
Some uses of GPS tracking can be easily grasped by anyone who knows what the device an do, while others take a little more thought and planning to accomplish. While the uses listed below should not limit the imagination or creativity of a user in coming up with new solutions, it can help a person deciding on how to implement this technology.
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Search and Rescue Operations
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Lost hikers and adventurers can be found if they have a cell phone or gps system that still powers up.
Recovery of Stlen Property
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A thief who does not remove a GPS system from a stolen vehicle will be caught quickly by the police. Officers can determine the exact location of the stolen vehicle.
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Tracking Deliveries
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Setting up global positioning systems to do this takes a little more effort and assigning an ID to each truck, but customers expecting a package to be delivered are able to find where the truck carrying their package is if a vehicle ID is given.
Hiking
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The Boy Scouts figured this one out, as a GPS can help a person find his way back to civilization through the woods or other type of wilderness. The compass still has a venerable place since it does not require electricity to power it.
Making sure trains, buses, trucks, etc. arrive on time
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A company monitoring its planes, trains or automobiles can see if a vehicle has been delayed and suggest a faster route. It can at least lessen delays if such they cannot be avoided.
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