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The Many Uses Of GPS Technology

By Gnifrus Urquart


Cell phones have really taken off in the past few years and have been responsible for starting many trends. GPS technology has always been useful, but thanks to the phone market the system is now readily available for more people to take advantage of.

Global Positioning systems were first created by the United States Department of Defense when it was deemed necessary for the military to be able to know the exact positioning of their services all over the world at any given time. A lot of money was thrown into building a reliable and effective method and so we now have this remarkable system in place.

Thanks to improving technological advances the receivers are now a lot smaller and can be contained within a very small chip. This is then placed inside devices and sold to the general public. The satellite navigation units which are used by drivers have put the system into very good use. People are able to use these to find precise directions and no longer need to use maps to find their way.

Smartphones have now begun to really support the global positioning systems by having the chip installed into the handsets. It is a good selling point and is allowing more people to make use of this amazing equipment.

The phones allow you to find out your position and study detailed maps to help you find where you are going. They have been popular with the latest devices which support multiple application usage.

The apps allow you to share you exact location with friends by using the positioning gear and posting the information automatically through social networking sites. You may also play games where you can locate other players who allow their details to be sorted on the application and shared with other users.

Singles are able to find out if there are eligible singles in the same area when signed up to a dating service which also make use of the remarkable system. It has been promoted as a good way of discovering other people who are ready to date and want to meet other singles. There have been some words of precaution when signing up, but these types of games and services are being quite well received.

The technology continues to be embraced by the younger generations for fun. However the best use of GPS is of course getting to your destination as quickly as possible.




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