| The General Positioning System (GPS) tracking | | | | record their position all over the time. This can |
| system is the latest breakthrough of the | | | | help them improving their delivery times and also |
| technology aiming at improving people’s lives. | | | | increase their efficiency. An employer also can |
| The GPS tracking system is reported to be used | | | | make use of this device to make sure that his |
| as a travel guide and as a tracking device of | | | | employees are not abusing company car |
| vehicles. No matter its application, GPS devices | | | | privileges. |
| are good travelling companions. | | | | Private investigators also make use of GPS |
| The actual process of GPS tracking system is | | | | tracking devices in order to keep track of |
| straightforward. In short, there are exactly 27 | | | | cheating wives. Law enforcement also makes use |
| satellites rolling around the center of the Earth. | | | | of GPS devices to locate people who steal cars. |
| Out of them, 24 are used by the GPS technology | | | | Recent GPS devices are also able to report a |
| and the remaining ones are used for storage | | | | driver’s habits therefore deciding if the driver |
| purposes. A GPS receiver installed in your car | | | | is responsible enough to carry on. |
| emits a signal to these satellites. Four available | | | | The GPS tracking system is also a perfect way |
| satellites will be used to find out your exact | | | | around home construction site thefts. Indeed, |
| position. The mathematical tenet involves in this | | | | recent news from the Tennessee reveals that |
| computing process is called trilateration. It can be | | | | GPS tracking devices have helped identify a rash |
| achieved in either two dimensions or three | | | | of construction site thefts where many thieves |
| dimensions. | | | | were used to nicking home appliances. A |
| Adverse weather conditions can affect the | | | | Tennessee police spokesman later on claims that |
| accuracy of the position. This issue is still to be | | | | these hard to break burglaries could be tracked |
| addressed by GPS vendors as they are struggling | | | | down in less than 24 hours with suitable GPS |
| to tweak their devices as a way around this | | | | tracking devices. |
| problem. | | | | Still in the US, it is well known that some school |
| Applications of GPS devices are twofold: the first | | | | buses are equipped with GPS tracking devices for |
| one being as travelling guide as you can set your | | | | emergency response purposes. Indeed, school |
| destination and the receiver will work out your | | | | buses equipped with the GPS tracking devices can |
| location. It will also tell the best trajectory to | | | | be used to shuttle emergency responders such as |
| reach your destination. It should be noted that | | | | fire fighters, and evacuate those in need, including |
| some devices are able to talk as well. The GPS | | | | nursing home residents. |
| technology is also reported to be used in the | | | | In summary, GPS device applications are growing |
| military industry as it was first created for such | | | | more and more over the time. There are mainly |
| purposes. | | | | used for military and civilian purposes as we |
| Another application of GPS devices is for tracking | | | | described in previous sections. It is nowadays |
| purposes. For instance a car company may decide | | | | commonplace to see GPS devices almost |
| to install GPS device in their cars in order to | | | | everywhere as we saw in the previous sections. |