GPS
posted 1/14/22 by Sam Tverskoy
GPS stands for Global Positioning System, it is a satellite constellation supporting highly accurate positioning, navigation and timing measurements worldwide. The technology uses a GPS tracking device that has a radio receiver, which continuously updates the target’s location in real time via a communication link.
GPS technology is used enormously for navigation purposes by ships and aircrafts. The emergency GPS devices have maps and other navigational features that enable reporting in the event of emergencies.Navigation technology uses a GPS receiver and internal road database, which provides the user with a clear view of the surroundings in real time. The GPS Receiver gets a signal from each GPS satellite.
In addition to GPS technology being helpful in navigation, the use of GPS technology in law enforcement has minimized criminal activities and enhanced law compliance. There have been cases of hate speeches and threats sent through cell phones by organized gangs to intimidate their victims in order to follow their instructions though cell phone communications. These cell phones have GPS capabilities, which are helpful for the police to track and locate the gang without being noticed. Some services that use GPS include Marine, Farming, Science, Surveying, Military, Financial Services, Telecommunications and many others. The adoption of the GPS technology eliminated petty mistakes especially in the transport industry that would go unnoticed, though their occurrences were fatal.
Essentially, the use of GPS technology has revolutionized society both negatively and positively. Movements of people and cargo have become a fragile task because of the emergence of criminal gangs who obstruct to either destroy or hijack in order to steal and kidnap. On the negative point of view, the GPS technology has made the criminal gang and drug trafficking a lucrative opportunity because it offers a platform to closely monitor their activities without any notice. Therefore, it may be noted that the GPS technology does not subtract or add something but totally changes everything.