Navigating the World with your Fingertip

Intro

Back in the old days, our ancestors invest a lot on expeditions to discover places. The stars and
constellation in the night sky acts as their only guide. Navigators travelled number of years and faced
different disturbance at the sea to complete the quest on finding missing pieces of their supposedly map
of the world. Millions of gold and properties were sacrificed. Facing the danger of the unknown was
accepted as a welcoming challenge. We couldn’t agree more that transportation and our desire to into
places is inevitable part of human nature. The present generation should be grateful as the brave men of
yesterday have great contributions on the world’s navigation system. As the years past, advancement in
technology has contributed great impact on navigation. Today, the civilization has developed a
comprehensive map of the world through the help of GPS.

Body

GPS or the Global Positioning Device is advancement in science that aids in pinpointing the exact
location wherever on earth. It is a system of 30+ navigation satellites circling the Earth. So basically GPS
is a system composed of satellites, ground station and receivers. The satellites constantly send signals to
ground station using radar then transmit signals to all GPS receiving device to calculate the distance of
the subject. Scientist frequently uses to locate weather disturbances. It is also essential in military for
strategic defense planning. GPS could be utilize in different industry such mining, agriculture, or even
land surveying. Even in our daily life as commuter, we could find it in our mobile phones. Popular
mobile applications like Google maps, Waze, Grab and Uber greatly used GPS for location and traffic
monitoring for the passengers. The mentioned mobile apps earned billions each year in providing GPS
services for its users. It is also essential in public safety and disaster relief such as tracking thieves or
calamity stricken area. There was lots of GPS equipment available in the market depending on its usage.
As a matter of fact there were companies that offer GPS services like fleet tracking solution. Companies
like Samsara, Advance Tracking Technologies Inc., USFleet Tracking, Geotab, GPStrackit are top provider
for this kind of service. GPS tracking devices are also available for security and monitoring purposes.
Some of the best tracking devices are: Veriot Venture, Trax Play, AngelSense, SPOT Gen3, Tile Mate, etc.
All of this could be found on Amazon.

Conclusion

Technology advancements have changed the face of world navigation and transportation with
the discovery of GPS. Gone were the days where we predict directions and travel with the guide stars at
the night skies. GPS could really contribute lots of positive impact in our lives if we used it with the right
things however it could also result to negative outcome. Sometimes people with bad intentions used
this advancement in technology for personal and selfish gains. Stalking is a different story. Military and
other professional should inculcate in their minds the corresponding ethics and morality in using GPS. It
will always be unethical if personal and sensitive information are at stake or individual’s privacy is being
violated.

References:

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