Category: GPS

How GPS Units Help Police Catch Criminals

GPS software as of now is playing a pivotal role in social security and safety. Police and law enforcers rely on GPS units and navigation as well as locator systems to not only catch criminals, but also to be able to communicate effectively with each other. The Global Positioning System consists of 24 satellites that [...]

Tuesday May 8th, 2012 in GPS | No Comments »

‘Tech’ Care of Your Kids: School Uniforms with GPS Chips

The primary aims of technology are to make our lives simpler and safer. Government officials in Brazil are making sure that technology fulfills its goals by creating GPS trackers that are being embedded in students’ uniforms. The main reason for these trackers is to enable parents to know exactly where their children are when they [...]

Friday April 6th, 2012 in GPS | No Comments »

GPS for Future Astronauts

Space, the final frontier as they say. Space, terribly huge and ever expanding. No maps, no GPS, no navigation systems. As more and more ventures into space are launched, the need for a navigation system as accurate as the GPS system on Earth has become very great. And some clever scientists may have found a [...]

Monday April 2nd, 2012 in GPS | 2 Comments »

Is Vehicle GPS Mandatory in India?

While GPS is not yet mandatory in India, it has proven itself to be valuable enough for law enforcement to consider making it so. Automobile theft is commonplace in India, both for bikes and cars. Tracking down thieves often proves to be something of an impossible task. With GPS tracking available in mobile devices, notepads [...]

Monday March 26th, 2012 in GPS | 7 Comments »

Are Paper Maps Dead?

Maps have been around for a very long time. No matter where you’re from, everyone always needs to know where they’re going, be it in life or on the street. At first people began mapping their local areas, and soon with bits and pieces coming together, the entire world had been mapped. The concept of [...]

Wednesday March 14th, 2012 in GPS | 6 Comments »