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GPS: How Does It Work? By : Steven Johnston The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based navigation system put into place by the U.S. Department of Defense and is a network made up of 24 satellites in orbit around the earth. The satellites orbit the earth at about 12,000 miles, are solar powered, they transmit a signal of only 50 watts, and travel at speeds of about 7000 miles per hour. The GPS system was originally intended for military use only, but during the 1980s the government decided to allow civilian use.... GPS Vehicle Tracking By : Frank Hague GPS monitors have a multitude of legitimate uses, but have also generated controversy as they further diminish privacy. Some customers of car rental companies have complained that their movements have been tracked without their consent by the installation of GPS vehicle tracking systems in rental vehicles. However, the positive uses of this technology have, at least so far, outweighed the negatives. What Are GPS Systems and What Are They Good For? By : Shakib Nassiri GPS systems all started out in the army in the year 1970. In the army, many soldiers needed navigation systems to know their directions around other countries. Without this device it would be really hard for them to find their way around. This device has saved much of the soldiers time in war and has also saved them many lives. GPS systems are very powerful devices and are a great navigation system to use to get around. So what exactly are GPS systems? A Quest For The Perfect GPS By : Gary Ruplinger So you’ve finally decided you’re going to purchase a GPS unit. Now the only question is what to get. In an ideal world, the GPS unit you purchased would be portable, have great battery life, be able to hold all maps in memory, give perfect driving directions, have a bright color screen, plan an alternate route in heavy traffic, be rugged and waterproof, and be able to communicate easily with other electronic devices. And, you would get all of this at an affordable price. ... GPS Buying Tips For Technophobes By : Gary Ruplinger Black glasses with masking tape holding them together and a pocket protector are no longer a required part of the uniform for GPS owners. GPS has gone mainstream. But if you’re still not up to date on what it is and how it works, and if you’d like some advice on what to buy, this article will bring you up to speed. A GPS device is like a map on steroids. First of all, it always gives you that little “You Are Here” dot – you no longer need to figure that out for yourself. ... Using GPS Tracking to Protect Your Vehicles By : Shawn Davis It is no secret that police cars are equipped with GPS tracking theft recovery devices. These items are meant to allow a stolen police car to be found rather easily by simply using GPS tracking technology to locate the car. Then further police are dispatched to the location to apprehend the criminal and recover the car. The good news is that it is possible to use the same technology to protect your car. Do You Know Where Your Teen Is? You Do With Spy Matrix GPS By : Shawn Davis Spy Matrix GPS is the ultimate in car tracking technology. It is easy to use, easy to hide, and easy to follow. It is the perfect way for you to know where your car is now, and where you car was. Plus, this is a portable device, allowing you to transfer it to different cars at need. You can have peace of mind knowing where your car is it all times. And when you have teenagers, you can know where they have your car, thanks to the Spy Matrix GPS. Tracking Your Children With GPS By : Sintilia Miecevole From the moment children are born their parents naturally worry about them. Are they hungry? Are they warm enough? Are they sick? Soon parents face the surrounding dangers as toddlers start to crawl, walk and run. The hazards seem to be everywhere. As any parent knows, the concerns only become deeper seated as children get older. Safety is all a parent can think about - especially when their children are not with them. Not surprisingly some parents are looking to tech... Using GPS for Fishing! By : Simon Wyryzowski For fishing enthusiasts, you do not need to be limited by fishing holes that you know of. Instead consider using GPS (Global Positioning Systems) along with custom maps (that are available freely via download from local park websites), which can serve as a virtual guide for your fishing trip in an unfamiliar area. Use GPS Mapping For The Ultimate Fishing Experience By : S. Johnson GPS or Global Positioning System is a sophisticated technology that accurately locates your position anywhere on earth. Especially helpful in navigation, this system works everywhere - 24 hours a day, free of cost. GPS data is collected by 24 satellites located about 11,000 miles above the earth’s surface. A GPS receiver can pinpoint any location on earth with the help of data transmitted by the satellites. GPS and fishing Navigational activities like fishing requires a... How Does GPS Work? By : Joel Noah Global Positioning Systems rely on receivers that are now the size of a pin and satellites, 24 to be exact, that act as “man-made stars” that create a network of constellations to mathematically determine measurements as accurately as to the centimeter. There are five keys to how a GPS (Global Positioning System) works: Triangulating Measuring Distance Getting Perfect Timing Satellite Positions Error Correction The prefix tri- means three. Therefore, triang... Come Home With More Fish Than You Hoped For, With The Eagle Sea Charter GPS By : Niall Pesci The Eagle Sea Charter delivers a great quality view of the structures and the fish below in the water that you fish in. And you will never get lost. The Military and GPS Tracking By : Shawn Davis GPS tracking is one of the most interesting technological advances of our time. GPS stands for Global Positioning System, and is used just for that. GPS can be used to find anyone with a tracker anywhere in the world. This is because the whole system makes use of the satellites that occupy the space above the earth. With special signals, and a little triangulation, GPS tracking can help anyone figure out where they are and plan out where they should go next. GPS Tracking System: The Key To Saving Money On Your Business By : Sandra Stammberger - It is natural for a business to have its ups and down. Since everything is beyond your control no matter how you strive of putting all things into its right place, sometimes it still fails. Sometimes you just assume that everything is fine though it’s not. Forget about all your worries because with GPS tracking, all will turn into proper places, everything will easily be tracked. The GPS tracking system has helped reduce cost in both personal and professional life of a pe... GPS - Reduce unauthorized mileage in your company fleet and track your assets. By : Ventura A GPS system can be used to work out exacrtly where your trucks, or other vehicles are. It can give voice directions to your drivers, saving time on deliveries. The same box can be interfaced with the engine management computer so that once your vehicle moves outof a predefined area, the engine power drops, and continues to drop the further the vehicle moves from your operations area. Does GPS Vehicle Tracking Equate To 'Big Brother?' By : Ken Sink - When people ask about my business, I tell them, “My company offers GPS vehicle tracking systems.” Their response lets me know whether they are an employee or a business owner. The first words out of the mouth of an employee is: “Sounds like ‘Big Brother’ to me.” Oh no, not ‘Big Brother!’ Visions of mind-controlled drones working like slaves come to mind and they quickly walk away. ‘Big Brother?’ What is wrong with a business monitoring their vehicles? Or making sure the... GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems: Do I Need One? By : Ken Sink - GPS vehicle tracking systems are more affordable and more popular than ever before, but do you need one? Take this short quiz and keep track of your 'yes' answers. I’ll help you total your score and decide after you finish. Step One: Take Quiz 1. Do I use vehicles in my business? Yes/No (The definition of 'vehicles' includes heavy, medium and light-duty vehicles, construction equipment (dozers, graders, backhoes, etc), cars, motorcycles, RV's, pick-up trucks, vans, t... Improve Customer Service With GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems By : Ken Sink - Business owners: use GPS vehicle tracking systems to improve customer service and bring your business into the Information Age. The Information Age allows us to read breaking news, review up-to-the-minute stock-market information and check on the status of our bank account—all on demand. We take for granted the ability to find what we want to know when we want to know it. The concept of a constant flow of information through precise, up-to-the-minute notification is acc... GPS Vehicle Tracking Data: What Do I Get? By : Ken Sink - What information is provided by GPS vehicle tracking systems? Here is a summary and examples of how you could use data provided by GPS tracking devices: Location data: Latitude and longitude provided in degrees, minutes and seconds. It is accurate to 33 feet, which is as accurate as any commercial GPS device. A vehicle’s location is updated at intervals of between 2 - 15 minutes. The standard update interval varies between manufacturers or can be set by the owner (optional... GPS Tracking: An Executive Summary-Who, What And Why By : Ken Sink - GPS vehicle tracking systems are a popular tool for business owners; Original equipment manufacturers from General Motors to Bobcat are including tracking systems in their vehicles. Here’s some background information to help you: Who uses GPS tracking? GPS tracking systems are used by businesses in the service, transportation and manufacturing industries. Businesses of all sizes, with fleets of 1 to thousands of vehicles, rely upon their tracking systems to add to their p... It's 10PM: Know Where Your Children Are With GPS Tracking By : Faye Spencer Discover the benefits of GPS tracking for your children, without intruding on their privacy. Make Traveling A Lot Less Stressful With The Right Type Of Car GPS By : John Rivers - Navigating using maps can be very frustrating especially if you are doing so while driving your car. This becomes even stressful when you are driving all alone in a strange territory. Sometimes, however, having someone with you won’t help either, because more often than not, your companion would end up confusing you more than helping you navigate the road. But traveling need not always be this difficult. It doesn’t even have to be stressful. If you think it is the map that... 5 Top Picks For Handheld GPS By : John Rivers - Before, people have laboriously made sure they know where they are heading to just to avoid getting lost. They created detailed maps, erected landmarks, and memorized the positions of the stars in the night sky. But that was before. Later, with the availability of accurate maps, nobody has to memorize the stars in the sky and nobody has to erect landmarks. Today, there is no need to do all these things. With a device that could pinpoint your exact location in an instant... Improving Business Cost Efficiency with the Spy Matrix GPS By : Shawn Davis Quite a bit of a company’s waste can be traced back to the practices of its employees. If you have a business where a company car is used, abuse can lead to your cost efficiency going down. Tools like the Spy Matrix GPS can help you keep tabs on your employees, and make sure that they are using the car only to do appropriate things to help your business. Running a company can be expensive, and you can curb some of the waste when you make use of the Spy Matrix GPS. Cell Phone GPS Tracking By : Alan Chestnutt This article discusses the usefulness of cell phone GPS tracking and how it can help to protect us and those around us and help save lives. Cell Phone GPS Tracking - Privacy Issues By : Alan Chestnutt This article discusses prevelant security issues regarding who can access cell phone GPS tracking records. Is it a case of Big Brother watching our every move, or are our privacy rights protected? Benefits Of GPS Tracking Technology By : Colin P - If you are a person who spends a great deal of time on the road, or if you are a person who is concerned about his or her personal safety when you are out and about, you may want to consider installing a GPS tracking in your automobile. In the 21st century, more and more automobile manufacturers are including GPS tracking systems in their products as a matter of course. Additionally, there are a great many different retail outlets in both the brick and mortar world and on the... GPS – Know Your Exact Position Anywhere In The World By : Sharon Albright - GPS [global positioning system] is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from the constellation of 24 satellites and their ground stations. It is a system mainly used to locate the user’s position at a time. Although GPS was originally intended for military applications, but now it is mainly used in marine, location-based services and terrestrial navigation. GPS can work for 24 hours in any type of weather condition, irrespective of sun and rain. Working of GPS system... Traffic Tracking Satellites Are Here By : J Square Humboldt It's long been known that spy satellites circle the earth, taking photos which are capable of identifying license plates on vehicles. Well, some governments have decided it's time to put that technology to work in traffic control. The first such system is being deployed now. GPS Vehicle Tracking - A Guide To The Tools Available By : Steve Armstrong - GPS – What does it stand for? Global Positioning System – Now, it is mainly used for navigation, both terrestrial and marine. Initially it was used by the U.S. military for locating and identifying friends as well as foes. The system uses military and commercial satellites for tracking anything that moves and has an emitter with or on it. Error margins, for GPS, are nowadays within 100 meters, and this can be narrowed down by using differential base stations (DBS). However...
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