by Pete Ross Christopher Geller Rick Sidnel
Since its inception, there have been numerous upgrades and alterations to the global positioning system. Nowadays it is easy to get your hands on a GPS system, and their functionality and capabilities are ever growing.
If a cell phone comes with GPS built in, it is designated a GPS cell phone. Whether you are walking or in a vehicle, you can quickly pull out your cell phone and determine your exact location. This freedom and mobility is what makes GPS cell phone unique.
The alternative to a GPS cell phone is a regular GPS system, but there are some distinct disadvantages of these. For one, they are too large to take outside of your car. Second, they are quite expensive, and currently the cheapest model is still around two hundred dollars. Therefore, GPS cell phones save money because then you no longer need an additional system.
One thing GPS is great for is emergencies. If you are lost or in an area you are not familiar with, and you are running low on gas, you can use GPS to find a nearby service station. Also, they are great for telling people your exact location, so they can find you easily.
It can sometimes be difficult for a cell phone to be tracked in certain situations. With a GPS cell phone, police can quickly find you no matter what the circumstances are, and that is quite a relief, even if you don't need to use that service.
By utilizing a global positioning system, you can make maps completely obsolete. After all, who needs a map when you have readable directions right at your fingertips? No matter what the address is, the GPS software in a cell phone can quickly calculate how to get you to your destination.
Unfortunately for kids, GPS can be used by parents to track their location. Teens don't even need to be notified; parental units can activate GPS without the offspring ever knowing. However, doing such a thing is considered unethical, so if a parent chooses to use this feature, they should tell whoever is being tracked.
Many people have not used a GPS system before, but this will soon change. As technology improves, GPS will be installed in every cell phone, and this will probably happen within the next decade.