The Benefits of using a GPS

                                    

Flor McDaniel

Professor Kamari

English 1010

August 6, 2014

The Benefits of using a GPS

A  Global positioning System (GPS) is a universal radio-navigator system. It is used to locate or trace cars, people or other assets to which it is attached. These systems were actually designed for the US. Military. But today, is part of everyday life. GPS’s are generally used to navigate, whether by land, sea or air. The technology helps to provide the exact information such as date, location, time and speed. All the information is stored on the GPS system tracking device and is transmitted over a wireless network. (Beragna). Many people benefit when they are using GPS devices. It is one of the most powerful data collection tool in the world. For example, they can be used in disastrous situations, tracking people who are lost, helping biologists with their research, helping parents to track their teens, help the police to track criminals and also help to recover some items that had been stolen like cars or computers.

           

According to the web site Personal Tracking System. GPS device have been useful to people that like to ski. For example, they are using gloves that have a tracking system to help them to keep of their speeds when they travel in the mountains. They said it helps them to improve their speed.  However, there is not information provided about helping the skier to be found if he gets lost in an avalanche. (Thursday 18, Feb 2010) Web. July 29 2014.

            GPS device are used more often with police and emergency calls. This technology helps them to monitor the activities of criminals and to have evidence to arrest them. For example, according to The New York Times there was a case where a GPS devices was placed in a decoy pill bottle. The police officers wanted to track an armed man recognized by the name Scott Kato 45, that has been stealing painkillers from the Healthsource drug stores in New York a least four times since 2011. According to the records, this man was in prison in 1990 for 12 years for sexual abuse and robbery and additional 16 months for violating parole twice. The GPS device was installed on the decoy bottle and it does not contained pill, it sat over a special base, and when the bottle was lifted, it began to emit a tracking signal. With GPS devices the police officers were able to track that armed man and fatally shot him during the confrontation. The New York police state that, this is the first time known case where a GPS used in a decoy bottle helped the police to identify the armed man from the robbery, but the New York police department was not the first one to use this program.

The decoy bottles were introduced last year by the police commissioner, Raymond W. Kelly, who said that the department would begin to stock pharmacy shelves with decoy bottles that contained GPS devices. At total of 33 states are using the GPS in decoy bottles, and they have arrested thieves in multiples pharmacy across the country. (Goldstein & Schwirtz). Web. July 29 2014.

            We cannot avoid natural disasters situation. Hurricanes, earthquakes, or twisters. GPS device helps to give alerts to catastrophic situations such as hurricanes and tornadoes. Web. July 29 2014.

The Biologists using the GPS tracking devices, are using it to document the unique animals like wolf packs or bighorn sheep. The biologist are using a GPS tracking collars, it helps them to monitor the movements and habits of animals during the year. Particularly in bighorn sheep when they live in the harshest of winter conditions. (Friday 19 Feb 2010) Web. Jun 25 2014.

GPS device also help parents making their childrearing a little easier. For example, when teens have to go to a party and they have to drive for the first time with friends, parents can monitor where their children are, since it very usual for teens to not go where they say are going. The GPS device give the location address when they arrive and when they depart.  The GPS also helps parents monitor their children while driving, how? Monitoring their speed.  This benefits the parents financially. Since the new car insurance premiums reduce their prices if the car has GPS tracking device to monitor their teens. The number one cause of teens killed is related to traffic accidents, and one of the main reasons is that they drive with extremely speed. (Tracking system)Web. July 29 2014.

Gps device is also used for personal tracking systems. For example, families that have kids with disabilities like Autism, or business to document mileage while employees drive. Some people use their phone to navigate. Other are using the GPS device to monitor their little kids, especially when the kids walk to school or when they go to the store.

In conclusion the purpose of his information is to inform of all the good benefit the GPS tracking devices can bring to our society. They also can be very economical to use. GPS device are not just helpful to arrest some criminals or to find couples cheating on their spouses, they also helps to protect our kids and have more information about live animals. Have the capability to find locations, people or vehicles. Using this technology also allows us to be feel safer and protected especially with our kids.  

                                              WORK CITED

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            Feb 03 August 2012 Web. Jun 25 2014.

Goldstein and Schwirtz. “Robbery Suspect Tracked by GPS and Killed”

 New York Time May 16, 2014. Web Jun 25 2014.

“GPS Devices for disaster Situations” GPS personal device tracking

 Friday 19 Feb 2010 Web. Jun 25 2014.

 “GPS Tracking Enable gloves Do it All” GPS personal device tracking.                                                       Thursday 18, Feb 2010 Web. Jun 25 2014.

“Personal devices help consumers” GPS personal device tracking

 “Top five reasons for GPS tracking Teens” GPS Personal device tracking

Web Jun 25 2014.