Using GPS as a people locator

One of the most innovative uses for the GPS system is as a people locator. In fact, rescue services would probably prefer that more people used GPS systems for exactly this purpose. There are also several GPS based people locator products on the general market.

Technology has now advanced to the point where a GPS device can be fitted in another communications device such as a mobile telephone. This means that the people locator hardware can be placed inside something that already transmits a signal.

This technology has already been applied in some countries with a high incident of car theft in an attempt to curb it. Each vehicle is fitted with a GPS system and a radio which can transmit the location of the machine to a central base. It is a small step from this solution to a genuine people locator which can be given to someone with, or without their knowledge.

So, a genuine people locator solution may even be controversial. On the other hand, parents might like to know where there children are at night, and it is a certainty that police and other law enforcement officials would welcome a system that enabled them to track offenders more easily. This would especially apply to prevention of re-offending in cases where the individual had been released back into the community.

Today’s people locator services use a transmitting device, containing a GPS system, which is then converted to a map co-ordinate by a central site. People can then call this site to know where the holder of the device is.

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About The Author:

Guy Lecky-Thompson is a successful author and publisher at www.1st-at-gps-tracking.com. Recommending gps equipment and associated products
02-07-04