Personal locator services emerge
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With the Global Positioning System in place, personal location services are under development. With these services, subscribers could locate mentally ill loved ones who have wandered, courts could constantly monitor parolees' positions, and a variety of other applications. A small device either carried by or attached to the clothing of a person emits a low wattage signal that is monitored by satellite. A subscriber who wants to locate that person would either call or electronically connect to a service provider who in turn would be connected to the locator service data center. The subscriber could provide a password and a user number for the person they are trying to locate, and the system would deliver their position.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2000
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X marks the spot, maybe
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Uses and applications of the global positioning system (GPS), known in the US as Navstar GPS, are proliferating. Diverse industries and ways and life are being affected ranging from enabling emergency locating services for cellular telephone services to providing navigation precision landing capabilities for aircraft to applications involving farming and construction grading. pressure is growing to have more frequencies allocated to civilian uses, for improved positioning accuracy.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2000
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Location, location, location
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The demad for location based games, those are developed using Global Position System (GPS), is increasing as they offer realistic experience to the mobile phone users.
Publication Name: IEEE Spectrum
Subject: Engineering and manufacturing industries
ISSN: 0018-9235
Year: 2006
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