The future of GPS Technology

There has always been a need for people to know where they want to go, and how to get there fast. Navigation goes as far back as when sailors use compasses and star charts to navigate to different places. Navigation has always been in peoples’ interest by knowing where you are, knowing where you have been, and knowing where you are going. With the evolution of navigation equipment, inventors have master ideas and concepts of tracking individuals around the globe.

In 1993, GPS navigation system achieved initial operational capability. GPS technologies can be found in many mobile devices, especially in mobile phones such as cell phones, PDA’s, and Smartphones, and car navigation systems. The future of GPS technology will continue to be used, explored, and developed in years ahead. Every mobile device will have at least one GPS program in them. Even though not all people know, use, and take advantage of GPS technology, the future of GPS programs and applications will become an important part in peoples’ daily lives. I predict that GPS technology could to be use as a very valuable application for the future of mobile devices.

The uses of GPS emergency programs will become very important to everyone. In today’s society, almost everyone has a cell phone or a portable communication device. No longer will the cell phone be only two way communication tool, but it will become a “three way” communication tool through GPS tracking. GPS technology will add and aid a helping hand for emergency services to assist people in need of help. Once people in the need of help calls 911, they can state their problem to authorities. Thanks to GPS technology, emergency services know exactly where they are and can give time estimates for arrival. And to go further, people can track and see visual through their cell phones how far emergency services are away to provide comfort and safty. I predict that all mobile devices will have an emergency service application with the use GPS technology.

GPS technology will be combined with other technologies to create new applications. SMS or text messaging will allow cell phone users to communicate through GPS applications. People will have the options to call for directions or find out how long it will take with a text message. Information can be sent back to the users based on their GPS location. For example, you are about 15 mins away and you want to know where a good restaurant is located. You can use your GPS application to see where it is and display travel time. Then you can select one restaurant and send a text like “How long is the wait?” An automatic response will be sent to you saying, “Dinner party of two is 15 mins wait time, Dinner party of 3 or more will be 25 mins. We see that you are 15 mins away, would you like to book a reservation?” I predict that more and more applications in mobile devices will include GPS technology.

I also predict that mobile devices will be pared to other mobile device through a shared GPS network. When Verizon commercial says that you can add a phone to your family shared network, it will also have an option that will allow that main user to track any other phone that belongs to that mobile phone number. This would prevent lost or stolen cell phones. When someone loses their cell phone, no longer will the have to call it 100 times to find its location, now they can simple contact another shared member and ask to locate their phone.

GPS technology will change the way people use their mobile devices. It will use emergency services programs for emergency, combine other applications to make new mobile applications, and will be pared with other devices to prevent lost or stolen cell phones. The future is approaching and the development of GPS technology is increasing. It is only a matter of time that everything that we know will have some type of GPS technology in it.