The Global Positioning System, abbreviated as GPS, is the system that allows you to know the location of a person or thing. It consists of a small chip that is attached to the object to be tracked. This chip will emit signals that are tracked by the satellite that sends data back to earth giving the exact location of the object. GPS tracking has become accepted on a global scale. It has various uses around the world.
GPS tracking has a variety of uses in law enforcement. Perhaps the biggest beneficiaries of this technological marvel should be police departments around the world. There are some countries whose department of road transport insists on installing GPS in registered vehicles.
Brazil is one of those countries where it asked citizens in August 2009 to install the GPS tracking device in every new car purchased. The intention was to prevent car theft. With the tracking mechanism in place, locating stolen cars will no longer be an uphill task for law enforcement. The move was also supported by insurance providers. Remember, Brazil is a country with a high rate of car theft, around 5% each year.
GPS tracking system is widely used in the field of sports. Almost all the new mobile phone models are embedded with a GP tracking device, thus giving users the option to transform the phones into a GPS device. GPS trackers are used in orienteering championships so that sports enthusiasts can get a live update on the race. The device is of great use in outdoor sports such as sliding, jogging, etc. Users can make use of the tracker data to calculate and update various performance parameters.