Written by Vasco Cova – Senior Editor at BigScreenGPS

The Gps system can be used in so many different ways, and in so many different types of scenarios, that even our government organizations are constantly evaluating new ‘real life’ applications for it. The exclusive army use from where it originated has long been forgotten, and now we depend on Gps to navigate on our roads, oceans and skies.

However, the system can be used for many other things, like it’s tracking capability. Having this in mind, and in an attempt to better the 911 service, legislation will be passed to assure that the US will have Gps on all mobile phones by 2018.

In an effort to modernize the 911 system, the Federal Communications Commission issued a rule Sept. 27 that will mandate that all U.S. carriers include GPS in their phones by 2018. That includes VoIP services as well. The goal is to allow emergency workers to find your position when you dial 911, similar to the way they can when you call via landlines.

Finding people via landline is pretty easy. The 911 operator can simply look up the address based on the number dialed from. With mobile phones it obviously isn’t so simple, as the phones move around–hence the term “mobile.” It is possible to narrow the area by triangulating based on the towers in the phone’s range, but that can only get you within a few city blocks at best.

The only way to truly zero in on a caller is with GPS. Most smartphones today have GPS built in. It is, in fact, one of the big selling points. Just as phones have killed off the cheap camera market, they are in the process of killing the low-end dedicated GPS device. Mapping and location-based services, even if just checking in on a social network, are among the most used features on smartphones.
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As you can see by the article above, Gps systems are a very important part of our lives today, and can literally help save your life! Wether for personal, business or social use, the applications are nearly endless.

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