| , or Global Positioning System, was originally | | | | 5. Use it as a speedometer- A GPS device can |
| developed by the military to pinpoint targets | | | | track your speed. If you are ever stopped for |
| anywhere in the world. It has been used for a | | | | speeding, use it to prove to the cops how fast |
| host of civilian applications for some years now. | | | | you were going. |
| Today, GPS devices are now portable - they can | | | | 6. Use it to give your exact coordinates if your |
| not only be fitted in your car, but also come as | | | | car breaks down - If you are stranded on a |
| hand-held devices the size of a cell phone! If you | | | | highway, you can use the GPS to give the towing |
| have a GPS device, or are planning to get one, | | | | company your exact location, so they can reach |
| here are a just a few things you can do with it: | | | | you faster. |
| 1. Find a place or location- Whether you need an | | | | 7. Locate your camp- When camping, you can |
| ATM to get some cash, are looking for a | | | | locate your camp without getting lost if you |
| restaurant or in desperate need of a bathroom in | | | | happen to go for a hike or a nearby town. |
| an unknown locality, your GPS can help you find it. | | | | 8. Search and rescue- You can mark the spot if |
| 2. Locate your parked vehicle- if you forget the | | | | someone happens to fall off the boat or has a |
| spot where you parked your car, a GPS device | | | | similar water emergency. GPS has been used with |
| can easily locate it for you. | | | | tremendous success in search and rescue |
| 3. Set notifications for your travel route- No more | | | | operations. |
| missing an exit on a freeway, and then taking a | | | | 9. Track your vehicle's fleet- If you have a |
| 3-mile detour! Your GPS navigator can guide you | | | | transportation business, you can clearly determine |
| along the way so that you don't miss any turns | | | | where your vehicles are, and whether they are |
| or highway exits. | | | | diverting from their pre-determined routes. |
| 4. Record your exact travel path- If you are | | | | 10. Track your stolen vehicle- You can not only |
| going to a secluded place that doesn't have an | | | | track your vehicle if it is stolen, with certain |
| clearly defined road, you can record the way you | | | | systems, you can even slow it down, stop the |
| went and then play it back to some one else, or | | | | vehicle, lock the steering the engine, as well as |
| you can use to go to the same place next year! | | | | the doors of your vehicle! |