| Until recently, Global Positioning System tracking | | | | such as Cell (Mobile) phones and two-way radios |
| required people to purchase expensive hardware | | | | increased so that people were able to |
| and software. With advances in technology, and | | | | communicate and trace others in a crisis situation. |
| mass production, GPS tracking solutions are now | | | | GPS Enabled Two-Way Radios |
| available through handheld devices such as phones | | | | In the last couple of years, where |
| and two-way radions. | | | | communications have become of increased |
| GPS Tracking systems were developed in the | | | | importance, certain two-way radios now have the |
| 1970s by the United States Department of | | | | capability to act as a GPS transmitter. This means |
| Defence, GPS Technology was then designed to | | | | that, not only can you hold a two way |
| help improve tracking of targets such as vehicles | | | | conversation on the radio but you can also be |
| or people. | | | | tracked by a central control team and in the |
| Following the tragic events of 9/11 in New York, | | | | unfortunate event of a crisis use it as a panic |
| the demand for GPS tracking in handheld devices | | | | alert device. |