Imagine driving to a job interview and realizing that you're lost. Your first impulse would probably be to call the business that's interviewing you and ask for directions. But if you're not sure where you are, getting directions can be tricky.
But suppose you use your phone for another purpose -- to figure out exactly where you are and to get turn-by-turn directions to where you're going. New phones that include global positioning system (GPS) receivers can do exactly that. With the right software or service package, they can pinpoint your location, give directions to your destination and provide information about nearby businesses.
In this article, we'll review the basics of how cell phones and GPS receivers work. Then, we'll explore how phones combine these technologies.
Cell Phone BasicsA cell phone is basically a sophisticated two-way radio. Towers and base stations, arranged into a network of cells, send and receive radio signals. Cell phones contain low-power transmitters that let them communicate with the nearest tower.
As you travel, you move from one cell to another, and the base stations monitor the strength of your phone's signal. As you move toward the edge of one cell, your signal strength diminishes. At the same time, the base station in the cell you are approaching notices the strength of your signal increasing. As you move from cell to cell, the towers transfer your signal from one to the next.
In remote locations, towers may be so far apart that they can't provide a consistent signal. Even when towers are plentiful, mountains and tall buildings can interrupt their signals. Sometimes people have a hard time getting clear signals inside buildings, especially in elevators.
Even without a GPS receiver, your cell phone can provide information about your location. A computer can determine your location based on measurements of your signal, such as:
· Its angle of approach to the cell towers
· How long it takes the signal to travel to multiple towers
· The strength of your signal when it reaches the towers
Since obstacles like trees and buildings can affect how long it takes your signal to travel to a tower, this method is often less accurate than a GPS measurement
by Tracy V. Wilson
Friday, September 26, 2008
The Importance of GPS Cell Phone Tracking From a Business Standpoint
Are you in charge of running your own business? If you are, do you have employees that carry work related cell phones for travel? If you do, you may want to think about getting cell phones that have GPS cell phone tracking equipment incorporated into them. If the phones already have GPS cell phone tracking equipment, but the tracking equipment is not activated, you may want to think about doing so, as there are a number of benefits to doing so.
One of the many benefits to having GPS cell phone tracking on all of your work phones is that you will know where all of your employees are at all times. If your employees take their phones home with them, you are urged to not abuse GPS cell phone tracking, but there are numerous instances where it may come in handy. A few of those instances are outlined below.
One of the many ways that a work phone equipped with GPS cell phone tracking can help you is to determine if your employees are using their work time in the appropriate matter. It is estimated that billions of dollars are lost each year by employees who misuse their work time. If your employee is to leave your workplace to attend an offsite meeting or to run errands on the clock, you can examine their whereabouts, with GPS cell phone tracking, to help make sure they are going exactly where they are supposed to. In this aspect, having GPS cell phone tracking equipment installed and activated on your work phones can save you money each year.
Another instance where having GPS cell phone tracking can help your employees, involves emergencies. If, by some chance, one of your employees got into an accident on the way to a business meeting and it was reported that they didn’t arrive, you could use the GPS cell phone tracking in their phone to find out their precise location and send for help if it is needed. In this aspect having a work phone with GPS cell phone tracking can not only help your business, but your employees as well. If your employees take their cell phones home with them, GPS cell phone tracking can even be a lifesaver before and after work.
If you are interested in equipping all of your work cell phones with GPS cell phone tracking, you will need to get the GPS cell phone tracking equipment, if it isn’t already installed on your phone. You will also need to do business with a GPS cell phone tracking company. This is the company that will monitor all of your GPS tracking movements, as well as give you programs, most often online, which enable you to view all of your employees’ whereabouts, as long as they have their work cell phones with them.
The decision as to whether or not you want to want to have GPS cell phone tracking for your work phones is your decision to make, but you should remember all of the benefits associated with having it activated. In the event of an emergency, GPS cell phone tracking can literally be a life saver and, from a business standpoint, it may help to reduce the amount of work time that is being misused.
Writen By Quentin_Chamberlain
One of the many benefits to having GPS cell phone tracking on all of your work phones is that you will know where all of your employees are at all times. If your employees take their phones home with them, you are urged to not abuse GPS cell phone tracking, but there are numerous instances where it may come in handy. A few of those instances are outlined below.
One of the many ways that a work phone equipped with GPS cell phone tracking can help you is to determine if your employees are using their work time in the appropriate matter. It is estimated that billions of dollars are lost each year by employees who misuse their work time. If your employee is to leave your workplace to attend an offsite meeting or to run errands on the clock, you can examine their whereabouts, with GPS cell phone tracking, to help make sure they are going exactly where they are supposed to. In this aspect, having GPS cell phone tracking equipment installed and activated on your work phones can save you money each year.
Another instance where having GPS cell phone tracking can help your employees, involves emergencies. If, by some chance, one of your employees got into an accident on the way to a business meeting and it was reported that they didn’t arrive, you could use the GPS cell phone tracking in their phone to find out their precise location and send for help if it is needed. In this aspect having a work phone with GPS cell phone tracking can not only help your business, but your employees as well. If your employees take their cell phones home with them, GPS cell phone tracking can even be a lifesaver before and after work.
If you are interested in equipping all of your work cell phones with GPS cell phone tracking, you will need to get the GPS cell phone tracking equipment, if it isn’t already installed on your phone. You will also need to do business with a GPS cell phone tracking company. This is the company that will monitor all of your GPS tracking movements, as well as give you programs, most often online, which enable you to view all of your employees’ whereabouts, as long as they have their work cell phones with them.
The decision as to whether or not you want to want to have GPS cell phone tracking for your work phones is your decision to make, but you should remember all of the benefits associated with having it activated. In the event of an emergency, GPS cell phone tracking can literally be a life saver and, from a business standpoint, it may help to reduce the amount of work time that is being misused.
Writen By Quentin_Chamberlain
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