GPS Cell Phone Tracking

The tragedy of 9/11 nudged GPS tracking into the future, particularly GPS technology in cell phones. At that time, calls from a cell phone could not be tracked, which made locating victims and rescue workers more difficult. As a result, the federal government mandated that by the end of 2005, all cell phones must include the capability of being traced within 100 meters.

Cell phone carriers responded by placing the GPS information in the phones themselves, giving the world the new capability of GPS cell phone tracking--but initially only when a 911 call was transmitted. This new capability was termed E911.

GPS Cell Phone - Portable Navigation and Safety

The need for a GPS cell phone? Picture driving an unfamiliar highway and witnessing a small red car careening off the road into a ravine. You pull off the highway and with your heart pounding you get out of your car to find the red Chevy about 80 feet below - upside down. You realize someone may be hurt badly. Fortunately you have a cell phone, as many people do. You call 911 but you don't know where you are other than on Route 95 about an hour north of Needles in the deserts of Nevada...

GPS Car Navigation: 7 Things You Need to Know

With advancing technology, GPS car navigation (sometimes called "portable GPS") is becoming more and more practical. Features like automatic routing, voice-guided navigation, and route re-calculating are more refined. Over the past few years, less expensive units have come on the market. Although the average price of GPS car navigation has dropped a little, the value has increased with more, and better, features.