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Mobile GPS

“Mobile GPS” is sometimes is used to describe handheld GPS and PDA GPS devices described elsewhere in this site. However, it is most commonly used to describe a cellular phone that includes a GPS receiver inside the phone. With the proper software installed, as with other portable GPS devices, these phones can provide turn-by-turn directions or even give information on nearby establishments and businesses.

The GPS receiver inside a cell phone is tiny, and by sight alone it is near impossible to distinguish between this type of phone and a traditional cell phone. Furthermore, increasingly, almost all new cell phones incorporate at least some GPS capabilities.

Certain models of cell phones contain more advanced GPS receivers and capabilities than others, and these are usually labeled as GPS phones. These phones offer several common GPS features, including location tracking and turn-by-turn directions. Other features and services often available with GPS phones include downloadable maps. Many of them can also download news and listings relevant to the area. Usually these GPS services are tallied in addition to the monthly fee for a cell phone.

GPS technology in the mobile phone is also helpful for working with emergency systems. This way, the emergency personnel can locate a cell phone caller who doesn’t know his or her location, or can’t give it for whatever reason.

 

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