Global Positioning Systems (GPS) came about through the needs of the US Department of Defense. They provided worldwide positioning for the military, giving all-weather navigation facilities around-the-clock. Used for ground, sea, and air forces, the military style GPS system was first named NAVSTAR or Navigation System with Timing And Ranging. It soon developed into the GPS system that we know today and is available to anyone needing its uses.

Through the use of 24 satellites, close to 11, 000 miles away from earth, the GPS system is probably one of the greatest of inventions. The GPS system can make your location from anywhere on earth with clarity and acute accuracy. No matter rain or shine and 24 hours a day, the GPS system is an amazing tool useful in almost all recreational activities. From boating, driving, by aircraft, hiking, and surveying, the GPS system is fully functional is providing the navigational and positioning skills to aid these applications.

There are many activities that require navigation and positioning, making it necessary to know where you are now and where you are going next. Other technologies are out there that have tried to help with these skills, but the GPS system is by far the most precise form of global navigation. Once implemented, the GPS system has been known for its benefit in improving the lives of individuals all over the world.