Users new to GPS tracking systems and technology can access www.GPS.gov, a U.S. government-run website filled with information about the many GPS applications currently being used throughout the national and international communities.
This website is a vital resource that provides detailed descriptions of the many uses of GPS, in plain speak, for even the most unseasoned user to understand. While this site is clearly government maintained, it does not get lost in confusing acronyms and head-spinning technical jargon.
Several of the current GPS applications are well-known, such as using GPS receivers in your car, handheld devices while hiking, and tracking transportation and infrastructural problems. Other applications, like precision farming and analyzing environmental issues in remote areas, are less common, but no less important.
The website also offers helpful links to civilian and military support through the U.S. Coast Guard GPS Navigation Center and Department of Defense’s Global Positioning System Operations Center, and aviation support through the FAA’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Program Office. In addition, a link to the National Executive Committee for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) website gives information on current policy and oversight.
