The document discusses the Global Positioning System (GPS), which uses satellites to provide location and time information anywhere on Earth. It can be used for automobile navigation, tracking vehicles and people, mapping, mining, and recreation. GPS works in all weather conditions and provides accurate positioning from millimeters to meters depending on the technique used. While GPS has wide coverage and low costs, it requires line of sight to satellites and may not work as well indoors or in locations with metal or concrete barriers. The use of GPS in phones in India is growing, with over 25% of phones including the feature starting around Rs. 5,000.

1. GLOBAL POSITING SYSTEM (GPS)
By :
HRISHABH PAREKH

2. INTRODUCTION
• The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite
navigation system that provides location and time information in all
weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an
unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.
• The system provides critical capabilities to military, civil and
commercial users around the world. It is maintained by the United
States government and is freely accessible to anyone with a GPS
receiver.

3. TYPE OF GPS APPLICATIONS
• Automobile Navigation
• Fleet Tracking
• Personal / Child / Elderly Tracking
• Field Force Tracking
• Mapping & Surveying
• Mining
• Military
• Recreational Use - Hunting & Fishing

4. HOW IT WORKS - NAVIGATION

5. HOW IT WORKS - TRACKING

6. Advantages Of GPS Technology
• Gps works in all weather so you need not to worry of the
climate.
• 100% coverage on the planet
• The GPS costs you very low.
• accuracy can be achieved in millimeters to few meters
depending on the technique that is used
• Due to its low cost, it is very easy to integrate into other
technologies like cell phone, PDA. Etc…

7. Advantages Of GPS Technology
• Navigate - it tells you to the direction for each turns you have
to take to reach to your destination.
• Tracking - it gives you the pinpoint location of the
Vehicle/Pets/Child having GPS Receiver or phone containing
GPS module and it also gives you the direction and speed on
which Object is moving.
• Water navigation – GPS devices are perfect for water
navigation.

8. LIMITATIONS OF GPS
• Requires Line of sight to sky, Doesn’t works well in-door.
• Metal & Concrete - GPS signals can penetrate plastic,
fiberglass and glass. However, metal and concrete are two
materials GPS signals cannot penetrate.
• If you are using GPS on a battery operated device, there may
be a battery drain or failure and you may need a external
power supply which is not always possible.
• In extreme atmospheric conditions Satellite can be slow a
signal.
• GPS cannot be used for Underground Positioning

9. PENETRATION OF GPS ENABLED
PHONES IN INDIA
• The Indian mobile phone market is worth up to 8-10 million
handsets a month. Although the GPS-enabled phones'
segment is Approx. 25-30% of this at present,
• The space is already flooded many such phones, with So Many
options across Price-point of Rs.5000-50,000. Also the prices of
the phones having GPS come down sharply, which is helping
the growth of GPS-enabled phones
• Realizing the fact that this feature is the next attraction for
urban buyers Many companies had tied up with map-making
companies for providing stocked “Navigation and Find Near
Me” type Of applications.

10. PRICE POINT OF GPS ENABLED PHONES
• Under 10,000
• NOKIA LUMIA 510
• SAMSUNG GALAXY S
• MICROMAX A 101
• Around 15,000
• Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus
• NOKIA LUMIA 610
• SONY XPERIA MIRO
• Under 20,000
• SAMSUNG GALAXY GRAND 2
• BLACKBERRY 9720
• HTC DESIRE S
Note : Almost all phones costs more then Rs.10,000-12,000 are GPS enabled.

11. Points to Discuss
• What could be a possible GPS based solution to help
travelers of chardham yatra in case of any disaster ?
• What is the reach of satellite communication at
chardham ?
• Can we have a hybrid solution combining RFID & GPS
technologies for this situation?

12. QUESTION & ANSWERS

13. THANK YOU
3RD EYE INFORMATICS
(RFID & GPS BASED SOLUTION PROVIDER & TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT )
MR. KIRAN DALLI | M : +91 99875 73575
e: kd@3rdeyeinformatics.com