Since 2006, nearly 12 million GPS (Global positioning systems) devices were sold around the world. In 2007, this is set to double to a wopping 28 million.
Currently, most of these devices are specialy designed units or handhelds with downloaded software. According to BBC news, this is soon to change. Mobile industry's across Europe say that GPS systems will lock onto mobile phone devices!. However major this is for Europe, USA and Japan ALREADY have GPS systems incorporated onto their phones. This once again shows us how advanced some countries are....
BBC States that : "In Europe alone, the number of GPS-enabled mobile phones is expected to soar from around three million last year to nearly 70 million in 2010, according to IMS Research. Globally, the figure will be close to 300 million."
However, to achieve such a mighty goal, these new mobile phone devices will be battery hungry, especially when they offer turn by turn instructions. However, manufacturers are working hard to pack a lot more power into handsets.
European Space Agency are planning to launch an additional 30 satellites in batches by the end of 2010. It is said that this will give us realtime positioning down to less than a metre. Apart from extreme conditions.
(Quotes and information are primarily taken from http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6294287.stm )
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