Module 2 : Global Positioning System
  Lecture 8 : More on GPS principles
GPS Applications
GPS is one of the fastest moving technologies in the world. It has find application in almost all areas requiring spatial coordinate or time. The following is the list of some application areas where GPS has been used widely.
  • Utility industry
  • Natural resources
  • Precision farming
  • Civil Engineering applications
  • Structural deformations
  • Open pit mining
  • Land and marine seismic surveying
  • Airborne mapping
  • Seafloor mapping
  • Vehicle navigation
  • Transit system
  • Retail industry
  • Cadastral surveying
  • Stakeout (waypoint navigation)
  • Location based services (LBS)