Author—Mary Beth Lowell – Communications Manager

Gps

The well ran dry this week on a Freaky Friday GPS topic. Anyone out there see a quirky new GPS device or service this week?

Instead, I thought I’d share this story that I ran across from a Texas news station. On Wednesday, a man in Spring, Texas got lost in the woods, became disoriented and ended up wandering around for 3 miles. He had a cell phone on him and was able to call his wife. In about 30 minutes, local officials were able to track him down using the GPS on his cell phone.

For all of the great features and functionality that we talk about our services having, it may be hard to argue that one of the most important things GPS can do is help save lives.

However, just because your cell phone has GPS doesn’t necessarily mean authorities will be able to locate you if you find yourself in a situation like this man in Texas did. It’s worth educating yourself on how to best leverage this technology.

Our CEO, HP Jin, wrote a blog post about this very topic not too long ago. It references a magazine article he wrote which helps clear up for consumers how GPS on cell phone works and when it may or may not be a tool that can help locate you in an emergency situation.

Know of any other stories where GPS has helped save lives? We love to hear them.