GPS Tracking to the Top of the World
Tuesday, July 6th, 2010Taking Technology Along
The Best Uses of GPS Tracking
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world at 29,035 feet high. A teenager, 13 year-old Jordan Romero, trekked to the peak and proceeded to call his mother from a satellite based phone to tell her the wonderful news: “mom, I’m calling you from the top of the world.â€
The mother, of course, was happy – especially that he had made it safely. The way she knew this was from his call, but also she tracked his progress via a GPS tracking system. (more…)
