Besides the navigational possibilities it provides, what other civilian applications benefit from GPS technology?
GPS signals benefit numerous civilian applications, sometimes without us even realizing it. Naturally, the technology is used to improve aviation, maritime and land travel. The technology has also dramatically changed the way we survey land. Researchers can now more closely explore the environment, including the atmosphere and gravity field. GPS survey equipment can also directly measure the motion of faults in earthquakes. In short, GPS technology is used in a multitude of ways, and these applications are sure only to increase as the technology becomes even more common.
