PDA GPS

A PDA GPS incorporates a program into a sufficiently powerful PDA that allows it to access the GPS system. The combined PDA GPS then behaves like a normal GPS unit. Wi-Fi capability is a requirement to convert any PDA into a PDA GPS, with Bluetooth being the most popular choice currently.

PDA GPSs see lots of use in car navigation. Systems provide the user with information on traffic conditions, areas of roadwork and even where roadside radar guns are located. Environments can also be shown in 3D.

A PDA GPS is a very versatile instrument. In addition to being used in automobiles, PDA GPSs have been used by glider pilots to track their flights and by competitive bicyclists, who use PDA GPSs to chart their courses and ensure that they are on the right path.

Boaters have also found PDA GPSs to be extremely useful. PDA GPSs are also used to track the users' movement, which parents view as useful for keeping track of teenagers. Paramedics also use PDA GPSs to discover the locations of callers on mobile phones. This tactic is also used by police when discovering the location of criminals.