Chances are, you’re familiar with consumer GPS navigation systems built into many new vehicles at the factory—and widely available in the aftermarket. Such systems offer capabilities beyond basic navigation, which often include points of interest, real-time traffic reports, and speed-limit notification—just what you might want for a business trip or a family vacation. However, when GPS technology is built into mobile computers, it can offer the same familiar navigation, configured to meet business requirements—plus support additional productivity-enhancing applications.

What you’ll learn

• How GPS works.
• Specific uses for GPS to enhance transportation, logistics and field service operations.
• How GPS can operate in synergy with other technologies to enhance productivity and efficiency for mobile operations.
• Industrial mobile computer attributes critical to matching the requirements of GPS applications.

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