The one of geolocation is a relatively new concept, which has proliferated over the years to this part and which refers to the knowledge of one's own geographical location automatically.
Locating a device using a coordinate system
Also called georeferencing, geolocation implies the positioning that defines the location of an object, of a device, in a given coordinate system of our planet earth. This process is generally used by geographic information systems, an organized set of hardware and software, plus geographic data, which is specially designed to capture, store, manipulate and analyze referenced geographic information in all its possible ways, with the clear mission to solve management and planning problems.
There are several alternatives to know this location, although of course, mobile devices are the ones that, due to their portability with ourselves, will allow us more easily to know our location and update it as we move around and therefore change geographic location.
GPS, the kings of geolocation
This service is very important when it comes to allowing a person to know how to get to or locate a specific place in our territory, GPS being one of the stars in this regard, a pioneer that later opened the way to new proposals in this regard.
Among this wide range of options that allow us to discover the geolocation, the high-end mobile phones stand out, which are those that have specialized functions, in this particular case they have integrated GPS receivers, which and thanks to the satellite network that surrounds the planet can locate us anywhere on the globe in which we are.
Other proposals such as Google Earth
Another widely used alternative and available to those who do not have cell phones such as those mentioned above, or other portable equipment, is Google Earth, which consists of a computer program, similar to the Geographic Information System, which allows images of the planet to be obtained in 3 D technology in combination with satellite images, maps and the Google search engine and thus facilitates the display of images at scale of the place on planet earth that is intended to be discovered or identified.
This geolocation tool was thought and developed in a timely manner with a military purpose, being the United States Department of Defense responsible for its invention.
Over time its use was transferred to the common people who of course succumbed before the benefits and benefits that this resource brings to its users.
And of course, later, mobile devices, such as cell phones, incorporated this fabulous technology into their design and so it is currently used is absolutely widespread throughout the world, being a tool in many cases essential for people who use it. they mobilize from one place to another thanks to him.
Obviously, over time this invention was adding improvements that allowed much more information to be incorporated.
Undoubtedly, geolocation is a technology that emerged to stay and to grow every day with the improvements that are added to it every moment, because as we know technological advances never stop ...
Assists in solving everyday problems
Meanwhile, when it is used in a conforming way, it turns out to be very useful to help us solve problems or daily situations, as we have already said, they help us to get to an unknown place, telling us how to do it, either on foot, by car, or by bus. and on the other hand, the various systems that control our smartphones offer us a wide range of applications that can be downloaded from the store in question and solve questions such as finding where we left the car parked, yes incredible, but there are applications that They help us in this, if we are one of those people who usually lose our car in parking lots.
On the other hand, this technology also allows us to download applications about traffic, or about the best-rated places to go to dinner or a drink.
