National Park Uses GPS Rangers

GPS tracking systems provide valuable information that can be used in so many ways. Choosing to utilize GPS tracking helps individuals and businesses keep track of people and assets . GPS tracking devices have been used to fight crime and keep people out of harm’s way, but they can also be used for fun and recreation. More and more businesses are finding that GPS tracking assists them as they make efforts to connect with clients and provide customers with experiences that make them want to come back and tell others about their experience.

Shenandoah National Park is using virtual GPS rangers to dispense information and help guide visitors through the park. For a fee, park visitors can rent a GPS Ranger and explore areas of the park at their own pace, rather than have to follow the time constraints of a tour led by a human ranger.

They key to this innovative approach for exploring the park is GPS tracking technology. If the park simply wanted to provide an audio soundtrack for visitors to take along as they walked around, they could do that, but it would be difficult to pair pertinent information with specific spots in the park. Because of the GPS locating system that is a part of the GPS Ranger, the tracking device knows where a park visitor is at any given time. In this case, location information is used to let the machine know which part of the previously recorded ranger talk to play.

Park visitors have to pre-select a program for the area they are visiting. When a visitor stops at a certain point in the park, an image of a human ranger will pop up on the screen of the GPS device thanks to the GPS Ranger’s GPS locator. The video of the human ranger gives facts and information about the user’s current location.

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