Wednesday, February 7, 2007

GPS Drawing pictures








GPS drawing can be a very useful tool if used correctly. Instead of simply drawing pictures, we can use to GPS to track the flow of people or luggage through an airport for example. By attaching a GPS device to an individual, we can track that person’s course trough the airport seeing how they maneuver obstacles such as trash cans, other people, luggage, or chairs. We can also see the route taken when someone is trying to get food or go to the bathroom. With this information, controlling the flow can be made easier by creating paths that doing traverse long distances or become too confusing. Luggage can be tracked by GPS to see the most efficient and easiest way to transport the luggage to its desire destination. Given the x, y, and z coordinates of the luggage we can create a path that best fits to prevent mass confusion. The smaller amount of luggage that gets misplaced or lost, the better. By tracking these things through the airport we can easily find any problems with the flow of foot traffic or the operation of moving luggage.

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