AUDIO SCRIPT: TECHNOLOGY IN USE 1.1 Paula: Obviously navigation is the primary application of most GPS devices.

Jos: Sure. Paula: Then youve got associated applications uses that are related to navigating such as trac!ing systems you can use for monitoring delivery vehicles and finding stolen cars" that !ind of thing. Jos: #m. Paula: $nd them there are more creative features. $ good e%ample &ould be on a boat GPS you get drift alarms. So if the anchor starts to drag and the boat starts moving theres a setting on the GPS that allo&s it to detect the movement and an alarm sounds to &arn you and prevent the boat from drifting unnoticed. Jos: ' see. Paula: Or another e%ample on boat systems is man overboard buttons. So if you are sailing along and someone falls into the sea you hit a button &hich logs the position and ensures that you dont lose trac! of &here you &ere &hich then enables you to turn round and come bac! to the same point and find the person. Jos: (ight. Paula: So these are the !inds of applications &e &ant to develop more speciali)ed and more creative. Jos: So effectively youre not tal!ing about technical innovations. *hat youre really loo!ing for is innovative &ays of actually using the technology. Paula: Precisely. +ecause these days from the end,users point of vie& accuracy is no longer the main selling point. #ost devices are accurate enough. The !ey is to ma!e them more useful so in terms of development thats the !ind of-