SLC S22W2 Using GPS with the cell phone

Friends today we are here again to read and learn about GPS which is the current lesson taught by our able professor @soywilfredg.

Canvas

Before we start looking at what the professor needs in his challenge tip, I would like you to know that GPS stands for Global Positioning System meaning it is a satellite-based navigation system that provides us with location and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere we may find ourselves and used it as long we are on earth. The good thing about GPS is that we can still have access to it without the use of the internet which makes it perfect for knowing where we are.

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Create a new project in the UTM Geomaps application with a name and description

Here I have shared the step-by-step guide to create a new project in the UTM Geomap application with a name. For me to execute this perfectly I went to Google Play Store and Installed the UTM Geomaps application where you can see the installation process and completion of the installation.

Installation

Steps to Create a New Project

• I open the UTM Geomaps application that I downloaded on my phone.

• I locate the settings icon at the top right hand and click on Project and select Create Project.

• I enter project details which I provide a meaningful name as Josepha and a detailed description explaining the project as Spot Location.

• I click on Ok to finalise my new project.

• After clicking on Ok, I then received a notification "Project is Successfully Created".

• After I successfully created my project, I accessed the project clicked on the setting icon, clicked on the project, and then selected and clicked on my new project.

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Take at least 4 points (on offline GPS) of places of your choice (they can be stores, squares, shopping centers, cafes, parks, museums, schools, whatever you prefer), and at each point you take, you must additionally take a photograph with your phone (If possible, you must appear in at least 2 of the photographs in those places)

Here I have selected four places of my choice on my offline GPS the first place is called Ola Hospital which is the most well-known hospital in the community where I am staying. The second place is my house which is taken in the corridor of my house which was the time I returned home from the hospital that I visited.

The picture on the right is a market which is the most popular market in the Akwanga Local government area which you can see from the address. The picture you see on the left-hand side is taken in a secondary school, which is the only government secondary school that is in the community

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Export the points you took and share them with me on my telegram, my username is @SoyWilfredG You must send me the KML file + your username, so I know who it is.

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a) Why did you choose those places? Do they represent something important to you or is it just a place you were in?

I chose those places because they are places that I visit in a week. The Ola hospital is closer to my house which my house is just behind the hospital and whenever I want to go out that anded to get a motorcycle or car, I usually stand in front of the hospital to get a motorcycle or cap to my destination.

I chose the market because I was at the market at the time I was writing this post I said to myself that I would capture the local market that I used to buy things from and share the location of the market with my Steemit friends. Besides market is very important in every community as it is a place that brings people from different places together.

I choose to share my house because I want my Steemit friends to know where I am staying and where I will be spending my Christmas holiday which is the reason why I choose to share the location of my apartment.

I chose to share the GPS location of the school because I was at the school to watch a local football match which I recall and chose the place among the places I wanted to share in my offline GPS.

All those places that I have chosen represent something important we all know what the hospital represents, what home (house) represents, and what the market and school represent which to me they are represent important places that bring people together and make them feel comfortable.

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b) In your opinion, is it important to know how to use a GPS? Why?

Yes, it is important to know how to use a GPS, and here is the reason why in my opinion it is important to know how to use a GPS.

• It is important for us to find our way wherever we find ourselves GPS is important for navigation, most especially in areas that we are unfamiliar with.

• knowing how to use GPS can help us to share the exact location that we are in case of emergency which can help to rescue one from danger.

• GPS helps us to find the most fuel-efficient route and fastest route thereby saving us boysges.

• The truth is GPS is something that everyone ought to know how to use to enhance the convenience and safety of everyone.

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c) Now that you know how to use a GPS, in what circumstances do you plan to use it?

Know that I know how to use a GPS, I plan to use it whenever I get to a place that I am unfamiliar with. In circumstances where I find myself in a new environment, I will use GPS to find my route and as well share my location with family members and friends to know about my whereabouts.

I am inviting; @dove11, @simonmwigwe, and @ruthjoe