It is increasingly common to see how mobile phones incorporate more advanced technology that allows us to take advantage of various tools to our advantage. One that all (with exceptions) have in common is the GPS. A property with which you can create a trajectory between two points so as not to get lost.
However, although this is the only use that users usually provide for this functionality, it does not mean that you cannot do many more things. Geolocation is an element that can be used for many occasions that you are likely to be unfamiliar with, although before doing so you may need to calibrate the GPS so that its operation is optimal.
Use offline maps
Many may think that making use of this functionality in applications such as Google Maps can consume an excessive amount of data. This fact is true to a large extent, but it is possible to make use of it without the need to use an Internet connection.
Virtually all navigation software have the ability to download maps for a specific region. In the case of the Google service, this option is easily found by clicking on the icon of your account in the upper right area. When you access the tools you can indicate by yourself the specific area that you want to download. In this way, you will not need an Internet connection to use geopositioning.
Do you forget where you park?
Surely more than once you have completely forgotten the exact place where you have parked your vehicle. Especially if you don't use it continuously. With the GPS of the mobile you can point out the exact position of the car. This is possible thanks to a feature that includes Google Maps.
All you have to do when you finish parking the car is open the app and click on the blue dot that indicates your location. After that, you will come across various options, including 'Save parking'. In addition, you can set a time limit in case you have parked in the blue zone.
Can save your life
On desperate occasions, GPS can become a key factor between life and death. Most current smartphones have a setting available to them that automatically grants your location to emergency services.
This setting depends on the device used, but generally, you can activate it from the phone's own control panel by pressing and holding on to the specific icon. This will take you directly to the location settings, where an option called 'Location services for emergencies' or similar will appear depending on the manufacturer.
Detect earthquakes
Seismic movements are one of the main dangers that the Earth faces, but did you know that you can anticipate them with the geolocator of your terminal. In this way, your mobile will function as a kind of seismograph thanks to its built-in accelerometer.
This advance has been produced thanks to Google, which has developed a system that uses the signals of the telephones to send a warning and information that can be of help during the event. In fact, in the Play Store you have at your disposal a software known as MyShake that is used for this. However, its operation is only available in America. Even so, it is a possibility that could be extended globally in the future to prevent the risk.