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GPS eXchange files vs Tracking apps

In the past, as a software developer, I was participating in a couple of projects regarding GPS tracking. One was a big project for two companies in Denmark who wanted to have installed a "vehicle tracking" system in their cars and trucks along with commercial features, loading, communicating, invoicing, etc. One was a courier with small handheld GPS-capable PDA devices, and the other transportation company with large trucks equipped with big PC-based cockpit computers. These two projects were very exciting for me, lots of good times with, at the time, new technologies, real-time testing, listening to people in the field for their wishes, complaints, and new requests. Anyway, GPS tracking software is now a regular part of smartphones and a kind of new entertainment for their users. This weekend we wanted to have a small breakfast-picnic at the local waterflow resort, and I turned it on when Viktor and I stepped out of the house. We were walking about two kilometers on foot...
GPS eXchange files vs Tracking apps