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EG2401 Engineering Professionalism Final Report Project 3: Global Positioning System (GPS an! t"eir #ec"nologies For: $r% &! Rais'l slam

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Table of Contents Introduction.................... ............................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ............................ ................. 1 Field 1 – The Telecommunications (Mobile Phone) Industry ..................... ................................ ..............................2 ...................2 1.1

The effe effects cts of of GPS (Glob (Global al Posit Position ionin in System System)) Tec Techno hnoloy loy on the the Mobile Mobile Phone Phone Indu Industry stry

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"thica "thicall #ilemm #ilemma(s a(s)) raised raised by the Im$lem Im$lementa entatio tion n of GPS into into Mobile Mobile Phon Phones es ................3

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Poss Possib ible le Solu Soluti tion on(s (s)) to such such #ile #ilemm mmas as.................... ............................... ...................... .................................. ....................... 4

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Im$act Im$act on Future Future Genera Generatio tions ns 'hen 'hen e' Condit Condition ionss are are introd introduce uced d ............................5

Field ! – The Ciil *iation *iation Industry ..................... ................................ ..................... ..................... ..................... ........................... ................. 6 !.1

The effects of GPS Technoloy Technoloy on the Ciil *iation *iation Industry ....................................6

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"thical #ilemma(s) raised by the use of GPS in Ciil *iation *iation Industry ........................7

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Possible Solution(s) to such #ilemmas................................................................8

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Im$act on Future Generations 'hen e' Conditions are introduced ............................9

Field % – The +nmanned +n manned ,eh ,ehicle icle Systems Industr y............................................................10 %.1

The effects of GPS Technoloy Technoloy on the +nmanned ,ehicle ,ehicle Systems Industry ................10

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"thical #ilemma(s) raised by the Im$lementation of GPS into +nmanned ,ehicle ,ehicle Systems

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Possible Solution(s) to such #ilemmas..............................................................12

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Im$act on Future Generations 'hen e' Conditions are introduced ..........................13

Field & – The *riculture Industry .................... .............................. ..................... ...................... ........................................ ............................. 14 &.1

The effects of GPS Technoloy Technoloy on the *riculture Industry .....................................14

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"thical #ilemma(s) raised by the use of GPS the *riculture Industry .......................15

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Possible Solution(s) to such Dilemmas................. Dilemmas............................................... .............................. 16

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Imact on !utu"e #ene"ation $hen %e$ &on'itions a"e int"o'uce'.. .17

Conclusion..................... ............................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................................... .......................... 18 -eferences..................... ............................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ............................................... ..................................... 19

Introduction The Global Positionin System or other'ise /no'n as GPS is a form of technoloy such that it encom$asses arious satellites (at least four or more) in s$ace for 'hich it forms a naiation system that accurately $roides information relatin to time and location in all ty$es of 'eather conditions reardless of any obstructions on the surface of the earth. The GPS is a crucial system for 'hich it $roides ital information to those in the military as 'ell as commercial and ciil consumers around the 'orld. 0o'eer as a matter of fact it 'as actually intended for the sole $ur$ose of military a$$lications only before bein made aailable to the $ublic in the early 1234s. Today anyone 'ith a GPS receier could access the system5 and than/s to its function of   $roidin real6time three6dimensional $ositionin and naiation it is no' used all oer the 'orld in a multitude of a$$lications. Such a$$lications 'ill be discussed in the subse7uent sections of this re$ort for 'hich this re$ort 'ill also discuss ho' such fields hae successfully rea$ed the benefits of the GPS and ho' it has a$$lied these adantaes to its conenience. Furthermore 'hile the fact that the im$lementation of GPS into arious fields hae definitely im$roed the 'ay 'e lie our life in one 'ay or another ho'eer introducin a ne' technoloy into a field 'ould most often brin about uncertainties in the beinnin as 'ell as cultiatin star/ differences in o$inions (disareements) bet'een seeral different $arties. *s such this re$ort also aims to uncoer some of the ethical issues 'hich may be brouht u$on by the enforcement of GPS into such field(s) 'ith the intention of hihlihtin $ossible solutions 'hich may brin an end to these ethical dilemmas throuh some of the analytic methods 'hich 'e hae learnt throuhout the course (e.. the decision6ma/in chart) and also to accentuate the im$lications it may hae on future enerations 'hen ne' conditions are introduced into the scene.

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Field 1 – The Telecommunications (Mobile Phone) Industry 1.1 The effects of GPS (Global Positionin System) Technoloy on the Mobile Phone Industry The introduction of the GPS into the 'orld of telecommunications bac/ in the early 234s 'as res$onsible for the eolution of the current eneration hand $hones and hae also chaned the role for 'hich mobile $hones $lay. Seeral decades ao hand $hones 'ere e8traaantly $riced $oorly su$$orted bul/y and out of the reach of many. eertheless mobile $hones today are so $o$ular in such a 'ay that you can neer run into a sinle $erson 'ithout one. 9andline $hones are also increasinly abandoned in faour of hain cell $hones instead 'hich are deemed chea$er and more conenient. :er time hand $hones accumulated seeral ne' features 'hich included diital cameras consistin of a fe' mea$i8els (e.. ! Mea$i8els) alon 'ith 'ireless internet access technoloy (e.. %G) and subse7uently the GPS too 'as soon added into hand $hones. The introduction of the GPS technoloy has affected mobile $hones in such a 'ay that it created many beneficial adantaes 'hich 'ere not $resent bac/ in the days 'hen oia 3310 'as still $o$ular. *n e8am$le 'hich e8$licitly hihlihts the adantae of usin the

GPS in hand $hones include the fact that that the traditional 11 system 'hich often used house $hones to identify the location of the ictim 'as becomin increasinly inconenient as more and more $eo$le continued to discontinue their landline in faour of usin hand  $hones. *s such by hain cell $hones to contact the 11 system instead o$erators had to as/  the ictim of their location and this 'as an unnecessary ris/ to ta/e as location erification could ta/e a ery lon time and to add fuel to flames life ;eo$ardi Glyn$se allo's an indiidual to trac/ and monitor a $erson4s actiity for such actiity includes te8t messaes call history $hotos and een bro'ser history (Fottrell !31?). Thus this scenario described here is clearly a iolation of seeral ethics such as rule –utilitarianism as an indiidual4s freedom is illeally constrained by another $erson (or an orani