[pct-l] gps search technology

[CMountainDave@aol.com (CMountainDave@aol.com)]

Read a story in the paper that gps devices that will easily locate you AND,
in case you need rescue, send for help, is becoming widely available to
outdoor enthusiasts. "No more search in search and rescue" said the headline.
May soon be required to carry such devices ($200) to save government the cost
used to locate you if need rescue in an out of the way place. System has
already saved many lives, such as snowmobilers in Alaska when their vehicles
broke down and they faced a 3 day walk at -35
  Becoming lost may soon be an impossibility and a compass obsolete. Will
take some of the fun out of cross country travel knowing  orientation skills
are becoming trumped by technology about to be widely used, if not required.
 And as a crime bonus, they will know where every car is at all times - just
randomly install a gps chip in hard to detect areas. Ditto for your kids and
pets! Know exactly where those fish and pheasants are. Take all the silly
guesswork out of it. How about mini cams attached to eagles and elk. And
smart bullets for hunters. And toll bridge technology to automatically charge
a debit card to cover various and sundry user fees at appropriate trailheads
and trail junctions (Type in applicable fees after swiping card at trailhead
register/ATM/permit machine/bear canister dispenser?)