GPS capabilities in a smartphone are amazing, especially in BlackBerry devices. With help of GPS data an app can do a lot of operations. It helps in knowing where you locate even when you are on the move. All an app needs is GPS connectivity. BlackBerry devices, in this context, provide far more accurate result. BlackBerry® Maps, together with GPS capabilities, provides support to marvelous map application development.
GPS and map based apps help companies in monitoring the geographical location of a device hence the location of employees or vehicles can also be discovered. GPS map based applications also provide support to taxi companies. Using GPS based maps the driver can easily find its customer or taxi companies can also track its driver location.
A GPS or map based app may also let you conduct local search of particular area. You can find a number of favorite places using a GPS map based application. Most of the BlackBerry smartphones now feature in-built GPS capabilities which further helps in developing a variety of location based applications. Some of them are as follows.
o You can plan your route and go accordingly
o You can list favorite places on highway, and set reminder when they come close.
o You can also receive step by step directions for driving
o You can also calculate point-to-point distance between two locations
o You can a search local area for discovering places like restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, etc.
o Business can do resource tracking, dispatching and more.
Given below is the list of BlackBerry Phones supporting GPS and GPS based map capabilities:
o BlackBerry® Bold™ 9000, 9650, 9700, 9780, 9900, 9930
o BlackBerry® Curve™ 3G, 8350i , 9350, 9360, 9370
o BlackBerry® Pearl™ 3G
o BlackBerry® Storm2™ 9550
o BlackBerry® Style™ 9670
o BlackBerry® Torch™ 9800, 9810, 9850, 9860 
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