Syria’s Damascus launches GPS service to control transportation
DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – On Friday, member of the Executive Office of the Transport Sector in Damascus Governorate Mazen al-Dabbas announced that GPS service will be generalized to all Syrian government-held areas.
Syrian government-held areas are witnessing overcrowding on different transport lines inside and outside Damascus, causing an ongoing transportation crisis for people.
“The GPS service was implemented on several government and public cars and buses in Damascus Governorate,” al-Dabbas told a local website.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Space Force. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) that provides geolocation and time information to a GPS receiver anywhere on or near the Earth.
This system consists of three sectors: the outer space sector, the control sector, and the user sector. The US Air Force is responsible for developing, maintaining and operating the outer space and control sectors.
The issue is referred to the Informatics Department in Damascus Governorate to start an applied study on all transport lines, al-Dabbas mentioned.
Several years ago, GPS idea was there, but it was not implemented, while today, Damascus releases it again in an attempt to implement it at the aim of controlling the move of transportations’ lines and buses.