GPS/GNSS used in the modern world and how is it necessary and beneficial to this era?

In recent years, modern society has moved towards the use of emerging technologies in order to facilitate day-to-day decisions while optimizing resources in an automatic way. This is the case of the Internet of Things (IoT), where physical objects such as bikes, wearables, urban furniture, etc., are connected within a network with the mission of providing some kind of information (e.g., temperature, humidity, lighting, etc.) that can later be used in different applications and services. The Internet of Things (IoT) is steadily becoming the internet of everything as seemingly every possible object from smart cities, smart lighting, and smart cars to utilities, waste management, medical emergency services, asset tracking, and transportation services can be connected to networks that capture a steady stream of information about the people using it. However, none of this growth is possible without location awareness provided by global navigation satellite systems (GNSS). This is just the b...