GPS Technology Is Steadily Finding Its Way in Indonesia

In the past, when you got lost while driving in the middle of nowhere there were few options other than to pull over and ask a friendly local for directions, a system that for the most part worked pretty well.

Those days, however, have passed and people today are increasingly relying on high-tech Global Positioning Systems to point them in the right direction, whether traversing the confusing maze of streets in Jakarta or exploring the back roads of the country.

Vendors in the country say the demand for GPS for personal vehicles has grown steadily over the past two years, and they do not expect the trend to slow down.