GPS in architecture

http://blog.geogarage.com/2013/02/locata-wants-to-fill-holes-in-gps.html

Maybe we don't know where the best place to live is?
How do we chose where to live?
Assuming we know the city we want to live in, how do we then choose where to live?

It generally depends upon four key things:
cost
location
space
and who with?

Here I am interested in how we choose the location of where we live.

To chose location we tend to think about the areas we like to spend time in, where are friends live, where we work, how we can get to work, where feels safe, where local amenities, how we get to them etc. We also project into the future and imagine where we may want to be in the next six months, year or two years etc. If we are not living alone, we may also think where the people/person we are going to be living with want to be located too. The resulting decision of where to live is a calculated balance between such factors.

Architecture doesn't generally intervene at this stage of a person's living decisions.
but maybe it could? maybe it should?
How could it? Why should it?

Think of space as a currency i.e. space which can be swapped, traded, multiplied and divided. This would change how we decided where to live. Location becomes less permanent and more flexible.

Why is this a good thing?
It probably isn't always.

Although it is a good thing for many reasons.
It changes the time frame we apply to where we want to live.

How could architecture do this?
Architecture could be a managed, connected network of citywide spaces, not an individual building.

Who is this good for?
This is good for single GenYers at the beginning of the career ladder, finding themselves, finding their friends, seeking new experiences, avoiding commutes. People who aren't ready to settle.

How could it work?
The network installs an app on your phone which monitors your GPS, your journey times, your likes and dislikes and through a series of algorithms works out the best location in the system of city spaces for you to live.

So architecture could not just help us decide where to live, it could make better, unbiased decisions for us. Depending how much your life fluctuates you could move every weekend or every three years.

What are the additional benefits of this?
Environment - for example, if someone changes jobs and it's located on other side of the city, if they can move closer, they will spend less time commuting
Health and wellbeing - if we live in the most central location to our needs we are more likely to be able walk and cycle.
Economics - creates a more flexible labour market...if people know they can easily move they will extend their search parameters for a job as they are more flexible on location.

For more research:
Fleet tracking  http://gpstechnologies.net/category/fleet-tracking/
Formula 1 Live timing http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/
GPS Visualiser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IketRc-_Tu8