Method of collecting information of physical distribution of products and system for offering information of product positions

A position information acquiring apparatus for receiving an electric wave and for on the basis of the received signal, acquiring the position information exhibiting the position where the product is kept to record successively the position information thus acquired is packed together with an objective matter of conveyance in a package box and then is operated in the state of being able to be moved to receive an electric wave signal radiated from the GPS satellite group to acquire successively the position information. On the basis of the position information, a map of a part corresponding to the position information is retrieved from map information which is previously obtained to carry out an output for showing visibly the resultant partial map and a symbol with which the position contained in a position history information is shown on the map.