A valve tester system is disclosed that comprises a valve tester assembly
for rotating a valve stem of a valve. The valve tester assembly may
include a support, a rotation element mounted on the support for rotating
a valve during a rotation event, a control element for controlling
aspects of the rotation event of the valve by the rotation element, and
an element for detecting a location of the valve tester assembly during
the rotation event of the valve. In some embodiments of the invention,
the element for detecting the location of the valve tester assembly
includes a Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) receiver. In some
embodiments, the GPS receiver is integral with the control element.