GPS Tracking

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Unable to break old habits, some drivers still rely on radio reports to warn them that their normally-smooth ride to work is going to hit a snarl ahead. That was the only option a generation ago, but GPS tracking technology has forever changed the way we learn of traffic news. The GPS tracking application on your cell phone or on-board vehicle tracking and navigation system is much more up-to-date and accurate.

GPS tracking and live traffic reports are hot topics among users of vehicle tracking systems, who drive daily at great distances, and want to avoid gridlock at all costs.

Traffic reporting by vehicle tracking is customized for each vehicle, because of course it involves GPS tracking and navigation. A television or radio traffic update reports travel status in a general area.

GPS tracking satellites find you – or more accurately the vehicle tracking receiver in your car – and location is pinpointed on an interactive map. Traffic status is determined by reports from the field and the progress of a particular vehicle is based on vehicle tracking speed and direction.

Up until now, one of the biggest shortcomings of real-time traffic data on a wireless/GPS tracking system is the updating of traffic status. Drivers complain that they are already stuck in traffic when they get an alert. This was because the vehicle tracking reporting system didn’t get enough information fast enough to accurately tell drivers what’s ahead. (more…)

Real-Time Tracking System

Real-time tracking system information aided authorities in the recovery of a stolen backhoe in the Blandford-Blenheim region. The real-time tracking system data was used by local authorities to accurately determine the backhoe’s location and eventual to the arrest of an unidentified man for possession of stolen equipment over $5000.

Bruce Weeger of Ebersole Excavating went online to view his real-time tracking system to check and verify his equipment was in the appropriate location. Weeger installed real-time tracking systems, a form of GPS tracking system technology, as additional security for his expensive construction equipment. When the GPS tracking system showed that the backhoe was missing from Weeger’s property he quickly called authorities and provided him the real-time tracking system data. The real-time tracking system data was then used by authorities to determine the location of the backhoe and led them to the suspected thief’s home. GPS tracking systems have been widely used by companies to monitor vehicles and other assets.

Staff Sergeant Shelton, who was involved in the case, was surprised how easily it was for the authorities to locate the vehicle and suspect thanks to the GPS tracking data provided by the real-time tracking system. The real-time tracking system provided exact longitude and latitude coordinates. When asked about the crime, Shelton expressed how much easier police work would be if all stolen items were equipped with GPS tracking systems.

A GPS Tracking device can enable anyone to track the location of a person, a vehicle, or an asset anywhere on the earth. There are 27 satellites orbiting the earth, 24 are operational, the other three will become operational if one of the satellites fail. At any given time there are at least three satellites that are visible in the sky from a location. These satellites could then triangulate on the position of the GPS tracking device attached to the object targeted. By continually triangulating the coordinates on a regular interval, the satellites could determine the speed, distance traveled, and how long an object remains stationary.

There are two types of GPS Tracking systems in the market and these are classified as Passive and Active. 

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