14 Facts About GPS tracking

GPS tracking unit, geotracking unit, satellite tracking unit, or simply tracker is a navigation device normally on a vehicle, asset, person or animal that uses satellite navigation to determine its movement and determine its WGS84 UTM geographic position to determine its location.

Satellite tracking devices send special satellite signals that are processed by a receiver.

Cameras with a GPS tracking receiver built in can directly produce such a geotagged photograph.

Data pusher is the most common type of GPS tracking unit, used for asset tracking, personal tracking and vehicle tracking systems.

Typical GPS tracking systems used in commercial fleet management have two core parts: location hardware and tracking software.

The GPS tracking device is most often hardwired installed in the vehicle, connected to the CAN-bus, ignition system switch, battery.

GPS tracking systems used in commercial fleets are often configured to transmit location and telemetry input data at a set update rate or when an event triggers the unit to transmit data.

Live GPS tracking used in commercial fleets generally refers to systems that update regularly at one-minute, two-minute or five-minute intervals while the ignition status is on.

Some GPS tracking systems combine timed updates with heading change triggered updates.

Covert GPS tracking trackers contain the same electronics as regular GPS tracking trackers but are constructed in such a way as to appear to be an everyday object.

One use for covert GPS tracking trackers is for power tool protection; these devices can be concealed within power tool boxes and traced if theft occurs.

GPS tracking devices have been put on religious statues to track the whereabouts of the statue if stolen.

Case relates to the discovery of a GPS tracking device found in August 2011 on a vehicle supposedly connected to Hillside Animal Sanctuary.

GPS tracking launched a website to show the approximate location of the winners' homes.