GPS Vehicle: Tracking efforts at the most

2007-03-08 10:33:40

( Technology )



Early vehicle tracking efforts were made possible through the use of Tacographs. Tacographs is an instrument used to measure the speed and record the direction of the vehicle. With the advent of the Global Positioning System or GPS, vehicle location and trail are made more accurate. This development made the surveillance at ease without being in the location by installing a GPS vehicle tracker. However, the Government had installed a filter that Civilians can limitedly make use of the GPS tracking system.

Over the years, through the Government’s initiative, GPS are made available to the business and civilian sectors. Vehicle and fleet owners gained ultimate control over their vehicles which have GPS car tracker. They are able to track stolen vehicles, create automatic vehicle log and monitor their fleet of trucks or buses.

The GPS vehicle tracking systems gained extreme popularity in the community, whether private individuals who wish to know the whereabouts of their loved ones or businessmen who want to assure and monitor their employees and vehicles. GPS vehicle system can come in two forms: Real-time GPS system and Passive GPS System.

Real-time GPS system offers the vehicle or fleet owners the utmost surveillance advantage. It gives a live feedback through a satellite even at the remotest area of the country. Vehicle GPS is most advantageous in tracking vehicles that were stolen or lost on the way. On the other, the satellite cost should be considered which will incur high amount in the operating cost.

The Passive GPS system uses a small chip which is installed on the vehicle and records the stops, starts as well as the vehicle route. The data on the chip is then retrieved using a database which is a tedious task for the managers or employees. However, recent development offers a wireless device which eases the task of downloading the data.

Today, almost everybody is excited over the development of the GPS vehicle tracking systems as it expands it horizons and adds new features which will benefit not only the military and business sectors but also the civilians


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