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What's So Special About GPS Vehicle Tracking?

By: Salvador Paez

What makes GPS the vehicle tracking system of choice among civilians? Predictably enough, it's its efficiency.

The answer to that is quite simple: GPS is currently the world's only Global National Satellite System (or simply GNSS) that is fully operational. No other satellite system has the advanced technology that GPS utilizes, and yet since the GPS satellite system is being maintained and regulated by the government, its navigational services are completely cost-effective for the average civilian. This makes the GPS a very attractive protocol for vehicle tracking.

Most of the vehicle tracking systems today utilize either radio frequencies or GPRS as their communication protocol between the transmitter and the receiver. For example, LoJack and the LORAN vehicle tracking systems make use of radio frequencies to keep tracking of vehicles on the road. The GPS, on the other hand, utilizes microwave signals as satellite frequencies transmitted by at least 24 medium Earth orbit satellites to precisely track down a vehicle's direction, speed, and location based on its transmitter. The sophisticated technology involved is completely free of charge, explaining the popularity of GPS above other national systems used at the civilian level.

GPS signals are also strong enough not to be broken by obstructions below. Direct line of sight is not necessary to maintain the tracking, unlike other satellite-based navigational systems. Your vehicle can go under a tunnel and it can still be tracked by GPS.

Vehicle tracking is not the only purpose of the GPS satellite system at a civilian level. There are many other uses of the GPS, including navigational gears used in hiking or outdoor camping activities. Other applications often deal with environmental activities such as determining atmospheric conditions as well as analyzing varying levels of gravity across different parts of the planet's surface.


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What makes GPS the vehicle tracking system of choice among civilians? Predictably enough, it's its efficiency.

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