Cellular GPS Tracking

In 2005 GPS (global positioning services) technology expanded to every cell phone in North America. This was prompted by the September 11, 2001 attack on the US, to ensure every cell phone manufactured in North America had GPS built in. Formerly, tracking people required specialized and expensive hardware and software installed. Today, cell phone locations, speed, and even altitude can be tracked by easy to download applications, for your mobile, smartphone or by a land based computer.

The following is some information and options on GPS locators, keeping up with the location of your family, employees and friends.

In the beginning, Motorola and Blackberry were the first to influx into the market with GPS enabled phones. Both were commonly used for employee tracking however, Blackberry was only used by corporations and government VIPs. The initial intent was to have better messaging capabilities but the ability to include GPS navigators came with the updated capability. Non-government officials and corporations could start using the option too, to locate children and the elderly.

New software and applications are used today for GPS tracking . Such as Google Latitude, Mapquest Find Me, Wherify etc. These can be used from any land based computer location and can locate a person right from your home with a better software than your phone. GPS tracker ensure we get travel safety .

Even without a GPS receiver, your cell phone still can be traced to your location. Called triangulation, this is done by a computer which can pinpoint your phones location based on the measurements of your cellular signal. As the name implies and for best accuracy, the signal from three or more cell towers is used, as well as the angle of approach, how long the signal takes to get there, and the signal strength. Cellular phone triangulation is not as accurate as GPS because obstacles such as mountains, trees and buildings can affect the variables.With a cell phone GPS receiver you can use location tracking and turn-by-turn directions.

In Canada, The CRTC (also known as Canadian Radio and Television Corporation) is presently looking to improve wireless enabled 911 services. By February 2010, Canada will hopefully have a national program allowing new technological abilitites including real-time locating technologies and a wireless location signature (WLS).