05.10.08
Using GPS to Track Mobile Phones
GPS has come into picture very long back but its use has been increasing these days very much. It has even come into the hands of a common man also. The tracking technology has become cheaper these days requiring only a cellular phone, home computer, and software with user-friendly application that can be installed on any Windows or Mac-based computer. These days GPS has become a standard integration into any cellular phone and every cellular phone manufacturer and cellular service provider was obligated to comply with regulations that stated that a cellular phone must be traceable to within 100 meters of its actual location. Later it was decided that the cellular operators will provide the GPS capabilities with the mobile. It is not the same kind of GPS used by people who live in very remote areas but it allows emergency services to locate a caller when there is cellular service.
This allows all service providers to comply with FCC standards without having to reconstruct their expensive networks. You can use these technologies to track your children from your home computer. GPS tracking hardware works whether the telephone is turned on or off. The benefit of GPS hardware is that it is hardware, and as such, it is visible on your phone if you know what you are looking for. If you think that there may be a GPS trace on you, check your phone over carefully, particularly under the battery.
