GPS tracking
March 2nd, 2008 by
Andreas from Xavier Media
I guess you’ve heard of GPS (Global Positioning System), a system allowing you to find out your exact position using satellite signals, and the map service Google Earth before. But did you know there’s an easy way to combine these two?
By using the GPS Tracking Key from LandAirSea Systems and a laptop with Google Earth installed you can see your exact position in Google Earth. The internal computer determines the exact GPS location of the device within 2.5 meters and records this data every second. The data can then be downloaded and viewed in Google Earth simply by plugging the Tracking Key into the USB port of a computer. You can then view where you have been on the satellite images in Google Earth with the time you spent at different places. You can also see the speed you had while moving!
The device is water resistant so you can use it outdoors and even on the sea 
. That’s really good since I rarely need to find out my location when I’m indoors 
.
On Youtube there’s a video where GPS tracking helped solving a murder case thanks to it’s accuracy. The authorities discovered there was a global positioning system in the suspects car that his wife put it in the truck, because she suspected he was having an affair. Based on the information taken from the tracking key, the suspect was charged with murder o a 12 year old girl.
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It’s amazing what you can do with GPS tracking
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Security On the Internet
..I’m gonna try my luck in here
March 2nd, 2008 at 3:07 pm
[...] GPS tracking [...]
March 6th, 2008 at 9:38 am
Wow, I was looking forward to using it for more fun reasons. What a story. That is so unfortunate.
This combination of GPS and Google Earth is a very smart and efficient tracking system. It will be available all in one some.
March 7th, 2008 at 7:33 am
Sorry, both me and my computer went to sleep. That last sentence should read:
“I hope that it will be available all in one someday.”