Vehicle Tracking. A basic introduction

Vehicle tracking has been around to the public for around 25 years now and this topic could be covered very extensively, however I intend to cover only the basic aspects over the next coming weeks including the 3 different types of tracking systems commonly used today which are GSM, GPS, and GPRS based tracking systems and which is the best for your needs. Theres a multitude of information on this subject however, like all topics we review, I will try to keep it user friendly with uncomplicated lingo.

Firstly, lets cover the legality issues surrounding vehicle tracking and this also applies to any other spy related product. Like all surveillance and spy gadgets, vehicle tracking is absolutely fine to use if applied correctly. In fact, few could dispute it is one of the most powerful applications on the planet however there is a grey line which can easily be crossed just like any other surveillance application which then becomes an illegal practice for example, as in such a manner to spy on a persons whereabouts without their consent. Likewise, you are duty bound to inform a person/s should you have the ability to track their whereabouts even if that person is using a vehicle that belongs to YOU.

Vehicle trackers operate and perform in a completely different league to a few years back. GPS chipsets for example are increasing in their capabilities where the advancement in technology is amazing. I remember seeing a breeze block sized tracker that literally had to be shaked to wake up and it died a death on performance. I remember it could only ping its location if it was actually on the dashboard so it could see the sky and updating its position was very slow meaning the location it gave could be miles away from its real location. I cant for the life of me think the point of it. Needless to say, this tracker is still available today hence slightly smaller now (it only looks the size of a house brick) but I presume it must use a decent GPS chipset like a SirfStarIII.

You may notice that we only sell one type of tracker on our website. The Covert GPS PeliTrak. This isn’t because we cant find trackers to advertise, on the contrary, there are too many available all stating wonderful features and performance but not all of them are worth the advertising they portray. As it happens a close friend of mine who shall remain anonymous is a leading tracking expert with over 15 years experience in this field and has evaluated every type of tracking system on the market. This is a very important part of his job role and therefore with that thought you will realise why we only advertise one tracker. It is simply outstanding. Outstanding performance, outstanding battery life, outstanding user friendly tracking console, outstanding fast response location, just everything about the PeliTrak is OUTSTANDING.

We’ll discuss more about the PeliTrak in a later Blog issue but next we will cover the different trackers available as mentioned above including with easy lingo how to make a perfect purchase choice.