GPS tracking when stationary?
Submitted: Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 19:43
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Member - bungarra (WA)
Looking at putting a GPS out of site in the vehicle for the purposes of tracking / locating the car if ever needed to..ie stolen..maybe breakdown.. a number of possible reasons
The device I am looking at is powered from the vehicle battery and with a SIM card in place will respond to when prompted with a txt mess giving location etc.
http://www.chinavasion.com/product_info.php/pName/gps-car-tracker/
question is ....
1. does the vehicle need to be moving to give an accurate GPS fix or is stationary still sufficient?
2. If stationary and parked under cover I assume it would txt last accurate GPS fix before it was garaged etc.
only need a general location really not..even a couple of hundred m would be good enough for the purpose.
I guess these questions are best asked of the supplier / manufacturer but on the assumtion that GPS are usually generic in manufacture I am interested in other opinions
thanks
Reply By: den57 - Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 20:06
Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 20:06
Only problem is if it is taken out of range of the telephone network then it will not work.
Den
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY(Vic) - Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:09
Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:09
Gday
We have a tracker on our company vehicles that records every 5 or so minutes .
It will also bring up any date that we like to put in with the days progress and speed and address where they have been and where they are now and for how long.
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Reply By: Member - Doug T (NT) - Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:45
Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:45
A lot of the big Transport Companies have had a system running for quite a while, they know where the truck is, when the driver stops, the speed he's doing, and how long he's been driving, but I would be sure they would not be using cheap chinese stuff.
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Follow Up By: Member - bungarra (WA) - Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:30
Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:30
Hi Doug
I am a little less sceptical about Chinese stuff these days simply beause nearly every damn electronic gadget is coming out of there ...even the "good old brands" and most of our now smart phones, branded GPS etc.
I do know where you are coming from tho.....its just that based on this my opinion is changing.....much like the old cheap Jap stuff of a few decades ago
cheers
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Reply By: Member - Frank P (NSW) - Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:52
Wednesday, Dec 07, 2011 at 21:52
Bungarra,
1 No it doesn't need to be moving. The GPS will provide a stationery fix.
2 Depends how the software is set up - you'll have to ask the manufacturer or distributor. Could be difficult if a Chinese import :-)
As someone else said, you'll only get a response if it is in mobile coverage - unless it is hooked up to a satellite phone?
Cheers
Frank
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Reply By: Member - OnYaBike - Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 00:46
Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 00:46
There was a case in the local paper last week where a car with a tracker/immobiliser was stolen and the owner sat with the police tracking the car to the next town. When the car was stationary and it was deemed safe, the car was immobilised and the police moved in and arrested the two
young girls (apparently known to the owner) who had stolen the car.
How cool is that!
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Reply By: caseh - Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 04:59
Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 04:59
Hallo Bungarra.
You live in the right state to ask your constabulary. The WA police has gps in all their vehicles and also use it to prosecute their own staff for speeding.
As for tracking stolen cars. Overseas the police in some countries use "bait" vehicles with gps to track, trace and catch car thieves.
cheers, Case
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Reply By: Member - bungarra (WA) - Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:30
Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 10:30
Thanks everyone
questions answered...probably give one a go
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 23:57
Thursday, Dec 08, 2011 at 23:57
Most of these devices also support data connections and I have about 10 different models around here that all can be tracked with the EOTrackMe system. So if you are interested in linking your device to EOTrackMe then let me know it is simple to setup provided it supports GPRS.
David
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