Covert Vehicle Tracking by GPS

19/12/2007 by admin.

Fundamentally there three types of tracking device. Live, Passive and Both (Live & Passive).

Trackers are very good for intelligence gathering so I favour the passive type. This is where you can find out where somebody has been (not where they are now) when left for about a week you will know their movements and habits. What time they leave for work, when they return and everything in between. Particularly good when planning a surveillance operation. These are deployed magnetically and can operate upside down using a reflection off the road which is very useful.

The live type is also good but can be labour intensive. They usually communicate in Geo codes which basically they will transmit via a text message a longitude and latitude which you will have to enter into software to find out where they are. You can get these for around £200. I would not recommend these for surveillance work but excellent for lone workers etc. To get the location of the device send it a text message and it returns the info via text message which can then enter on to Google earth/maps. Good if you have access to Google Maps on your mobile but not if you don’t.

The Live & Passive type are more expensive to buy and run and will need either a service provider or your own software. Very useful for mobile surveillance but running costs can be high as each message comes via two text messages every 3 minutes when in live mode.  With these devices it is possible to print a report from the software of all movements over a given period.For further information on Covert Vehicle Tracking or to buy, rent or arrange covert tracking either live or passive please Call 0845 643 1923 or see our TraceMate website here

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