geotracking
Satellite position tracking
Geotracking is monitoring the geographic location of a person, vehicle, or device over time, typically using GPS or cellular signals.
Smartphones enable geotracking through apps that record movement patterns: The app's geotracking showed she'd been at the gym.
Parents geotrack children's phones; employers geotrack company vehicles.
Privacy concerns arise when geotracking happens without consent.
Satellite-based location technology
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- turn-by-turnSequential directional guidance
- directionsGuidance for reaching somewhere
waypoints · coordinates · latitude · longitude · breadcrumb trail · geolocation · positioning · satellite navigation
Ongoing observation of something
- government surveillanceOfficial observation of citizens
- mass surveillanceWidespread population observation programs
- SnowdenNSA contractor turned fugitive
- metadataDescriptive information about content
warrant · privacy invasion · law enforcement · intelligence agencies · stingray · digital footprint · Big Brother · location history
Supervising organizational vehicles collectively
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- dispatchSend with speed
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
- last mileJourney's terminal segment
cold chain · ETA · proof of delivery · field service · fuel efficiency
Distant automated data collection
- radio collarAnimal tracking transmitter
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- wildlife researchStudy of untamed species
- movement patternsCharacteristic ways of moving
tagging · endangered species · nesting sites · animal behavior · rewilding
Satellite-linked wrist device
- StravaExercise-tracking social platform
- GarminGPS device maker
- heatmapsColor-coded data visualizations
- segmentDistinct part of whole
personal records · hiking GPS · training log · cadence · splits
GPS
Satellite-based location technology
- location servicesPosition-detecting phone feature
- mapsGeographic visual representations
- turn-by-turnSequential directional guidance
directions · waypoints · coordinates · latitude · longitude · breadcrumb trail · geolocation · positioning · satellite navigation · find my phone
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- government surveillanceOfficial observation of citizens
- mass surveillanceWidespread population observation programs
- SnowdenNSA contractor turned fugitive
metadata · warrant · privacy invasion · law enforcement · intelligence agencies · stingray · digital footprint · Big Brother · location history · data retention
fleet management
Supervising organizational vehicles collectively
- supply chainProduct delivery infrastructure
- dispatchSend with speed
- telematicsRemote vehicle data transmission
last mile · cold chain · ETA · proof of delivery · field service · fuel efficiency
telemetry
Distant automated data collection
- radio collarAnimal tracking transmitter
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- wildlife researchStudy of untamed species
movement patterns · tagging · endangered species · nesting sites · animal behavior · rewilding
GPS watch
Satellite-linked wrist device
- StravaExercise-tracking social platform
- GarminGPS device maker
- heatmapsColor-coded data visualizations
segment · personal records · hiking GPS · training log · cadence · splits
geotrackingoff the grid
Independent of infrastructure
untraceable · going dark · anonymity · untraceability · disappearing
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