gps tracker

Satellite location device

A GPS tracker is a device that uses satellite signals to determine and transmit its location in real time.

Trackers are attached to vehicles, packages, pets, or people to monitor their movements: She put a GPS tracker on her teenager's car.

The technology enables fleet management, theft recovery, and—controversially—surveillance of partners or employees without consent.

Related

coordinates · navigation · ping · beacon · location history · find my phone · surveillance · vehicle · lost · found · pet · collar · pet microchip · stolen · stolen car · app · map · real-time

Categories
Opposites
navigation technology

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Position-tracking via estimated motion

celestial navigation · sextant · compass · paper map · astrolabe

locatability/surveillance

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Broadcasts interference to block signals

GPS jammer · Faraday cage · cloaking device · stealth technology · burner phone

information flow

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Absence of broadcast communication

communication blackout · dead zone · offline mode

Family

tracker, track, tracks, tracked, tracking, trackable, untrackable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G