There are many companies that offer a type of free or paid tracking service
. One of the most popular tracking services is Mologogo. Mologogo has been around since 2005 and they provide free GPS tracking. They provided this tracking for thousands of people for millions of locations.
Mologogo is a pretty simple idea at its core. A person can buy a pay as you go phone at a very low cost and then install Mologogo on the device. You will the use the cell phones built-in GPS to tell them where you are. They will then update your spot on a map to tell people where you are. You can let everyone know where you are or you can restrict it to certain people.
People who already have a smart phone with a built-in GPS can use this services. Right now they are supporting Windows Mobile phones, and Blackberries. Just install the software and create an account. One thing that Mologogo recommends is having a large data plan. This will suck up a little bandwidth. Mologogo is working on versions of their tracking software for iphone, ipod touch, Android, and Nokia phones. There is no timeframe on when these will be coming out, but should not be too much longer. You can use Mologogo for a variety reasons.
Use Mologogo to:
1. You can see where you have been and your current position
2. You can see where your friends are let them know where you are
3. Employers can track their vehicles and where their out of office employees are.
4. Blogs and WebPages are can be used to share your location.
In the last 5 years many companies have started using this technology to get a better grasp on what there employees are doing and where they are going.