GPS car trackers are used to track the location of moving bodies specially the location of cars and other vehicles. There are two main categories of GPS car trackers, the Passive and the real time car tracking systems.
In the passive GPS car tracking system data gets transferred to a desktop computer through an RS232 cable. The gathered data in the Passive car tracking system remains stored in the internal memory of the unit and is accessible to the owner only when the unit returns to the base.
The four main categories of GPS car trackers are
The Travel Eyes2 Plus- This system is used for the travel activities of the private vehicles. The system is small and inconspicuous with the size as that of a deck of cards. They have both the trip planning feature as well as can locate any street name and place in the region.
For detecting theft by employees or locating reckless car drivers, Past time GPS systems are the best. Data gets recorded in the memory card and to review them one just has to get hold of the memory card and insert it in to a computer or other output device.
A very small GPS car tracker model is the GPS cube. These miniature forms remain powered by a single battery of 9volts. Infra ray adapters are supplied with the GPS system that helps in the transfer of logged data. The hi tech software incorporated in the GPS cube the easy downloading and organization of the unit. It is therefore easy to install.
One more type of Passive GPS car tracking system transfers data to a computer with the help of radio links and not a cable.
Real time GPS car trackers can be grouped in to three main categories and they are-
For trailers and cargoes a solar powered GPS system has been developed that alerts the control room through the internet if the car or vehicle makes unscheduled movements.
There are other real time GPS systems that are internet based with electronic fencing, immediate identification of the location of the car and alarm. The best part is that one can communicate with this particular GPS unit with the help of mobiles. This makes accessibility easier.
Finally the GPS 7100 unit is used to locate lost or stolen cars and vehicles. It also has the capacity to disable the movements of a stolen vehicle and alarm activation.