Real-Time Auto Locator device - Page 3

Falken · 02-16-2004, 01:26 PM

Something that may be of interest to European users is our Vehicle Tracking Unit . It has a mobile phone modem, solid state memory and standby battery all in a small case. Plug a GPS into it and when the vehicle moves it starts recording the lat/long and speed into the memory. It's also got a com port on it so you can connect it to a serial port on a car computer to use it's GPS for sat nav as well. When you connect to the unit to find out the current location, download the history or track it in real time it is displayed on the supplied street level mapping.
I'm sure we could do something special on the pricing for mp3car.com members.

powertiger · 02-17-2004, 02:08 PM

I am on developing my own location-tracker Programm.

See www.car-pc.info/carsoft/ -> Position

It works on my car-pc with a internet Server running (WAMP)
I get the gps data from my GPS Mouse and a Nav-Programm thats login my nmea datas.
I read it with a php programm and store it in a mysql-database.
there you can afterwards get your tracking datas for further use.
Also the PHP Prgramm sends on time to time (adjust.) my positon via GPRS or WLAN to my Internet Server. There anyone can see my position. Of course it could be locked for spec. users.

Nico3k · 02-17-2004, 05:17 PM

one idea would be to setup a computer with GPS, and then get wireless internet and setup a server which you can conncet to and see the realtime location, as well as communicate with other methods to anyone operating the car.

inniss777 · 02-21-2004, 03:24 AM

Lo jack is not the most reliable system for tracking vehicles anymore. The one major draw back of lo jack is that you or the police cannot track the vehicle unless you have the reciever to track it. So if your vehicle is stolen and there are no police units in the area (somewhere around 1.5 miles from the vehicle) then there is no way to locate it. There is now a new line of systems that can locate your vehicle buy a way of satilite without a pc in the vehicle. Teletrac witch I personaly have and DEI AKA viper thatmakes car alarms has a similar system as well. The unit is about 3 inches square or smaller that is hidden in the vehicle. The unit even has it's own back up battery so if your battery was disconected the unit would still be able to track your vehicle. The best thing about it is to locate your vehicle you just dial a 800# and enter your password and you can track the speed, the location down to 50ft, start your engine and unlock/lock your doors. The units are kinda pricy but well worth it to protect your investsments. They cost between $700-$900 depending on the features you want. Also one vary cool thing that this does that lo jack does not do is it will actaully call the monitoring service company if your vehicle was stolen. With lo jack you have to call the police to report that your vehicle was stoled before they can go locate it.

Filip · 02-21-2004, 06:34 PM

I'm surprised no one has linked to this project yet:
The MisterHouse APRS Tracking System (MHATS)
http://www.faribault.k12.mn.us/brian/aprs/

His white paper talks about hooking up a gps to the Tiny Track (tm) and broadcasting the data to the home automation system using amateur radio. Pretty sweet IMO.