{"id":7584,"date":"2018-03-15T09:02:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T08:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intellias.com\/?p=7584"},"modified":"2023-08-21T08:00:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T06:00:29","slug":"build-gps-car-tracking-system","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/intellias.com\/build-gps-car-tracking-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a Car GPS Tracking System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Looking for your keys again? Can\u2019t find\u00a0your\u00a0left sock? The struggle is real. Wouldn\u2019t it be perfect if you knew exactly where they were? A GPS tracking system can\u00a0tell you\u00a0just that, and if you use\u00a0one\u00a0for business purposes\u00a0\u2013\u00a0like\u00a0for\u00a0tracking an entire fleet\u00a0of vehicles\u00a0\u2013\u00a0it can bring serious financial benefits.\u00a0This is all\u00a0possible\u00a0thanks to a real-time GPS vehicle tracking system.<\/p>\n

The fleet management industry<\/a> was the first to adopt software for the vehicle tracking systems, with taxi services following. Now, automotive business owners\u00a0are\u00a0looking\u00a0to a fleet GPS tracking system or software as a way to reduce expenses, improve driving behavior,\u00a0and track maintenance issues.<\/p>\n

But is it really profitable from the business point of view to place a tracking device in\u00a0each\u00a0vehicle? Is it good value for\u00a0the\u00a0money? And, most importantly, how\u00a0can you make your own GPS tracker\u00a0that will meet\u00a0your\u00a0budget\u00a0and<\/i>\u00a0all functional requirements? Let\u2019s find out.<\/p>\n

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Now, automotive business owners\u00a0are\u00a0looking\u00a0to\u00a0tracking systems as a way to reduce expenses, improve driving behavior,\u00a0and track maintenance issues.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/section>\n

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What is a GPS tracking system and how\u00a0does\u00a0it work?<\/h2>\n

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The\u00a0Global\u00a0Positioning\u00a0System (GPS) uses satellite signals to provide information on the exact location, movement, direction,\u00a0and speed of\u00a0an\u00a0object with a tracker. To broadcast\u00a0its\u00a0location, a cloud-based a GPS vehicles tracking system and monitoring app typically uses the same technology\u00a0that\u00a0a cell phone does to make calls\u00a0and\u00a0connect to the\u00a0internet. Tracking systems can be used in vehicles, mobile phones,\u00a0and other\u00a0portable\u00a0and\u00a0fixed units.<\/p>\n

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GPS uses satellite signals to provide information on the exact location, movement, direction, and speed of an object with a tracker.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t<\/section>\n

But a GPS vehicles tracking system isn\u2019t\u00a0a synonym for navigation. The difference between a web-based GPS vehicles tracking system and navigation is that\u00a0navigation\u00a0provides your location\u00a0plus\u00a0directions to get\u00a0you\u00a0where you\u2019re going, while a tracker\u00a0only\u00a0broadcasts your live location (to you or someone else) or keeps a record of your movements and speed.<\/p>\n

GPS tracking system components<\/h3>\n

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Vehicle tracking solutions consist of a GPS satellite, a tracking device (hardware), wireless connectivity, a server, an interface, and sometimes a signal receiver and a GPS vehicle tracking API. To be more precise, a car tracker usually has the following elements:<\/p>\n