subject: What Devices Are Best For Gps Tracking Of Children? [print this page] Many parents feel that their world is becoming a place where their family is exposed to increasingly unpredictable situations getting closer to home. Parents are worry about the frequency with which events impact upon children. Consequently, many parents cannot rest peacefully when their kids are out and about.
One way that parents can keep on top of their children's movements is to equip them with a GPS child locator. These small units can be worn by your children, or tucked away in a pocket or bag. The important thing is that they quickly get into the habit of carrying it with them, without a second thought. Many devices aimed at young children can be secured with a strap - rather like a wrist watch.
Once the child has a GPS tracking unit, then their parent will be able to log onto their PC or smart phone and immediately see whereabouts the gps tracker is at that moment and indeed where it has been in the preceding minutes or hours.
As well as you being able to check up on your child's location, it is also reassuring to know that these gps trackers usually have a simple way to summon help or raise an alarm should something out of the ordinary occur.
For those children who already have a GPS enabled smart phone (and many new phones now have this capability) then the phone itself can be used as a tracking device simply by installing a small piece of software supplied by a GPS tracking service provider. This doesn't affect the phone's normal operation (although it may reduce the time between battery charges as the gps consumes a little extra power). The big advantage is that for older children, they will not be easily separated from their phone!
So how might this settle down in the future? It is reasonable to suppose that teenagers will increasingly tend to have GPS capability built into their mobile cell phones, and that concerned parents will be able to gain a degree of peace of mind by insisting that the phone is set up to work with a GPS tracking service. In this way, the teenager cab be given their independence, on the condition that their parents can keep a caring watch whenever they have reason to be concerned. Younger children, for whom a sophisticated phone may not be the right option will still be set up with dedicated GPS tracking units that are straightforward to understand and operate.
So there are a range of options to choose from in terms of what type of device you want to equip your child with. Whether a purpose-built GPS tracker, or an application installed on a smart phone, the unit will have to inter-work with a secure and reliable gps tracking service. However, but in either case, the parents will have access to the same viewing capability - all types of device will be tracked in the same way. For many, the extra reassurance is well worth the cost.
by: Iain Jones
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