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Real time tracking is one of the best ways to keep your vehicle protected from thieves and criminals. Tracking vehicles in real time works by sending information from the transmitter to the receiver every second. This allows you to monitor where your vehicle is any time you want, without the unnecessary lag.

The Global Positioning System or GPS is the most common method used to track vehicles in real time. A GPS has 24 artificial satellites that orbit the planet and continuously scan different its areas to get an accurate reading of a particular object’s location. Once that data is obtained, the satellites transmit the data to a GPS receiver in the form of microwave signals.

A common misconception about the GPS satellite system is that the transmitter should have a clear line of sight with the sky in order to maintain communication with the satellites. This is certainly false. Line of sight with the sky is completely unnecessary for the transmitter to establish connection. This is what makes the GPS satellite system such a viable option for navigational systems most especially for vehicle tracking; even a car speeding through a tunnel can be tracked by GPS.

Another advantage of the GPS among other navigational systems such as those that utilize radio frequencies and etc. is that the GPS satellite system is being maintained by the government. This is good for two reasons: one, the technology behind the GPS is almost always up-to-date and two, it comes as almost free-of-charge to civilians.

Companies that are in the business of GPS vehicle tracking usually have different options on the quality of service you can apply for. You can choose on how often you want the data refreshed. This option can range anywhere from as quick as five seconds, to as sporadic as every two minutes. The idea of real time is that the location of you vehicle is refreshed depending on the interval you prefer. However, the more often you want to track your vehicle, the more expensive it will cost you.