What are GPS Trackers?
Unlike common GPS units, GPS trackers often don’t have screens. They are simply tracking a moving vehicle or body. They send signals back and forth from GPS tracking satellites to determine their location and usually have some sort of on-board memory chip (typically solid-state flash memory) to periodically record its location. Trackstick One popular GPS tracker on the market is the Trackstick. This device allows you to place the trackstick in any inconspicuous place on the car, even without the driver knowing, like under the hood. It is completely weather proof and easy to attach with a strong magnet. It runs on batteries and is smart about conserving energy, only starting when its vibration sensor knows that the car engine has been turned on. When you are ready to gather the data off the trackstick, the trackstick actually becomes a USB dongle that you can connect to your computer (virtually all computers these days feature a USB port). Trackstick uses Google Maps to chart your cours