Parameter sensing and object tracking using global positioning system

A good number of object tracking devices have been developed so far and are commercially available. However, the tracking features on most of these devices lack flexibility, and also the operational cost of most of these systems is high. On the other hand, various theft incidents involving vehicles, assets, kidnapping, etc. are on the increase. The objective of this paper is to develop a cost-effective and simple-to-use real-time object tracking system using off-the-shelf components. In this work a portable battery-operated object tracking system has been developed that can also sense environmental parameters like temperature.