GPS Tracking Using Arduino

In modern days, the safety of private and public vehicles is a major concern. To ensure safety while travelling, GPS tracking system is installed in vehicle. Vehicle tracking system using GPS & GSM allows user to locate the vehicle through Short Message Service (SMS) in cell phone. Police can follow the signal emitted by the tracking system to locate a stolen vehicle. The Telegraph is a daily newspaper reported that in 2002 the rate of stolen vehicle was 3,00,000 but in 2014 it dropped below 1,00,000 because of applying security systems. The cost of operation for most of these tracking systems is higher which prevents from widespread use. On the other hand, the rate of car theft, asset theft, child kidnapping in many countries are increasing at a higher rate. But there is no healthy literature about the low-cost experimental set-up in real time monitoring. A cell phone will be good alternative to replace the existing system. The main objective of this work is to reduce the cost of the tracking system using the latest technologies and making it available to the common people.