Mobile GPS Tracking

Mobile GPS tracking works with the help of a satellite technology called GPS. GPS stands for Global Positioning System which has become a basic feature on most of the smart phones even on low-end mobile phones. GPS is intended to give the location of the receiving object in terms of longitude & latitudes on earth. It also gives the altitude of the object above mean sea level.

How GPS works

GPS works purely based on satellite message signals which are in the line of sight with the receiving object like your mobile phone. To pin point the location of the mobile device, a minimum of 4 line of sight satellites required. When you switch on the GPS feature on your mobile phone, the GPS receiver will try to locate the no of satellites that are available. When your mobile gets more than 4 satellites, it picks the best matching 4 satellites and tries to pin point the location.

The satellites that provide location information are free for all irrespective of the service/network provider. This GPS signals can be used not only by mobile devices but also any gadgets that can process the satellite message signals. GPS gadgets are fitted on cabs, buses, trucks, animals, bags, trains, flights everywhere.

GPS with Maps

As GPS gives the location details of the mobile device in terms of longitudes & latitudes, its possible for software apps to plot the map using this co-ordinate points. As the receicing object moves, it keeps on updating its current location thus making any apps to display the live movement of the cursor on the map. Popular and well known app is Google Map which available on almost all the smart phones that has GPS feature

Mobile GPS Tracking

Trackig a mobile phone using GPS is pretty easy. There are numerous apps available for each type of smart phones. All you need to install them and start using it. Network Connection is not mandatory as long as the satellites are available. Most of the apps show you location of the mobile device when you have it with you.

But if you want to track your mobile phone when its not with you, then you need special Mobile GPS Tracking application that reports you the location details, movements, speed, direction etc. You can access this information from a computer or any other mobile device.

Mobile Tracking with A-GPS

Its possible that some times, when you are in side a shopping mall, indoors, underground etc, you wont get satellites in line of sight. So the mobile phone apps will try to determine the location of your device by using A-GPS (assisted GPS). Techniques such as service / network operators signals, wifi hot-spots will try to provide the location information.

Tracing location of a Mobile Number

Tracing mobile numbers is of two types. One is to trace the network operator who issues the mobile number and the circle it was issued in. The other one every body expects is to trace the real time location of the mobile number where the mobile phone currently stands.

Tracing network operator and circle of a mobile number

The first type of tracing a mobile number is pretty simple. By looking at the number and match the first few digits (4 or 5) with the list of network operators and the circles. On this website, we have developed a tool to do this for you. Click here to Trace Mobile Number to find the network operator and the circle where the number initially assigned.

TRAI is responsible to assign the number series to list of available network operators and circles. Number series was initially 4 digits but after running short of codes, they have introduced 5 digit series.

Tracing real time location of a mobile number

The other part when it comes to tracing mobiles is to trace current location of a mobile number/phone. This is not a straight forward look up but is a possible task. The complexity lies in accessing the mobile signal tower information, operator server details etc. Public can not access this information as this is totally restricted and completely illegal. But with the help of police or any investigation agencies one can easily trace and current location of a mobile phone.

For 3rd parties other than police/agencies, its a hack work to trace the current location of a mobile number. But this is possible only when the mobile call is in active and the other person on the call is co-operative. Other person’s mobile phone receives data elements other than the voice information. Hack tools can analyse the signal and data information and can find out the tower information of other end of the mobile phone. This is not as simple as said but is very tricky.

Other types of tracing mobile phones/numbers

• GPS Tracking
• Spy Softwares installed on smart phones
• Bluetooth / Wifi activity details
• Cloning SIM card and checking tower information