I first heard of GPS Tracking as a teenager during the First Gulf war in 1991.The US military had developed hand held GPS for their commanders on the ground, not just for troop movements and locations, but for real time telemetry of how battles were developing,and with this technology were able to deploy more assets if and when necessary.

GPS Tracking has of course come a long way since then and has a long list of civilian applications which is now used in a wide area.

These areas include vehicle Tracking for businesses with large fleets of vehicle’s giving real time telemetry to help optimize and save revenue in wasted trips and unplanned routes to name but a few.

Within the next few years the Personal Tracking Device’s will be used widespread and we can already see some of its useful applications, like tagging prisoners when released from prison.Some prisoners, under the conditions of their release,will be obliged to be tagged,therefore enabling the authorities to monitor their movements.

Worried Parents concerned about the whereabouts of their siblings have the ability to track and monitor their children with the development of Tracking device’s that are Small in size and use Real-Time tracking from the Internet.

With so many diverse applications both Civilian and military, GPS tracking will become as common as the Mobile phone in todays world, we can be guaranteed it will be affordable to all.