LOCATION TRACKING SYSTEM

Introduction: (About the project - 2 pg) With the introduction of GPS (Global Positioning System) devices in smart phones, Location Based Services (LBS) have become a good domain to explore and experiment with. The iPhone was the first device among mobile devices to give an initial boost to these kinds of application but now all other operating systems including Android have followed suit. Most Android devices these days allow determining the current geo-location of the user. Geolocation refers to the latitude and longitude co-ordinates of the current position. This can be done with the help of a GPS module, via cell tower triangulation or via Wi-Fi networks. Knowing the current location of the user allows an application to be smarter and deliver better information to the user. Although GPS is most accurate, it only works outdoors but it also quickly consumes battery power, and doesn't return the location as quickly as users expect it to. When developing a location-aware application for Android, we can utilize GPS and Android's internal Network Location Provider to acquire the user location. Android's Network Location Provider determines user location using cell tower and Wi-Fi signals, providing location information in a way that works indoors and outdoors, responds faster, and uses less battery power. To obtain the user location in your application, you can use both GPS and the Network Location Provider, or just any one of them. Location Tracking System (LTS) is a mobile phone based application targeted at Android Operating System that tracks the current location of the user and compares them with the already saved set of locations and then triggers a pre-defined event from a specified location. Applications do exist for various mobile operating systems which utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS) and internal Network Location Provider available in Android mobile phones to deduce the current location of the user. These applications are aware of their current location down to the accurate latitude and longitude. Even though there are applications that are location-aware, applications based on GPS or LBS, are not comparable in number to applications with similar functionalities.

There are numerous applications in day to day life for this utility Android application - Location

Tracking System (LTS).

Problem Defn & Decription:

Defn (1/2 pg)

Description (1 1/2pg)

System Analysis:

Existing System

Problems in Existing system Obtaining user location from a mobile device can be complicated. There are several reasons why a location reading (regardless of the source) can contain errors and be inaccurate. Some sources of error in the users geo- location include: 1. Multitude of location sources GPS, Cell-ID, and Wi-Fi can each provide a clue to users location. Determining which to use and trust is a matter of trade-offs in accuracy, speed, and battery-efficiency.

These systems rely on batteries. Once the battery is drained out, the system does not work.
2. User movement Because the user location changes, you must account for movement by re-estimating user location every so often. 3. Varying accuracy Location estimates coming from each location source are not consistent in their accuracy. A location obtained 10 seconds ago from one source might be more accurate than the newest location from another or same source. These problems can make it difficult to obtain a reliable user location reading.

Proposed System

Benefits of Proposed System 1.more accuracy. 2.gps can working the indoor from wi-fi,cell phone towers.

3.sharing the loction with your friends via sms,voice call. 4.location can be remaining the user.