| Every day around the world parents stop and realise | | | | position may be given as a map coordinate, and if you |
| they don't know where their child is. Anyone who has | | | | are using a smart phone (like an iPhone or BlackBerry) |
| children can empathise...from toddlers through to young | | | | or computer, a location can be given in real time on a |
| teens (not that it stops there!), kids are amazing at just | | | | high resolution map, such as Google maps or similar. |
| running off and disappearing. | | | | Locator systems like Amber Alert give you multiple |
| Usually of course, they turn up again in no time. But | | | | options when it comes to receiving location updates. |
| what of those occasions where they don't, where you | | | | You can choose to receive regular updates say every |
| spend minutes or even hours frantically looking for | | | | 10 minutes, real time movement display on a map, or |
| them everywhere? In that situation a parent would | | | | you can set certain parameters that will trigger a |
| give anything to have an answer to that | | | | status update or alarm. This last feature is particularly |
| question..."where is my child...have you seen my child?" | | | | versatile: you can set virtual "fences" and boundaries, |
| There is a way. You may already have heard of GPS | | | | so that if a child moves out of a set area you will be |
| tracking technology, used world wide in industry and | | | | notified. Alternatively, you could set speed alerts - an |
| security fields. But did you know that this technology | | | | alarm to notify you if your child is moving at a speed |
| has now advanced to the point where you can get | | | | any faster than 10mph would indicate that they are no |
| key ring sized locator devices, which can be used to | | | | longer travelling on foot, and have entered a motor |
| instantly and inexpensively keep tabs on where your | | | | vehicle. |
| kids are at any time? | | | | As you can see, GPS tracking is versatile and has the |
| A typical modern GPS child locator system consists of | | | | potential to keep you incredibly well informed as to |
| a transmitter (this is attached to a wrist or put in a | | | | where your child is, and whether or not they are safe. |
| schoolbag, etc), and your own cell phone or computer. | | | | Imagine the relief of being able to just take out your |
| The transmitter uses the existing GPS network to | | | | cell phone, text your GPS tracker, and then instantly |
| calculate its position at any time, and then transmits its | | | | receiving a map with your child's location. |
| location to your cellular phone or computer. The | | | | |