r/GPStracking

So my cat is stuck in a house right beside my complex, i saw him already. My airtag is telling me is at home in the complex. Is it always this innacurate and how can i fix this, should i get another laternative

I'm setting up GPS tracking for my fleet and can't decide between magnetic GPS trackers and OBD plug-in trackers.

What’s worked better for fleet managers who have been there, done that? something that's dependable, manageable and useful in everyday work.

If you have used both, what are the biggest pros and cons of each and which would you choose today?

For those who spend time on remote trails, do you think a GPS tracker is worth bringing along?

I'm not asking about any specific brand: just wondering whether you've found one genuinely useful in real-world hiking, or if careful planning, offline navigation, and letting someone know your route have been enough.

I'd appreciate hearing both positive and negative experiences.

Hi all,

I've been working on an Android app called RF Coverage Scout that measures and plots mobile network coverage and quality. You can find it on the playstore.

I'm looking for feedback from people who work with RF, cellular networks, drive testing, or coverage analysis.

I'm particularly interested in:

- Whether the current feature set is useful.

- What features you would want to see added.

- Whether the pricing model seems reasonable for this type of tool.

The app currently uses a monthly subscription model and includes a free trial (to cancel it tap your profile icon on playstore then select Payments & Subscriptions then choose RF Covergae Scout subscription and cancel it before 1 month trial).

I'd greatly appreciate any feedback, criticism, or feature suggestions from the community.

For anyone who flies regularly, have you ever used a GPS tracker in your luggage that ended up being genuinely helpful?

I'm interested in hearing real-world stories, whether it helped you figure out where your bag was, gave you peace of mind, or turned out not to be worth carrying. Curious to know what your experience has been.

Hey all,

Desperate attempt here...

Looking for a small tracker over 4G LTE.

Small meaning anything smaller than what's currently out there on the market.

Yes, I understand the battery dilemma.

I've spent the last 3 hours looking at every single tracker on the web ans they all fall short.

Here's sort of what I'm looking for:

- LTE broadcast

- Updates can be as frequent as 1 or more days

- don't need a fancy app, just a text of coords is great

- battery 2-3 months would be nice. 1 month... eh maybe

- waterproof

- weight should be relatively light (not a brick)

- size let's ball park no bigger than 1.25 x .5 x .375 inches

I'm a tinkerer but really didn't wanna have to take a degree in microelectronics to get a small gps tracker. However, if that's my only option....

Willing to contract this project out to someone, if you know a guy or gal...

Hobby project here but willing to spend a little cash if needed.

Tips, recommendations?

Thanks!!

My father loses his pocket knife occasionally, but its very important to him. Is there any way I can buy or even make a super duper tiny gps tracker so its almost unnoticeable when using the knife? Is it scientifically possible? An airtag is wayyyy too big and gets in the way alot.

Hi everyone,

I am working on a personal IoT project focused on Logistics and Smart Warehousing, and I’m looking for some advice on the right hardware components, sensors, and microcontrollers to use for a prototype.

The goal of the project is to simulate/build a system that handles automated warehouse inventory tracking as well as real-time transit monitoring.

Here are the specific areas I am focusing on and what I want to achieve:

• In-Transit Tracking (Fleet/Cargo): I want to monitor goods during transport. For this, I need a reliable and budget-friendly GPS module to track location, combined with environmental sensors (like temperature/humidity and an accelerometer for shock/impact detection during transit).
• Warehouse Inventory Automation (Shelves): I want to automatically detect when items are placed on or removed from a shelf. I'm thinking of combining weight sensors / load cells (to monitor stock levels or specific item presence by weight) along with RFID readers to identify exactly which item/pallet was moved.

What I need help with:

1. Microcontrollers: What boards would you recommend to tie this all together? Should I use something like an ESP32 for the warehouse part (Wi-Fi/BLE) and a different setup for the GPS/cellular transit part?
2. Specific Modules: Which cost-effective sensor modules play nicely together for a prototype? (e.g., specific RFID readers like RC522 or PN532, GPS modules like NEO-6M/NEO-8M, and HX711 amplifiers for load cells?)
3. Power Management: For the transit/GPS part, any recommendations on battery management or low-power modes so the prototype doesn't die immediately?

If you have built anything similar or have any advice on hardware bottlenecks I should look out for, I would love to hear your thoughts!

Thanks in advance!

Hi! So I manage a scooter rental agency with 90+ scooters and I created a custom solution that is perfect for me to avoid loosing them. Thinking to sell it to others.

I was using Airtags but it was a disaster because the battery dies after 6-9 months, up to 25 airtags max per icloud account, no location history, no exit zone alerts, and much more problems.

So I built a tracker based on Findmy that has a 3 years battery lifetime and made a software with many features. 30 days location history, alerts if the trackers enters/leaves zones, filter trackers by tag...

Also to be honest Findmy is great but it's not really accurate. The position given by Apple is actually the location of the iPhone that detects the tracker, not the tracker itself. That's why I added feature to get a more accurate position if the tracker doesn't move. It needs 8 detections to get a very accurate location (3m diameter circle).

Do you think there is a market for this? vehicle rentals, supply chain... My main worry is that it's not real time tracking (it updates when there are iphone, usually every 5 to 15 minutes).

I was thinking to sell it $19 + $1.5 per month per tracker.

btw if people want to try, happy to send you a free tracker with free lifetime subscription

A few years ago I thought GPS tracking would solve most of the headaches that come with managing vehicles. It definitely helped with knowing where vehicles were, but I quickly realized location data was only one piece of the puzzle.

The bigger challenge became keeping everything else organized around it. Vehicle availability, maintenance schedules, booking information, expenses, and knowing which vehicles were actually generating revenue seemed to end up scattered across different places.

I'm curious if other people managing fleets or rental vehicles had a similar experience.

Was GPS tracking the difficult part, or was it everything that came after it?

What systems or processes made the biggest difference for you once your fleet started growing?

Hello everyone, i need some help with my st901 4g tracker. I have it installed and setup on a sym scooter but the tracking interval settings are really confusing. I have trying setting it via sms to 1 hour and via the app, with set position mode and set saving power location interval. From my understanding if i set it to a power saving feature and someone steals it i won't be able to track it unless somone turns the acc on and it works on live mode. But if i set it to update every 5,10 or even 60mins when parked it drains the battery overnight, it once dropped to 7v. Am i missing something? Any help appreciated

What are some basic methods to verify GPS data for end consumers of digital services ?

Company I’m having a dispute with claim I did not return an item to the designated premises. I didn’t take a pic but I don’t have dementia. I cannot reconstruct the evidence. I returned and locked the item, received confirmation over app.

They don’t have any verification procedure in check like taking meta data from the pic I snapped.

They claim their GPS cannot be tampered with or blocked. I’m not sure if there are any devices or disturbances that can create problems for signals.

I can’t just go and grab a NFC sticker to save my location without any integration with the company system.

What are my options? Thoughts?

Need a setup to track my business fleet movement. Can anyone help?