Distress signal tracker using GPS and SMS technology: A prototype

• Main Authors: Balba, Neil P., Balingasa, Ralph H., Bilog, Maria Tricia Camille R., Castillo, Jonnelle Klenn D., Perez, Jerome M., Terrible, Agnes F., Caldo, Rionel Belen
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2017
• Subjects: Signal detection; Distress signals; Text messages (Cell phone systems); Electrical and Electronics; Systems and Communications
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/1322
• Institution: De La Salle University

There is no time in history that tracking has become a part and parcel of almost everyone's lives than it is today. Due to the need of a device that enables easy access in locating a particular person, things or vehicles, the proponents aim to develop a study which comprises of the communication between a distress signal tracker incorporated in a server through mobile communication (SMS) that contributes to public safety, delivers accurate location of the user to the corresponding recipients and provides a real-time monitoring system using VB.Net and MySQL. The method of research used, in this study, is experimental method which involves the identification of response time and availability of the network signal. A series of testing was performed in 30 different locations in Calamba, Laguna demonstrating the versatility and accuracy of the device and server under various circumstances. Based from the evaluation of the data gathered, the results are proved to satisfy the required objectives and specifications of the study.