Posted on 02/22/2002 12:10:30 PM PST by antidemocommie
The most important new auto technology is 125 miles high The SecuraTrak Pro is the next generation in vehicle security systems that enables real-time tracking, control and notification features by web, phone or pager.
The SecuraTrak Pro is a patent pending wireless tracking system that can locate anything, anytime, anyplace. It is revolutionizing the tracking industry by offering individuals and corporations the opportunity to track and manage vehicles.
The power of GPS. By using GPS, or Global Positioning System, SecuraTrak Pro provides real-time location of a vehicle for theft recovery, verification of location or information on the route followed by the vehicle. GPS uses 24 satellites that constantly orbit around the earth to pinpoint a location on an electronic map. The SecuraTrak Pro can locate upon lock of four satellites, and its accuracy is up to 60 inches of the actual location. SecuraTrak Pro users can track the location of any connected device via their phone, web browser, or web/WAP phone. The subscriber can also query the SecuraTrak database and request to see a “bread crumb trail,” or history of locations, over a specified period of time. Find out the location of your vehicle, spouse or teenager from the comfort of your home. The SecuraTrak Pro also allows for remotely interacting with a vehicle’s system to unlock or lock car doors. You can even honk the horn and can notify you when the car’s battery is low. It also allows for selecting a perimeter size, which draws a geo-fence that surrounds your personal property. If for any reason that boundary is violated, an automatic notification of this event is delivered over the wireless network to the responsible person.
State-of-the-art tracking system. When an event occurs, the status and location are transmitted to the SecuraTrak Network Operations Center and then to a user-designated phone number, or other means of communication the user desires. If the device loses power, alarm is triggered or if the geo-fence is crossed, an automatic notification is sent instantly to the user. The SecuraTrak Pro offers the complete package, including hardware and an online application. Included in the hardware are the GPS Chip, Cellular Communication’s Modem, Rechargeable Power Source, Hybrid GPS and Cellular Antenna and I/O Ports for Programming. SecuraTrak Pro also affords data privacy for consumers wary of divulging information to live operators.
Non-refundable activation fee $49 and basic monthly plan $9.95
This product is backed by our exclusive risk-free trial. If, for any reason, you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the product within 30 days for a "No Questions Asked" refund of the purchase price (excluding shipping) or for a merchandise credit.
SecuraTrak .... $549
Next, someone will want to track your miles so that your insurance based upon mileage can be verified.
Or, government will simply want to keep track of its very important tax payers.
Or, for the sake of security, we must know where every person is at all times so say the in government.
Or, your employer will feel the need to watch your every move from space.
How do you like this new era??? Feeling like a rat in a cage yet? If not now, you will.
From BBC News:
'Black box' insurance for motorists
"Motorists who use their car infrequently, or only make 'safe' journeys, may soon be able to get cheaper car insurance under new system being considered by one UK insurer.
New technology is being piloted which allows the insurance company to keep track of a driver's car use, including the distance travelled, and the weather conditions.
Premiums would then be altered to reflect people's driving habits.
Customers would have a 'black box' device fitted in their car, which would transmit their journey details back to the insurance company."
Chips will tell them where you are.
Cameras will verify and record.
You will be a rat in cage for government workers to monitor.
Don't get out of line! They know who you are and where your e at at all times.
Don't speed! Your vehicle monitor will tell on you and the chip in your hand will signal to the antenna on the side of the road that youre arriving at the next antenna too quickly.
Want to take a day off of work? Sick? Don't get in your car because someone may inform your company of your whereabouts when you're down at the beech.
If and when that day ever comes, it will be a certain sign (one of many) that things have "crossed the line".
If people are going to be forced to file "flight plans" for large projectiles (cars), it's only logical that many Patriots would create "flight plans" for smaller projectiles.
You expect journalists to check facts ?? Shame on you :) ....
They're idiots .. do you expect anything less ?
The article states 60" accuracy, but as far as I know, the Military is the only user that has that capability. Civilian use accuracy is 30 meters (about 90 feet). Even so, 90 feet is accurate when you are looking for a stolen car.
Great news! Now I can find my reading glasses the twenty or thirty times a day that I lose them.
GPS receivers are getting to resemble hand-held computers with little antennas on them. $300 will get you something with digital maps already in memory, probably down to the street you live on. And it will put an X on the map where you are standing.
There was a thread a couple months ago about a rental car agency surcharging someone for excessive speed and they used an earlier version of a tracking system like this.
Not long ago a satellite tracking company sold their assets in bankruptcy, it being still not a viable business [soon it will be, though] and they had a dozen or so satellites in orbit that they were practically giving away. Like what happened with Iridium, which just launched 5 more satellites last weekend.
It's not just coming in the future, it's already here.
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