GPS Tracking For Cars

don’t know if this will make sense, I have a basic garden variety tom tom gps, I just want to know how or if I can put it in my man’s car on, and then download it later to find out where the car has been, is this possible??

Best Answer: most dashboard GPS receivers don’t have the necessary hardware for /tracking/ a unit, only calculating it’s own location. that data isn’t transmitted to any centers or satellites, only to the screen. GPS is like having a big beacon in the sky, and a little calculator in your hand that tells you where you are based on where it sees the beacon. the calculator is not a relay, the data only flows in one direction, so the beacon has no idea how many GPSes it’s hooked up to, nor where they are.

there may also be an option on your tomtom that would allow you to “create a route”, or something along those lines. basically what it would do is make a map of wherever the unit went. this is usually used for marking hiking trails, and is mainly offered on higher scale units.

there are some commercial devices that transmit a GPS location to a center, these are usually used to track semi trucks or fedex planes in real time. if you /really/ wanted to find out where your man is at all times in a fool-proof way, you could hide one of those in his car

• Yes, you can. It’s also *incredibly* illegal if you do it without his knowledge. If you get caught then it can land you in jail, there have been numerous cases around the world that have already set precedent for this exact example.
• yes you have to get the code of the chip from the gps and go to manufacturer website then go to track gps or something and then put in the code
• maybe maybe not
• yes we can