DESIGN OF GPS-GSM BASED TRACKING SYSTEM

Abstract

This project is about the design and implementation of a tracking system based on GPS and GSM technology. It consists of a GPS receiver and a GSM Module. This combination of technology will produce a tracking system having capability of tracking anywhere on earth if GSM signal present. It’s an integration of two system having communication through UART port for transmission and reception of data. This project can be divided into two main parts which are hardware and software development. The hardware development includes connection of microcontroller with GPS module and power supply. The software development includes developing the microcontroller source code, GSM message command and NMEA protocol command. This system is configured by simple mobile handset and user location can be plotted on a simple Java based mobile handset or computer through internet. GPS is one of the technologies that are used in a huge number of applications today. One of the applications is tracking your vehicle and keeps regular monitoring on them. This tracking system can inform you the position and route travelled by vehicle, and that information can be observed from any other outside location. It likewise includes the web application that provides you the exact position of the object. This arrangement enables us to cover objects in any weather conditions. This system uses GPS and GSM technologies. The report includes the hardware part which comprises of GPS, GSM, Atmega microcontroller MAX 232, 16x2 LCD and software part is used for interfacing all the required modules and a web application is also grown at the client side. The main aim is to contrive a system that can be easily installed and furnish a program for further enhancement.