A Research on Mobile Applications for Location Tracking through Web Server and Short Messages Services (SMS)

Salman Khan,Riaz Ali,Waheed Ahmad,Salman Saleem

doi:10.21015/vtse.v7i2.369

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Abstract

This paper aims to develop an android application for android operating system (OS) platform that automatically send the current address location of the user to the server database and can also be sent periodically through SMS (short message services) to store mobile numbers by the user. Location of mobile device is in the form of latitude and longitude which is converted into full address by this application that includes country/state, city, and street number. In case of emergency the user can simply press the emergency button and the application will automatically send SMS alert including location address to the store mobile numbers that might be a police station or close relative. Another way to trace the user is the web server database which keeps updating the location address as long as the application is connected or last location address. The design shows how to implement and develop this app and has been tested on few mobile devices it well be tested on huge number of mobile devices later.

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A days with the rapid increase of Smartphone’s devices, there users are increasing as it becomes a major source of information
In various research papers focus on Android Applications till March 2015, different methods are compared in order to use GPS for location tracking and routing[1][2][3]
The application track down current location of the user phone in the form of Latitude and Longitude convert it into full address sent it to online server database using IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) that can be used to find out user’s last updated Location Address position which help in case of emergency

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A days with the rapid increase of Smartphone’s devices, there users are increasing as it becomes a major source of information. Some other applications are designed with limited functionality to track lost devices e.g. Where My Droid [1], GPS Phone Tracker Pro and Mobile Location Tracker. The application track down current location of the user phone in the form of Latitude and Longitude convert it into full address sent it to online server database using IMEI (International Mobile Station Equipment Identity) that can be used to find out user’s last updated Location Address position which help in case of emergency.

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