How do I convert my ordinary cell phone into a personal GPS.?
We all know that cell phones work on "triangulation" principle in order to communicate. We can use a simple cell phone, like my Nokia 1100, attached to our laptop to surf the net in a "dial up mode". Even law enforecement use your "last known mobile signal" location to track you. How do they get this "last known mobile signal location?
If it is such, then we can attach a cell phone to the laptop and convert it into a GPS. On the laptop we see where the signal of the cell phone is and hence we get to know our location. We can automate this using Google Maps. But my question is how?
I am a java programmer and inputs from other programmers / techies would be welcome. Thanks..
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2 Comments
Comment #730
mobile phones work on mobile towers. A mobile service provider can immediately tell which area you are in, he just has to look up the user register to see under which mobile tower oyu are currently registered. To pinpoint its a lot tougher. I think its only possible when a call is being placed. When a call is being made the mobile will communicate on a certain frequency. You have to remember that mobile towers of other service providers can also pick up this call but they dont bother interfering. So if the police wants to trace you they will get the strength of the signal from all these towers and triangulate you position.
Comment #731
Possible, but not quite. Service Providers have connections to sattelites and are able to locate you by pinpointing the origin of the signal and calculating the altitude and latitude through pre-made maps, that’s when they can track you. But with only your cellphone, you can ASK for that service but it’s not really a GPS, only a LOCATOR. Your nokia 1100 doesn’t have a GPS function, and you’d need complex equipment if you’d like to track down your own cellphone signal, Although some phones DO have a GPS function, like the N95 for example. Google Earth (or maps, if that’s how you refer to it) needs a GPS reciever to track down the location. I’d suggets buying a GPS instead…