GPS Dog Tracking
What is GPS Dog Tracking and how does it work? You want to use these things on your pet, or your hunting dogs and you’re not sure how they work. Are they the same as the GPS in your car or the handheld you use in the woods? Well, let’s get down to the basics of the system and talk about it.
First, there are two parts two any GPS Dog Tracking system, the receiver and the transmitter. The transmitting part is actually the dog collar, and some of these for hunting even come with a harness and antenna. Naturally this is very light weight and are pretty comfortable so they won’t bother the dog.
Two systems are currently on the market, Zoombak’s A-GPS Dog Locator, and Garmin’s Astro GPS Dog Tracking System. They are slightly different and I’ll explain each one.
The Garmin system uses an electronic device that is attached to the dog that will receive GPS data and then transmit that data to a handheld receiver. The Garmin system can accommodate up to 10 dogs on a single handheld. The DC20 attaches to the dog’s collar and the screen updates every five seconds. You can track the dog as far away as five miles for up to 17 hours.
The Zoombak GPS Dog Tracking system incorporates cellphone technology in the collar unit as well so it can send the data to your cellphone using the SMS texting system. As it receives GPS data it can receive a signal from the Zoombak network and retransmit the location to a map tracking service Zoombak sells as well. The Zoombak system was designed more for pets. The Garmin for hunting dogs.
An interesting feature on the Zoombak system is that you can set up safety zones on the map system and if the dog wanders out of the zone, you receive a text message and/or an email. These alerts are very nice if you are far from where the dog was supposed to be. Once out of the zone, you can send SMS text messages to your Zoombak account and it will reply with the coordinates of the dog.
Another similar system is called Love My Pets GPS. Both Love My Pets GPS and Zoombak require a subscription in order to use the maps and online tracking. These typically run around $15 a month.
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