Limitations of GPS Tracker
GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the most important tracking devices to track your valuable asset

It mostly used to track vehicles like cars, motorcycles, and pickup van. Â Nowadays you will get different types of tracking devices in the market and which have different features. All companies always display the advantages of a particular product that they have launched.
Here we will try to focus on some disadvantages of a GPS Tracking system that everyone needs to know.
- Inaccuracy: GPS tracking system work based on the internet and satellite. So a strong internet and satellite connections required to get accurate results from the GPS tracking system. GPS tracking system receives a signal from at least four satellites. If the GPS tracker receives signals from three satellite then the problem will occur and it will not provide you the accurate information. Due to the extreme atmospheric condition and geographic condition can causes problem to provide accurate information. In Bangladesh, high-speed internet is not available everywhere and that will be the problem of GPS trackers to provide real-time information.
- Signal or battery failure: GPS tracker can cause problem due to signal failure. Most of the GPS tracker works based on a high power battery. But at the time the battery charge will lose then the GPS tracker will be disconnected that will be a problem to drive in unknown roan. In the traditional MAP, you will get your location but you would not get any direction to go ahead. For example, you are driving on an unknown road using GPS direction and somehow you lose your GPS connection. Then you will face trouble.
- Privacy issue: the most common and important disadvantage of a GPS tracking system is privacy. The GPS tracking system is controlled by a concerned GPS tracking company. They will accumulate your all information and present it to you in an understandable way. They are getting all information about you and your vehicles. If you use GPS tracker for business purpose then they will get more information about your business and that is very harmful to you. They will also monitor your daily activity and get information about your personal life that is not good for all.
- Commercial exploitation: GPS tracker is a combination of internet technology, social media, applications, and many others. It can easy for commercial users to track your daily activity, your shopping habit, and your food habit. It also monitors where you go. Then the commercial user will target you and providing advertisements based on target locations. You will get more messages, notifications, and emails that will be very annoying to you.
- Driving destination: GPS tracker will provide you the direction of your destination. GPS tracker will also provide you the audio direction to reach your destination. But in real situations, the audio direction does not work properly and most of the users fail to understand this GPS (Global Positioning System) is one of the most important tracking devices to track your valuable asset. It mostly used to track vehicles like car, motorcycle and pickup van. Now a days you will get different types of tracking devices in the market and which have different features. All company always display the advantages of particular product that they have lunched. Here we will try to focus on some disadvantages of GPS tracking system that everyone needs to know. 1. Inaccuracy: GPS tracking system work based on internet and satellite. So strong internet and satellite connection required to get accurate result from GPS tracking system. GPS tracking system receive signal from at least four satellite. If the GPS tracker receive signal from three satellite then the problem will be occurred and it will not provide you the accurate information. Due to the extreme atmospheric condition and geographic condition can causes problem to provide accurate information. In Bangladesh, high speed internet is not available in everywhere and that will be the problem of GPS tracker to provide real time information. 2. Signal or battery failure: GPS tracker can cause problem due to the signal failure. Most of the GPS tracker works based on high powerful battery. But at the time the battery charge will lose then GPS tracker will be disconnected that will be problem to drive in unknown roan. In tradition MAP, you will get your location but you would not get any direction to go ahead. For example, you are driving in an unknown road using GPS direction and somehow you lose your GPS connection. The you will face trouble. 3. Privacy issue: the most common and important disadvantages of GPS tracking system is privacy. The GPS tracking system is control by a concern GPS tracking company. They will accumulate your all information and present to you in an understandable way. They are getting all information about you and your vehicles. If you use GPS tracker for business purpose then they will get more information about your business and that is very harmful for you. They will also monitor your daily activity and get information about your personal life that is not good for all. 4. Commercial exploitation: GPS tracker is a combination of internet technology, social media, applications and many others. It can easy for commercial user to track your daily activity, your shopping habit and your food habit. It also monitors you where you go. Then the commercial user will target your and providing advertisement based on target locations. You will get more messages, notifications and email that will be very annoying to you. 5. Driving destination: GPS tracker will provide you the direction of your destination. GPS tracker will also provide you the audio direction to reach your destination. But in real situation audio direction is not work properly and most of the user fail to understand this audio direction. GPS tracker is very helpful but it has some limitation. If we overcome this limitation the it will be more helpful for the user audio direction.
GPS tracker is very helpful but it has some limitation. If we overcome this limitation the it will be more helpful for the user.