As with most of the telecommunication items in the last 30 years, Global Positioning System devices used to be bulkier than they are now. Bulky being small enough to hold in your hands, and stash in a bag or large pants pockets.
The software system that tandems with the devices were not as feature-rich as the GPS tracking systems we have today. In recent years, we have witnessed an evolution in hidden GPS tracking devices and tracking systems.
The hidden GPS devices are now both smaller, designed to be inconspicuous, and easy to install anywhere in a vehicle. This is why teenagers and cheating spouses dismiss small items in the glove compartment, and get tracked by their parents and spouses, respectively.
GPS equipped vehicles are becoming more common due to the ease of installing hidden GPS devices. Even if the wayward employee who wants to divert company shipments spots the GPS device, it’s hard to disable.
Hidden GPS systems have also improved in accuracy and in creating tracking histories of past locations. So, even if a GPS device is brought into an area with no Internet connection, once it gets to an area where there is, the device simply sends data it has stored regarding its previous position’s history.
