How is GPS tracking system working?
GPS satellites send out coordinates to your GPS device (GPS tracker or Smartphone), then it transfers data to GPS-Trace Orange server. Our system handles this data and puts your location on the map.
Is your GPS tracking service really completely free?
Yes, we are not asking for any fee either for the services GPS-Trace Orange provides or for using Wialon GPS tracking software. Use of GPS satellites and signals is free for civilian use as well. The reason, we've started free GPS-Trace Orange tracking service is that after buying Wialon – a professional GPS vehicle tracking software for ourselves, we've understood that we're not using its possibilities for more than 5%. GPS-Trace Orange was inspired by projects such as Wikipedia or OpenStreetMap who provide information and services free of charge. We have decided to make this free GPS tracking service so that users all over the world would be able to record information about their location and share it with each other.
What happens with information about my location?
Data with all your tracks and locations is stored within database of Wialon GPS tracking software and available to you only. And it's your decision whether to share it with someone else or not.
For how long does GPS-Trace Orange tracking system store my tracks information?
GPS-Trace Orange server keeps all messages received from your GPS tracker for a period of one month.
Is it possible to erase all my data from GPS-Trace Orange server, including my tracks?
Yes, at any moment you can delete your GPS-Trace Orange user information with all messages received from your GPS device.
Which GSM service providers and which mobile phones can I use with GPS-Trace Orange service?
GPS-Trace Orange tracking service works with any mobile phone operator that supports GPRS data transfer protocol. To use GPS-Trace Orange service with your mobile phone it should have a GPS module and be able to send GPS data to our server.
I have a GPS tracker; can I use it with your free GPS tracking service?
Yes. Check out our list of supported
GPS trackers. Now it's more than 150 different types of GPS devices that are compatible with GPS-Trace Orange. We do not know any other free or even fee-based GPS tracking system that can support that many types of GPS trackers. If you cannot find your GPS device in our list of GPS trackers – you can ask developers of Wialon GPS tracking software at our
forum, who are visiting our web site quite often.
What kind of information does my Smartphone sends to your site?
Information that is transferred from your GPS-enabled smartphone to our server includes just your current location coordinates and altitude. No other data is transferred from your GPS device to GPS-Trace server, unless you specify it.
How often does my data transferred to your GPS tracking site?
By default interval between transfers of GPS data is 30 seconds, but you can change it in the settings of your GPS tracker.
Can I have a GPS tracking device installed in my car, so I will be able to track it?
Yes, there are a number of GPS trackers that are specially designed for installing in a vehicle to track it.
Can I use GPS-Trace Orange free GPS tracking service to track all the vehicles or trucks of my company?
No, GPS-Trace Orange is a
free personal GPS tracking service. In your case we recommend you to contact
Gurtam, the company which developed Wialon – the
vehicle tracking
software our site is based on.
Gurtam has its own Wialon data center and is offering corporate GPS tracking services for companies all over the world.
What should I do, if I haven't found the answer to my question here?
We recommend you using our
forum, where you can meet other users of GPS-Trace Orange, developers of Wialon and other people interested in
GPS tracking technologies.
