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Mobile phone tracking is the ascertaining of the position or location of a mobile phone, whether stationary or moving. Localization may occur either via multilateration of radio signals between (several) radio towers of the network and the phone, or simply via GPS. To locate a mobile phone using multilateration of radio signals, it must emit at least the ''roaming'' signal to contact the next nearby antenna tower, but the process does not require an active call. The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) is based on the phone's signal strength to nearby antenna masts. Mobile positioning may include location-based services that disclose the actual coordinates of a mobile phone, which is a technology used by telecommunication companies to approximate the location of a mobile phone, and thereby also its user (bearer).〔("Location Based Services for Mobiles: Technologies and Standards“ ), Shu Wang, Jungwon Min and Byung K. Yi, (IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC) 2008 ), Beijing, China〕 == Technology == The technology of locating is based on measuring power levels and antenna patterns and uses the concept that a powered mobile phone always communicates wirelessly with one of the closest base stations, so knowledge of the location of the base station implies the cell phone is nearby. Advanced systems determine the sector in which the mobile phone is located and roughly estimate also the distance to the base station. Further approximation can be done by interpolating signals between adjacent antenna towers. Qualified services may achieve a precision of down to 50 meters in urban areas where mobile traffic and density of antenna towers (base stations) is sufficiently high. Rural and desolate areas may see miles between base stations and therefore determine locations less precisely. GSM localization is the use of multilateration to determine the location of GSM mobile phones, or dedicated trackers,〔(Dedicated tracker example 1: KCS Beagle )〕〔(Dedicated tracker example 2: TraceME Micro )〕〔(Dedicated tracker example 3:TrakDot )〕 usually with the intent to locate the user.〔〔(Dedicated tracker example 4:Trax )〕 The location of a mobile phone can be determined in a number of ways: 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mobile phone tracking」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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