GPS population locating technology
Why is this important?
Our device will only warn users if they are inside the danger zone of a volcano (users outside that zone do not want unnecessary worries).
To achieve this, research needed to be done on location tracking, how it can work on a small device, and if there are any side effects that might cause problems.
GPS technology uses 27 satellites (24 active, 3 as backup) all over the world to track objects with great accuracy.
GPS tags as such as the Micro Hornet by OriginGPS prove that these trackers can be effective and small enough for a device. It's ten by ten millimetres can still reach the nearest satellite in under one second, with a 2 metre margin of error.
Unfortunately, GPS technology fails near tall mountains, tall buildings, and indoors, which is very bad because the device must communicate with people near tall volcanoes and inside their homes.
Legal issues
When researching tracker tech, an issue was brought up about privacy violation. I attempted to find legal statements that would allow constant location tracking.
The only information I could find involved business owners tracking employees during work hours, and the police tracking petty criminals. Privacy would be given priority over our trackers' purpose.
There is an article about New Zealand allowing phone tracking during the 2020 pandemic. This tells me that our idea could be legally feasible.
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