GPS tracking

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hi, i know of GPS being able to tell its current position, but is there a way that i can tell the GPS current position from somewhere else? basically i want to use it as a tracker. any ideas how i can do this? thanks

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but is there a way that i can tell the GPS current position from somewhere else?

What does this mean? A GPS is always someplace. Wherever it is, that's its current position.

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TinyGPS has "distance_tobetween" and "course_to", doesn't it?

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meaning i can monitor the position of the GPS from a computer. like if i put the GPS in a car, i can locate my missing car. i am using a fastrack GPS

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you are missing a part/aspect of it..

the GPS is 'somewhere'.. and knows/get it coords....

but you'd need to be able to 'upload' them somewhere (in real time) and then read/parse this data to get an idea of what the data is saying.

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Usually GPS trackers have a GSM modem that reports back the coordinates via SMS/GPRS data.

There are no Radio-return-path on the GPS-system.

// Per.

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DMond:
meaning i can monitor the position of the GPS from a computer. like if i put the GPS in a car, i can locate my missing car. i am using a fastrack GPS

I would start by googling "Arduino GPS tracker" and using any of the many instructables, tutorials, and DIY posts that turn up.