What does CI stand for?

In fact, thanks to the embedded GPS tracker, all you need to do is send an SMS to the Spy Phone from a predefined number, and you will receive an SMS report showing the following details: Latitude and longitude coordinates Altitude Cell ID With this information, you are able to track, with the help of sites such as Google Earth, the precise address where the person under surveillance is in that moment.

When you call up on the mobile from a different number location information, SIM number and Cell ID is sent which can help in tracking the mobile.

Most vehicle tracking systems use the GPS Global Positioning network of satellites to determine the vehicle precise location however other very low end systems rely on Cell IDs (performing a triangulation to determine the position from the closes mobile/cell phone masts).

It supports many levels of location accuracy from Cell ID, through Enhanced Cell ID to U-TDOA and hybrid solutions.

Darren Coleman, with Orange PCS (UK), said in an email in March that he was surprised to learn that J-Phone's new location service, Loco Guide, uses cell ID for location--and not GPS (or some other, more accurate, technology).

In addition to an overall enhanced UI, new features available in this product include the addition of a Sports Wall and location fix by both cell ID and GPS to better enable speed and accuracy.

Once the information is analyzed and processed the locations of base stations identified by cell id can be determined, and this location data served back to other mobile users.

Search with My Location approximates your actual location using the same Cell ID technology used by Google maps for mobile.