Every parent's nightmare is easily prevented with the use of a child locator GPS device. Besides location, the GPS locator system is sensitive enough to collect and provide other information as well.

The children tracking device is a tool to aid parents in their jobs as parents. When a child goes missing, a frantic parent might not have enough serenity in reserve to think clearly and do a thorough search. A PDA or cell phone equipped with a child locator GPS would be ideal in these situations. Knowing the whereabouts of a child-and if the child is moving, how fast-these are valuable bits of information for reclaiming the child.

Children who go missing tend to fall into one of two categories: runaways and actual abductions. The first 36 to 48 hours of a missing child situation are critical to the success of finding the child. The use of a GPS child locator device has all but eliminated any wasted time.

The child locator GPS system functions with the use of as many as 32 available, orbiting satellites, but usually only uses about 3 or 4. They are used to triangulate location, speed and time to determine exactly where anyone is at any given moment.

A signal is sent from the satellites and when the children tracking device receives them, the magic begins. Anyone with access to the GPS system can download the information immediately. Very often, the signals are translated into actual points on a map display. This makes finding the child so much easier.

While cell phones and PDA's can be tossed or lost, many parents opt to have small child locator GPS units hidden with their children's clothing or in the car when children are travelling.