Losing a cell phone, though a very regular incident, sends a shiver down our spine for sure. Thanks to technology, however, locating a lost or misplaced cell phone is quite easy now. Cell phone tracking helps us ascertain the location of our phone whether it is moving or is stationary. The positioning system involves location based services to disclose the exact location of the phone. Tracking a cell phone is made possible either through the radio signals between the towers of the network and the cell phone. An easier way is simply through GPS(Global Positioning System).

Different tracking methods

Based on the network: A cell phone always coordinates wirelessly with nearby network towers. The network is often received from the closest tower. So locating the tower proving network to the lost phone helps us find the rough area the phone could be in. However, it is not very accurate.

Based on the handset: Client software installed on the handset helps us locate the phone. This technique uses cell identification and signal strengths of the home and neighboring cells. However, a handset equipped with cell phone GPS tracking can be more accurately located. An Android phone can easily be tracked through the Android Device Manager app from another phone or the web browser.

SIM-based: Obtain raw radio measurements from the handset through SIM(Subscriber Identify Module) in GSMs. This is possible even if transmitting radio signals though the handset is not possible.

Wi-Fi: One can also use crowdsourced wi-fi data to locate a lost phone even in cases of the poor cell phone network.

Hybrid: The Hybrid Positioning System combines network-based tracking and handset based tracking to locate a lost phone. Both types of data make the location more accurate. The utilization of the GPS and the information provided by the network to locate a phone is an example of hybrid cellphone tracking.

How to track a cellphone with GPS

• It is quite easy to track a cell phone with the use of GPS.
• Open The Android Device Manager App
• You can download and open the app in another Android enabled device or the web browser to track a stolen device.
• Log Into Your Google Account
• You will be asked to log into your google account with the ID that is registered in the Google account of the lost phone.
• Locate Your Device
• After logging in, the app will attempt locating the lost phone by tracing the last the location the phone had been in. You can find the precise point your phone should be in.
• Act On The Phone
• After the last location is found, you have several options.
• Ring- Make the phone ring if you think it might be near you.
• Lock- Set a new lock so that an unknown person cannot have any access to the information on your phone.
• Erase- Erase all data on the phone to save it from the person who stole it.

With everything coming under the purview of the digital revolution, could medical science be far behind? The world is continually seeing new and highly-evolved technologies entering this field to help make the lives of human beings better. Along with diagnosis and treatment of many ailments, technology has also taken over the way medical records are being filed and called up. With sophisticated data encryption systems, we are now ready to make the transition from paper to electronic medical records. So take stock of these steps to stay abreast with the latest in this field!

Scanning of Documents: The EMR or electronic medical record system can be powered by scanning the documents, to begin. These documents will be stored in an encrypted data form which converts the paper charts into readable documents to be accessed online.

Collating the Information: Once the documents have been scanned and stored, it is time to organize the information and classify the same as per the nature of diagnosis and treatment. This is done by entering the information into various fields created in the database. It also makes for an easy call-up and access for both, the patient and the doctor.

Security: It is important to keep an eye on safety when you are storing all your medical documents in a paperless, data encrypted system. Most of the reports hold crucial information regarding your address and insurance. If not protected properly with many layers of security and passwords, this kind of information can be accessed and misused by people who are into identity theft. It may also lead to loss of information.

Professional Systems: If your hospital does not offer this system yet, you can do the needful by contacting various agencies and businesses that develop such systems specifically for a paperless filing of medical records.

You can also manually create such an efficient filing system by creating folders on your computer. But while you do so, you will also have to ensure that you retain the hard copies of the documents so that you can use the same in case you cannot access your system.