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LOS / Line of Sight: Refers to a straight line in any direction without any physical obstructions.
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An abbreviation for “light emitting diode,” it’s an electronic device that lights up when electricity passes through it. LEDS are good for displaying images because they can be relatively small, and they do not burn out. However, they require more power than LCDs.
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Abbreviation of “liquid crystal display”. LCD screens are thin, flat electronic displays.
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A keylogger is a small piece of hardware that is usually inserted between the keyboard port and the keyboard. The hardware keylogger then records all user keystrokes to it’s internal memory. These devices generally have memory capacities between 8Kb and 2MB.
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Infrared, also known as “IR,” is a form of electromagnetic waves. Examples of everyday devices that use infrared include toasters, heat lamps, barbecue grills, remote controls, and lightbulbs.
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ICCID stands for Integrated Circuit Card ID. This is a SIM card’s serial number, which serves to identify it to a cellular network.
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High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition (SD) video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1280×720 pixels (720p) or 1920×1080 pixels (1080i/1080p).
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H.264 is a state-of-the-art digital video format. H.264 provides powerful compression technology that delivers a superior video experience at a low bit rate. This video encoding format is able deliver high-quality video to a variety of devices.
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GSM stands for Global Standard Mobile. It is the cellular technology used throughout most of the world. In the United States, the two largest GSM providers are T-Mobile and AT&T Wireless.
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GPS trackers generally report via a cellular network so that they can be viewed in real-time from any computer with an Internet connection.
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A GPS logger stores location information to itself. Generally they are deployed in the field and connected to a computer to retrieve information.
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GPS stands for Global Positioning System. GPS uses satellites to triangulate the position of a device nearly anywhere on Earth.
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A gigabyte is a unit used to measure computer storage capacity and is approximate to 1.07 billion bytes. 1 Gigabyte of data is almost twice the amount of data that a CD-ROM can hold. Additionally, 1 Gigabyte could hold the contents of about 10 yards of books on a shelf.
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A Geofence is a virtual perimeter on a geographic area using a location-based service. Geofencing is used with GPS tracking devices, notifying a user when a device enters or leaves an area, usually via email or SMS.
