GPS Tracking for Récupération antivol
GPS Tracking for Récupération antivol
GPS tracking, by nature, is about tracking that which you do not want to lose. Since our inception in 2003, KCS has been involved in this, and eventually we earned a name for our extra anti-theft features.
As an engineering-first company, we continuously refine our battery consumption and tracker size. The idea is that we can have a small tracker node, operating for years in the field on a small battery, while virtually remaining undetectable.
We specialize in modules that have to run for at least 10 years on small batteries, and therefore avoid the enormous overhead in power usage, data consumption, and transmission time involved with MQTT, TLS/SSL, JSON, etc. Instead, we use our own end-to-end encryption, data format, and identification, and only send (delta updates of) information based on events, rather than dumping all available information in every transmission, even data that hasn't changed.
Our trackers have been used by Interpol, police agencies, security and defense, and other government agencies to follow valuable objects. In 2016, we were an early adopter of LoRa, which opened up new long-range theft recovery opportunities. Since then, we've developed proprietary RF long-range technologies as well, and also support Sigfox, BLE, NFC, and other technologies for assisting recovery purposes.
Today, we are very active working with integrators in e-bicycle track & trace theft recovery, including a large telecom project with a national insurance provider where our low-power P3B2 (TM-2016/P3B2) was installed directly on bikes.
Anti-Theft Features
Engineered to defeat signal jammers, minimize radio signatures, and ensure critical positioning telemetry reaches recovery teams in real-world scenarios:
- Anti-jamming: Robust countermeasures to maintain functionality under hostile RF conditions.
- Automatic jamming detection: Triggers autonomous defense and logging when illicit interference is sensed.
- RF long-range (proprietary): High-penetration RF beaconing for ground recovery teams even indoors or in metal shipping containers.
- LoRaWAN / Sigfox / BLE beaconing: Diverse wireless protocols for multi-tier triangulation and close-range homing.
- Encoded BLE proximity: Encrypted near-field signals allowing authorized field personnel to pinpoint disguised hardware.
- Dual network join: Multi-join networks to minimise dead zones and bypass local carrier outages.
- Store & Forward: Data is automatically buffered when out of cellular or radio coverage and immediately flushed once reconnected.
- Configurable active/alarm modus: Switch seamlessly between silent ultra-low-power sleep and rapid live tracking upon confirmed theft, with versatile downlink commands.
- Standby power consumption as low as < 2 µA: Sub-microamp sleep states guaranteeing unmatched energy efficiency.
- Ultra-long battery life: 10+ years operational lifetime to minimise units ever going offline.
- Remote and local diagnostics: Full health checks via modem OTA, or via NFC and direct cable for fully offline, zero-RF configurations.
- Secure remote supportability: Secure cryptographic access for configuration changes and lifecycle management.
Matériel Architectures
Depending on your deployment model, size constraints, and telecommunication requirements, KCS TraceME provides specialized hardware architectures:
Cellulaire IoT Trackers
High-bandwidth, global positioning modules with cellular fallbacks and rapid telemetry updates:
- Connectivité: NB-IoT / LTE-M primary, Repli 2G (Cat 1 bis etc.)
- Positionnement: Assisted GPS for enhanced tracking, plus 2G cell location tracking
- Dimensions: Miniature form factor (47 x 28 x 12 mm)
- Security: Full AES-256-bit hardware encryption
- Firmware: Secure OTA firmware updates
- Tamper: Open / closed circuit detection & tamper triggers
LoRaWAN Trackers
Ultra-miniature, featherlight trackers designed for zero-subscription private & public LPWAN:
- Networks: Private and public (Helium) LoRaWAN support
- Positionnement: Hi-Gain GPS for enhanced tracking in dense urban areas
- Weight & Size: Miniature 53 x 15 mm, only 3 grams
- Security: 128-bit LoRaWAN network & application layer encryption
- Energy: 10-15 years standby on small primary batteries
- Hybrid: Integrated RF beaconing and BLE proximity
Recovery Tools & Custom Projects
Locating stolen objects requires specialized field tooling. We can also offer recovery beacon handheld scanners to locate tagged assets on the ground, guiding search teams with directional signal strength indicators (RSSI) directly to hidden stolen goods.
Have existing specifications that are mandatory? We can meet your exact operational needs with a custom engineering project, starting with a proof of concept (PoC). Our in-house R&D and production facilities aux Pays-Bas allow us to tailor form factors, antenna geometries, sensor payloads, and custom protocol handshakes.
Recommended Anti-Theft & Recovery Trackers
Explorer our top-performing OEM modules proven in international stolen asset recovery:
Ultra-compact cellular IoT module
Ideal for Vélos électriques & high-value assets
10+ years standby, tamper detection
Integrated RF beaconing & BLE proximity
Ultra-lightweight: only 3 grams
Extreme low power, up to 15 years
Public & private LoRaWAN support
Easily hidden inside miniature equipment
Heavy-duty autonomous tracker
Rugged IP68 waterproof housing
Dual network join & Anti-jamming
Internal battery up to 10 years
Ready to Protect & Recover Your Valuables?
Connect with our engineering team to evaluate demo units, request custom firmware logic, or integrate our recovery hardware into your telematics ecosystem.