Authors : Anyango Esther Gorret; Kasichainula Vydehi

Volume/Issue : Volume 10 - 2025, Issue 6 - June

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25jun898

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Abstract : Vehicle theft is a growing concern in Uganda, leading to significant financial and emotional distress for vehicle owners. This paper was about the design and implementation of a vehicle tracking system aimed at enhancing vehicle security and recovery, real-time monitoring and law enforcement agency in the event of theft. The system leverages Internet of Things (IoT) devices for real-time location tracking and integrated with a web-based application to provide a seamless user experience. Users can report stolen vehicles, and law enforcement agencies can access the system to monitor the live location of vehicles using Moto cop GPS-enabled tracking devices which were connected to the battery terminal of the vehicles. The system utilized APIs for data communication between the tracking devices and the web-based application, ensuring real-time updates and efficient management of stolen vehicle cases. The Key technologies employed by the system included GPS, IoT sensors, cloud computing, and web development frameworks, ensuring theft detection notifications, route history, scalability and reliability. The system addressed the critical gap in vehicle security in Uganda by offering an innovative solution for tracking and recovering stolen vehicles the country. The system allowed vehicle owners and administrators to track the real-time location of vehicles through a user-friendly web interface. Not only recovering vehicles but also reducing on the terrorism, kidnapping, armed robberies, and other illegal operations which would have been done through the stollen vehicles and hence saving the lives of those who might have become victims.

Keywords : Vehicle Theft, Real-Time Location, Global Positioning System, Iot, Web-Based.

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