Development and Evaluation of a Student Location Monitoring System Based on GSM and GPS Technologies

Nowadays, parents are concerned about their children due to the increased occurrence of kidnapping. At the same time, they just do not have as much time to spend with their children due to their heavy workloads in their offices. As a result, children are vulnerable to being convinced by kidnappers before entering the school. Students feel safer at school, and parents have more faith in educational institutions. This article discusses a student location monitoring system built on an Arduino Nano that uses GSM and GPS technologies to track the student using GPS tracking, which improves security and safety for the student. A security perimeter is established around the school’s grounds using geofencing technology, with the school as its central point. It records student arrival and departure times from the school grounds and sends SMS immediately to their parents, confirming that the student arrived at school safely. It also sends SMS notifications to their parents once their children leave the school. The establishment of a student security system and student monitoring using GPS tracking is to prevent crime and illegal activities by pupils and alleviate parental anxieties.