Tracking may refer to:
Science and technology Computing Tracking, in computer graphics, in match moving (insertion of graphics into footage) Tracking, composing music with music tracker software Eye tracking, measuring the position of the eye relative to the head Finger tracking, measuring the positions of the fingers Optical motion tracking, or motion capture, recording the precise movements of objects or people Position tracking, monitoring the location of a mechanical system in real-time by counting pulses; see Positional tracking, an essential component of augmented reality Video tracking, locating an object in each frame of a video sequence Mobile phone tracking, monitoring the physical location of a mobile phone Internet tracking, analyzing online activity Web visitor tracking, the analysis of visitor behavior on a website Sleep tracking, monitoring sleeping experience (deep, REM, duration etc.)
Life sciences Animal migration tracking, performed by attaching a tag to an animal GPS animal tracking, to learn about the ecology of an area Environmental tracking, a concept developed by the Environmental Investment Organisation to monitor climate change
Logistics Tracking (commercial airline flight), the means of tracking civil airline flights in real time Package tracking, or package logging, the process of localizing shipping containers, mail and parcel post Track and trace, a process of determining the current and past locations and other status of property in transit Asset tracking, which provides status of objects of an inventory or mobile stock Vehicle tracking system uses GPS to find out about movement and/or location of cars, trucks, and/or other vehicles
Other uses in science and technology Tracking (particle physics), measuring the direction and magnitude of the momenta of charged particles Tracking, a process of degradation in which tree-like carbonized patterns (electrical treeing) appear on an insulator Directional stability, the tendency of a vehicle (typically referring to a watercraft) to keep its orientation aligned with its direction of movement Toe (automotive), the symmetric angle that each wheel makes with the long axis of a vehicle Video tape tracking, alignment of the magnetic tape of a video recorder with the read head Tracking, combining individual radar detections with a radar tracker Tracking system, various methods used to monitor moving persons or objects, often remotely Tracking transmitter, a device that broadcasts a radio signal that can be detected by a directional antenna Target and missile tracking, elements of Go-Onto-Target systems in missile guidance Tracking is also used, euphemistically, for surveillance or mass surveillance Multitrack recording, a term commonly shortened to "tracking"
Arts and entertainment Tracking (documentary), a 1994 documentary about the band Phish Tracking (novel), a three-part work by David R. Palmer Tracking shot, a filming technique also known as a dolly shot
Sports Tracking (dog), the act of a dog following a scent trail Tracking (freeflying), in skydiving, the technique of moving horizontally while in freefall Tracking (hunting), the art of learning about a place via animal trails and other environmental evidence Tracking trial, a dog competition
Other uses Tracking (education), separating children into classes according to academic ability Tracking (scouting), a scouting activity focused on observation, stalking, and following a trail Tracking, typographers' term for letter-spacing, uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text Tracking, matching or comparing the performance of a financial portfolio to a stock market index
See also Trace (disambiguation) Tracing (disambiguation) Track (disambiguation) Tracker (disambiguation) Tracking software (disambiguation)