# GPS-Based Wireless & Encrypted Object Tracking

> A wireless object-tracking system I designed and built single-handedly as a first-year student — as a senior's graduation project. This is where I made my first XBee link.

URL: https://furkanisikay.com/projects/gps-nesne-takibi/

- Role: Design, manufacturing & software (solo)
- Period: 2019 – 2020
- Status: 1st-year university · My first paid job
- Tech stack: C#, Arduino (C++), XBee, GPS / NMEA, .NET WinForm

## Overview

A GPS-based system that tracks an object's location wirelessly and encrypted. The interesting part: as a first-year student, before I had even taken the relevant courses, I designed and built this single-handedly as a graduating senior's capstone project. It was my first paid job — it earned my first pocket money.

## How It Works

I read standard GPS location data in C# and passed it to an Arduino Mega; I transmitted it wirelessly and encrypted to the other side (Arduino Uno) via XBee modules and showed it on a screen. On the desktop side (.NET WinForm) I rendered the incoming location in a visual interface. This is where I first built and ran end-to-end XBee wireless communication.

## Outputs & Why It Matters

A working, end-to-end wireless tracking system, delivered as a graduation project. Building a senior's capstone before taking the courses showed early on that I could handle hardware + embedded + desktop software together. The source is open on GitHub.

## Links

- https://github.com/furkanisikay/GPS-ile-Nesne-Konum-Tespiti
- https://youtu.be/4lVQTrOqlTo

## To build something like this

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- E-mail: contact@furkanisikay.com
- Phone / WhatsApp: +90 850 242 21 60