Tracking
Encyclopedia
Tracking can refer to:
In logistics
In sports:
In technology:
- Tracking (education)Tracking (education)Tracking is separating pupils by academic ability into groups for all subjects or certain classes and curriculum within a school. It may be referred as streaming or phasing in certain schools. In a tracking system, the entire school population is assigned to classes according to whether the...
, separating children into different classes according to their academic ability - Tracking, in computer graphics, a vital part of match movingMatch movingIn cinematography, match moving is a visual-effects, cinematic techniques that allows the insertion of computer graphics into live-action footage with correct position, scale, orientation, and motion relative to the photographed objects in the shot...
- Tracking, in portfolio management, matching or comparing with a stock market indexStock market indexA stock market index is a method of measuring a section of the stock market. Many indices are cited by news or financial services firms and are used as benchmarks, to measure the performance of portfolios such as mutual funds....
- Tracking, in automotive engineering, a synonym for Toe (automotive)Toe (automotive)In automotive engineering, toe, also known as tracking, is the symmetric angle that each wheel makes with the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, as a function of static geometry, and kinematic and compliant effects. This can be contrasted with steer, which is the antisymmetric angle, i.e. both...
- Tracking, a subject of dead reckoningDead reckoningIn navigation, dead reckoning is the process of calculating one's current position by using a previously determined position, or fix, and advancing that position based upon known or estimated speeds over elapsed time, and course...
, concerning setting up a track on other objects momentarily viewed from the observer's own location - Tracking (typography)Tracking (typography)In typography, letter-spacing, also called tracking, refers to the amount of space between a group of letters to affect density in a line or block of text....
, the process of uniformly increasing or decreasing the space between all letters in a block of text - The purpose of a satellite tracker (disambiguation)
- Tracking (commercial airline flight)Tracking (commercial airline flight)Tracking commercial aviation flights is an activity by enthusiasts or concerned citizens. Tracking is not limited to aircraft activity, it can include tracking of airport activity...
, the means of tracking civil airline flights in realtime. - Tracking (hunting)Tracking (hunting)Tracking in hunting and ecology is the science and art of observing animal tracks and other signs, with the goal of gaining understanding of the landscape and the animal being tracked...
, the science and art of learning about a place via animal trails and other environmental evidence - Tracking (Scouting)Tracking (Scouting)Tracking is a Scouting activity which involves laying a trail or following a trail laid by others. A trail is a series of signs, largely comprising directions, which are laid on the ground. Tracking also involves interpreting bird language to better understand relevant changes in baseline and if...
, a Scouting activity - Tracking, an electrical pre-breakdown phenomenon, see Electrical treeingElectrical treeingWithin the field of electrical engineering, treeing is an electrical pre-breakdown phenomenon. It is a damaging process due to partial discharges and progresses through the stressed dielectric insulation, whose path resembles the form of a tree....
- Tracking shotTracking shotIn motion picture terminology, a tracking shot is a segment in which the camera is mounted on a camera dolly, a wheeled platform that is pushed on rails while the picture is being taken...
, a filming technique also known as a dolly shot - The association of individual detections from a radar system, performed by a radar trackerRadar trackerA radar tracker is a component of a radar system, or an associated command and control system, that associates consecutive radar observations of the same target into tracks...
- Target tracking, one of the elements of Go-Onto-Target systems of missile guidance
In logistics
- Track & TraceTrack & TraceIn distribution and logistics of many types of products, track and trace or tracking and tracing, concerns a process of determining the current and past locations of a unique item or property....
concerns a process starting with determining the current and past locations and other status of property in transit. Tracking and tracing is the completion of this process with uniformly building a track of such property that are forwarded to, processed for, applied in or disposed of usage. - Asset tracking provides regular information about objects of an inventory or any stock of mobile entities
In sports:
- Tracking (freeflying)Tracking (freeflying)Tracking, one of the first freefall skills learnt by a novice skydiver, is the technique of assuming a body position that allows the skydiver to move horizontally while freefalling....
, in skydiving, the technique of moving horizontally while in free-fall - Tracking (dog)Tracking (dog)Tracking is a technique in which dogs are trained to locate certain objects, such as a downed bird, using the object's scent. Many bird and rabbit hunters train their dogs in tracking. The scent hounds are generally regarded as having the best tracking abilities among all dog breeds.In dog sports,...
, the act of a dog following a scent trail - Tracking trialTracking trialA Tracking trial is an event to encourage dogs to make use of their strongest facility, the ability to follow a scent trail. The competition emulates the finding of a lost person or article in a situation where the performance of the dog can be fairly assessed...
, a dog competition
In technology:
- Optical motion trackingOptical motion trackingMotion Tracking can differ from Motion Capture because in applications such as sports and missiles the object of interest is tracked optically instead of a person...
- Video trackingVideo trackingVideo tracking is the process of locating a moving object over time using a camera. It has a variety of uses, some of which are: human-computer interaction, security and surveillance, video communication and compression, augmented reality, traffic control, medical imaging and video editing...
, finding the location of an object of the scene on each frame of the sequence, when processing a video sequence - Tracking, alignment of the magnetic tape of a Video cassette recorder with respect to the reading head
- Tracking, composing music with tracker (music software)
- Web visitor trackingWeb visitor trackingWeb visitor tracking is the analysis of visitor behaviour on a website. Analysis of an individual visitor's behaviour may be used to provide that visitor with options or content that relates to their implied preferences; either during a visit or in the future...
, the analysis of visitor behavior on a website
See also
- Tracing
- Track (disambiguation)
- Tracker (disambiguation)Tracker (disambiguation)Tracker may refer to:* Tracking , a specialization in finding and following a trail* Track and field athletes, particularly those in track events* Tracker action, in music, a form of mechanics used in certain pipe organs...
- Tracking systemTracking systemGenerally tracking is the observing of persons or objects on the move and supplying a timely ordered sequence of respective location data to a model e.g...