Why GPS alone isn't enough.
GPS gives you a search area – but the moment your cat ends up in a garage, a shed or a basement, the GPS signal stops. That's exactly where our radio close-range finding takes over: it leads you through walls, straight to your cat.
GPS is great for the search area. Not for finding.
GPS signals come from satellites. They work well outdoors – but trees, buildings and obstacles cause gaps. And indoors, in garages or basements? Walls block the signal completely.
Exactly where cats typically get stuck – behind a closed door, in a neighbour's shed – GPS stops helping you.
GPS + radio – two systems searching together.
petTracer combines satellite GPS with our own radio technology. GPS shows you the search area, and radio close-range finding leads you – like a metal detector – to your cat, even if she's locked inside a room.
GPS – the search area
Shows in the app where your cat was last outdoors. Up to 30 days battery in power saving mode. Route tracking even offline, with catch-up once she's back in range.
Radio – close-range finding
Via the HomeStation. Range of around 250–300 m in populated areas. Passes through walls where GPS fails. Shows direction and distance like a direction finder – you simply follow the signal straight to your cat.
The difference between searching and finding.
| Scenario | GPS-only | petTracer (GPS + radio) |
|---|---|---|
| Cat outdoors | ||
| Cat between buildings | partial | |
| Cat in garage / shed | ||
| Cat in basement / behind thick walls | ||
| Range without mobile network | ||
| No mobile radiation on the collar (low emission) | ||
| Live direction finding like a metal detector |
No mobile radiation on the collar.
The petTracer collar does not emit mobile network radiation. Instead it uses a radio signal similar to a baby monitor – with radiation levels around 100 times lower than a mobile signal. petTracer was designed from the ground up to put your cat's safety and wellbeing first.
petTracer 2.0 – GPS + radio, Swiss Made.
Configure your set in under 2 minutes. 30-day returns.