Keywords
Location-based service, Border Control

Technologies
GPS, Cellular location, Location Data

Location-based technologies, such as GPS and cellular location on smartphones, are playing an increasingly important role in border control and immigration governance. These technologies support immigrants through navigation, communication, and service access, while also helping to monitor movement, restrict mobility, enforce border control, and support administrative decision-making.

The project provides a systematic literature review and systematic analysis of existing location-tracking technologies used in border and immigration environments. The focus is on the technology itself, the generation and processing of location data, data streams in digital systems, and the risks and limitations associated with these practices.

This project offers a structured overview of location-based systems currently used in immigration governance and examines how the same technologies operate both as auxiliary tools and as monitoring and control mechanisms.