Tracking

Tracking may refer to:

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
 * Tracking (hunting), 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
 * Tracking or 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