Enter the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which has tracked the journey of the jolly old elf with state-of-the-art surveillance technology for the past half-century.
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The practice began as a stunt by North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)’s predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) on December 24, 1955.
And at the bottom of the page, a link will take you over to Santa’s village, a site that’s a mini-town filled with more games, places to explore, and other spots where kids can learn a new skill.
At 11am GMT, Norad announced its scientists had picked up Santa travelling across the North Pole before heading over the east coast of Russian Federation. Yep, there’s an app for that.
In 61 years the special journey monitored by NORAD has gained in popularity.
Captain Jim Mercereau observes a Santa Tracking simulation at the NORAD facility in North Bay. It began with kids calling the Continental Air Defense Command to find out when Santa would visit them, and over time has grown into a widespread digital operation.
Every Christmas Eve, NORAD Santa Tracker follows Santa Claus as he exits the North Pole to deliver presents to good girls and good little boys. She wanted to know the whereabouts of Santa after reading an advertisement in the local newspaper. Instead of turning the kids away, Colonel Harry Shoup had his staff check the radar for Santa’s location.
“I would therefore encourage all children to be safety tucked up in their beds as early as possible to ensure Santa and his reindeer can go about their work successfully”.
And, of course for many, this is the holiest of all holy days. When Christmas Eve approaches, get your tracking on and check out NORAD Santa Tracker!
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Its a long-standing tradition at News4JAX, and 11 years ago tonight George Winterling showed me how to track Santa’s location using satellites and updates from NORAD.
