The holiday season is back in full swing, which means digital Santa trackers are counting down the days until the jolly old man's flight around the world on Dec. 24.
The Google Maps Santa Tracker showcases Santa's dashboard, which features Google Maps technology and "sleigh engineering" to follow him on some of his stops. You can also play games, music and view the interactive Santa Village.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command has been tracking Santa every Christmas Eve since the 1950s. The NORAD tracker uses a radar system, called the North Warning System, which has 47 installations across Canada and Alaska.
"The moment our radar tells us that Santa has lifted off, we begin to use the same satellites that we use in providing air warnin
There are a number of ways you can track Santa!
NORAD worked with Google in the past but in 2007 it dropped Google Maps for Microsoft Bing.
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