NORAD's Santa Tracker will start to track Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, providing children from all over the world the latest position, images, and videos of the journey of Santa and the presents he is bringing.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has employed all its hi-tech equipment to follow Father Christmas as he, and his reindeer, travel the globe delivering presents.

Children can track Father Christmas through social networking sites including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, and TroopTube.

His progress can also be tracked with three dimensional "Father Christmas Cams". This year, NORAD will track Santa with radar, satellites, Santa Cams, and even fighter jets.

In addition to following Santa through Santa Cams, the website allows children to track Santa’s flight in Google Earth. NORAD, the joint U.S. and Canadian military center in charge of monitoring and defending North American air space, and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD), have been tracking Santa’s flight for more than half a century. According to NORAD, Father Christmas usually starts at the International Date Line in the Pacific Ocean and travels west.

Norad Santa Tracker coordinates with Santa’s Elf launch staff to confirm his launch time, but from that point on, Father Christmas calls the shots. "NORAD tracks Father Christmas, but only Father Christmas knows his route, which means we cannot predict where and when he will arrive at your house," he said.

If children are still awake when Father Christmas arrives, he moves on to other houses. The head of the CONAD, which later became NORAD, instructed his staff to give the children updates on Santa's position and the tradition was born.

EADS' Sector Operations Control Center (SOCC) will monitor Father Christmas constantly as he delivers toys and gifts.