COMMUNICATING LOCATION TRACKING INFORMATION BASED ON A PLURALITY OF LOCATING CATEGORY OPTIONS

A method includes obtaining a change indicator associated with location tracking communication from a first communication device to a second communication device regarding location information of the first communication device, where the location tracking communication is based on a variety of locating category options of a plurality of locating categories including location modality, locating function, and communication medium. The method further includes selecting, in response to the change indicator, a different first locating category option and determining whether the different first locating category option affects a selection of other locating category options. When the different first locating category option does not affect the selection of the other locating category options, the method further includes facilitating the location tracking communication from the first communication device to the second communication device based on the different first locating category option, a second locating category option, and a third locating category option.