The university campus offers Hertz 24/7 vehicles to both staff and students. Drivers can book a car using a smartphone app, online, or on the phone any time during the day or night. The fleet of self-service vehicles are low-emission, reduce traffic congestion, and relieve some of the pressure and competition for on-campus parking. RFID […]
Every holiday season baby Jesus goes missing from nativity scenes all over the country. This year, Brickhouse Security is giving churches small GPS devices to attach to their figurines. The devices are monitored online and a text or email alert is sent when the figurine is in motion. For Reverend George Smith from St. Mark’s […]
According to a recent study by global market research company Markets and Markets, the Fleet Management Market is expected to triple from $10.91 billion in 2013 to $30.45 billion in 2018. Growing competitiveness in the transportation service industry makes fleet management crucial to a business operating a fleet of vehicles. The study analyzed market opportunities, […]
In October, a panel of three judges unanimously agreed that a GPS tracking device on a vehicle put in place by police would be considered a search under the Fourth Amendment. However, the panel split 2-1 when deciding if evidence gathered was admissible in court under the good-faith exception, which would exempt the evidence from […]
Actress Ashley Judd has filed a police report accusing her sister Wynonna of placing a GPS tracking device on her silver Mini Cooper. What information Wynonna was trying to gather remains unclear, although in a document filed with the Franklin Police Department in Tennessee, Ashley suspected it had to do with an “ongoing custody battle” […]
Police in Scranton, Pennsylvania, apprehended an armed robber who was caught thanks to a quick-thinking pharmacist. Dannie Bradford, 35, is now facing a number of robbery, drug, and assault charges. According to police, Bradford, who was armed with a gun, entered CVS shortly after midnight and demanded Adderall from the pharmacist. Bradford made off with […]
3d travel and navigation planning concept. Qualcomm is elevating location-based mobile data with the use of China’s Satellite Navigation System, BeiDou. The system allows Qualcomm-based devices access to an increased number of satellites providing improved location accuracy. Qualcomm has teamed with Samsung to launch the inaugural batch of BeiDou enhanced smartphones in China with plans […]
British GPS company, Bluetrack, is reporting record sales of its BOND GPS tracking device. The device, like its namesake, is designed to track covertly and efficiently and has quickly become a favorite among parents with new teen drivers. BOND is waterproof, easily attaches to the underside of a car, and utilizes wireless charging technology with […]
Sygic’s GPS app with HUD (head-up-display) has arrived just in time for the for the busy holiday shopping season. More people are on the road this time of year and Sygic’s app aims to make travel safer well beyond the holidays. The HUD feature is an in-app purchase that’s just $4.99. Drivers simply place their […]
Recently, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced plans to deliver packages to customers using drone-like “octocopters” controlled by GPS. The octocopters will have a radius of 10 miles making customers who live in larger cities near the company’s distribution centers more likely to quality for the 30-minute air deliveries. Packages would need to be five pounds […]
After Assassination, JFK Limo Continued Service for 13 Years After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the midnight blue Lincoln Continental Limousine he was riding in spent another 13 years as part of the Presidential motorcade. For economic reasons, the limousine had to remain in service in the presidential […]
Most people have no idea that when their GPS signal is turned off, their phone can still track them. That’s startling news for many who already worry about a lack of privacy, like Chris F of Tampa who says, “Of course it’s a concern. It’s 2013 and we have concerns for our lives and our […]
For years now, farmers have been using GPS tracking systems to keep track of their yields and to control planting and spraying. Recently, John Deere released a GPS tracking system for combines and tractors with wireless data transfer that will make information the farmers already have even more useful. The wireless data transfer allows farmers […]
Ranchers in northeast Washington are taking non-lethal, proactive measures to protect their cattle from wolves. Environmental group Conservation Northwest in conjunction with Washington State are sponsoring a pilot program that allows ranchers to monitor the wolves by using GPS tracking. Last year, seven wolves from one pack were killed after repeatedly attacking cattle. The action […]
