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 […]
Most pets have a microchip embedded under their skin that holds identifying information. However, these microchips are only useful once the lost pet has been taken to a facility with a microchip reader where it is scanned and eventually the owner of the animal can be reached. Although these microchips have helped return many lost […]
The Boston Police Department is moving forward with a plan to install GPS devices in every patrol car to increase efficiency when dispatching vehicles. However, officers feel GPS monitoring devices are invasive and provide unnecessary, invasive information about their personal lives. The Boston Globe reports: “No one likes it. Who wants to be followed all […]
Prosecutors had no trouble securing the conviction of 27 year old Brandon Campbell this past Saturday. Campbell was accused of robbing as many as 15 homes in Colorado. During the robberies, Campbell was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet that monitored his whereabouts. The GPS tracking data from the bracelet put Campbell at the scene of […]
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Bloodhound K9 Tracking Unit will now be utilizing two customized GPS canine vests donated by Universal Surveillance Systems LLC. Each vest is equipped with GPS that tracks the canines every moment during training and suspect apprehensions while also recording and transmitting audio and video. The cameras can record up […]
UPS has announced an early rollout of ORION, On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation, its route optimization software that was first prototyped in 2008. The advanced software merges map data with customer delivery requests to provide optimized driving instructions that reduce the number of miles driven while still meeting service and shipping requirements. As soon as […]
AT&T announced earlier this week the launch of a child safety device called Amber Alert GPS that will allow parents to monitor their children’s whereabouts. The lightweight GPS device is just 1.5 ounces and small enough for a child to carry in their pocket, backpack, or attached to a carabineer or lanyard. The device is […]
Gas prices fell for the fifth consecutive week, just in time for the start of the summer driving season, easing fears that gas prices will top $4 a gallon this summer.
Seoul USA, a Korean-American group that launches bibles and gospel flyers into North Korea 70 to 80 times a year, now has proof that the balloons containing the items are reaching their target. Using GPS tracking devices overlaid onto Google Maps, they can confirm the precise location of several of its balloon launches this year.
UHM’s research ship “Kilo Moana” was on its way to Hawaii from Guam when a tsunami was generated by an 8.8 earthquake in Chile back in February 2010. The Kilo Moana is equipped with an advanced GPS tracking system and the data it recorded mirrored the tsunami predictions from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
This is the first time a ship has ever detected a tsunami.
Globally fleet tracking and trailer tracking system subscriptions are expected to grow from 13.3 million in 2012 to 30.4 million by 2016.
