City employees in San Francisco might soon be car-sharing to reduce the size of the city’s fleet thanks to a proposal put forth by the Board of Supervisors. If the proposal is approved, San Francisco would be one of just a few cities, including New York, Indianapolis, and Chicago, utilizing car sharing to reduce the […]
Most pet owners worry about losing their furry friend, but most pet owners are hunters. Garmin International, based in Olathe, Kansas, first used GPS tracker on hunting dogs about eight years ago. Since then, hunters have found the GPS dog collars highly effective for keeping tabs on their dogs while in the field hunting. The […]
Today Apple unveiled the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and its new Apple watch. The sleek new watch is more aesthetically pleasing than current smartwatches on the market and comes in two screen sizes, 1.5 and 1.7 inches. There are three models available: The basic Apple Watch, the Apple Watch Sport for fitness enthusiasts that features […]
An innocent man was held at gunpoint last Friday after a mix-up by a GPS tracking company sent deputies in pursuit of the wrong vehicle. Michigan-based GuidePoint Systems, a firm specializing in stolen vehicle recovery, alerted police about a stolen gray Dodge Ram 3500, according to officer Marcus Hawkins. Due to an unknown mix-up, when the company activated the […]
Residents of Milwaukee communities learned one man might be behind dozens of burglaries that plagued the area this past spring when the career burglar was taken into custody recently thanks to a GPS tracking device. One resident got a look at the suspect’s license plate after a burglary which enabled detectives to follow him. Investigators secured a warrant to […]
Hundreds of rocks in Death Valley, California have seemingly be moving all on their own–sometimes hundreds of meters at a time. Some of the theories attempting to explain how rocks, sometimes weighing as much as 700lbs, moved across the dessert included dust devils, algal films, and hurricane-force winds. However, thanks to GPS tracking, scientists uncovered the […]
Google has been testing its fleet of autonomous cars and, as it turns out, the fleet still has a way to go before its ready for the public. Despite the 700,000 practice miles, because of the heavy reliance on detailed maps and data the fleet still isn’t capable of driving through 99% of the country. […]
Australia’s government has ordered a fleet of bulletproof BMWs ahead of the G20 summit. The government confirmed the purchase of nine 7 Series 760Li vehicles that will be used to protect leaders at this year’s summit. The fleet, which cost the government $6.2 million, was built to withstand attacks from explosive devices, armor-piercing weapons, and […]
Nissan has become the official sponsor for the UEFA Champions League, supplying the all-electric Leaf and e-NV200 commercial van. The fleet of vehicles will be used to shuttle partners, delegates, and officials in Monaco. Monaco is the annual host of EVER, the Ecological Vehicle and Renewable Energies conference, and boasts 287 charging stations–roughly one every […]
Researches are using GPS tracking to help identify dementia in people by proving there is a connection between the disease and the person’s daily movements. According to Pascal Poupart, associate professor in the computer science department at the University of Waterloo, “There was an important correlation between a reduction in life space and Alzheimer’s disease.” […]
The iconic sound that excites children and adults alike may soon be retired. Starting today, those craving a a sweet treat will be able to use GPS tracking to keep tabs on their favorite ice cream truck. The move is part of O2 Business’s strategy to show businesses of all sizes and products how technology […]
Students at the Utah State University are hacking self-driving cars in order to improve security. Associate professor Ryan Gerdes is heading the project. “Right now in America, we lose about a trillion dollars every year to congestion in our roadways,” he said. “We also have about 40,000 deaths annually.” He’s hopeful the research he and his […]
The San Diego government currently monitors driving habits through Bluetooth-enabled phones using Blufax, a Bluetooth tracking system. The city has at least 16 devices installed with plans to add one on each roadside call box. Information gathered by Blufax provides data accessible by both the local and federal government. Some worry about privacy violations, although the […]
GPS stations monitoring minute movements within the Earth’s crust used for collecting earthquake-related data are also collecting data on the serious drought affecting the western states. Using the GPS data, geophysicists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography estimate the overall loss of water is around 240 billion metric tons, or roughly a 4-inch layer of water covering […]
Australia announced this month Dutch firm, and FieldLogix customer, Fugro will continue the search for flight MH370 that went down four months ago, although the company doesn’t traditionally conduct deep-sea recovery operations. Fugro’s director of corporate strategy, Rob Luijnenburg, attributes they company’s successful bid to their “combination of sufficient resolution and the capability to survey […]
A split federal appeals court agreed Baltimore police acted in good faith when using a GPS tracking device without a warrant to track a suspect back in 2011. The GPS device was attached under the rear bumper of the suspect’s car and officers used the information provided to find and stop the vehicle. They found […]
A Florida man can thank a GPS tracking device for leading authorities directly to him.Trans-Phos Trucking in Naples, FL reported the dump truck stolen Friday night and the GPS device in the vehicle showed the truck was sitting at a residence on 36th Ave SE. Deputies observed the dump truck parked behind the house when […]
Thirty-one clean car projects across the United States will share a pool of $55 million. Of the 31 projects, 19 hope to improve competition among plug-in vehicles. The plug-in vehicle projects are part of the EV Everywhere Grand Challenge, an initiative pushing the U.S. to be the first country offering an electric vehicle with the […]
