Missile-Tracking Technology Tracks Basketball For Better Performance Sport is getting more scientific with the use of SportVu. SportVu, currently used in 10 NBA arenas, uses a series of webcams and algorithms derived from a missile-tracking system to record the location of the basketball and referees in 3D space, 25 times per second. This fitness tracking […]
Gangs Now Using GPS Technology for Crimes Three Colorado men have been indicted of kidnapping a couple and their two daughters, holding the women for ransom. The men, Tracy Morgan, a.k.a. Tre Dog, of Denver; Killiu Ford, a.k.a. Caveman, of Aurora; and Augustus Sanford, a.k.a. Turk, of Denver, face at least 20 years in prison […]
Bicycle Thieves Beware of GPS Tracking! If you have ever been the victim of bicycle theft, the new SpyBike Covert Bicycle GPS Tracker might be just the product for you. Even with a bicycle lock, according to the National Bike Registry, an estimated $200 million worth of bicycles get stolen annually. This new product helps […]
Home Monitoring Vendor’s Reliability Questioned After Shooting In 2009, Raven Wyatt, then only five years of age, was struck by a stray bullet fired by a juvenile offender, Lamont Davis, who was supposed to be at home, as monitored by a iSECUREtrac Inc.’s ankle GPS tracking system. During Davis’ trial, iSECUREtrac’s service flaws were exposed, raising doubts […]
Wireless Fleet Management Helps AT&T Reduce Costs AT&T credits their wireless fleet management solution, targeting commercial trucks and van fleets, as a key part of its going green initiative. Wireless fleet management has helped to reduce drivers’ idling times, better manage their daily miles driven, improved route planning, and reduced travel time, thereby reducing AT&T […]
Florida Drivers May Soon Pay Mileage Taxes Based on GPS Tracking The State of Florida is considering a novel idea. Florida is considering using a GPS tracking device to track the miles driven by each vehicle. Currently, whenever one refuels at a gas station, a portion of the gas per gallon price is a tax […]
Having a known modus operandi since at least 2006 for robbing Dunkin’ Donuts shops and being suspected in more recent burglaries was enough for the Boston Police Department to issue and receive a warrant to secretly install a GPS tracking device on the vehicle of Edward Nugent, 49. Within just a few days after the […]
Rand McNally Offers WiFi Enabled GPS Device Rand McNally just introduced a new 7” GPS device, IntelliRoute TND 720, designed specifically for trucks. Their new GPS device offers WiFi connectivity to provide real-time weather updates and rugged casing to make it easier to hold, video input for third-party back up cameras, and a brighter screen […]
Microsoft was the first major software company to make major headway in the telematics space with its Sync product. Now Apple is trying to make in-roads by using a rather different approach.
Coming Soon: TiE South Coast M2M Panel Discussion On June 26, 2012, TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), will be hosting a panel discussion about M2M applications and the technology’s future. One of our own, Magda Remillard, Director of Business Development at FieldLogix will be one of the panel moderators. The TiE panel discussion will be about […]
Employees Busted While Driving Personal Vehicles, Because of GPS Like social media, following your employees with GPS tracking devices has major implications for the world of work. Whether driving a company vehicle or your own personal vehicle, GPS tracking is changing the rules. Some employees are finding that out the hard way. Court cases have confirmed that, […]
Trolley GPS Tracking Eases Travels In mid-April, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock launched a GPS tracking system allowing students, faculty, and staff to track the campus’ Trojan Trolleys as the traverse their routes. The new tracking system allows riders to know exactly where the trolleys are located as the make their rounds.
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) announced today that they are acquiring Hughes Telematics Inc. (HUTC) for $612 million in cash. This is a big move for a US wireless carrier to enter the Machine to Machine communications space as an end to end application provider. Verizon will pay $12 a share in the acquisition, which is […]
GPS tracking signals showed the gray wolf was in the area. Scientists stopped to look over a sagebrush hillside with binoculars, when he just popped his head out.
Government critic Stacy Lynne discovered a hidden GPS tracking device attached to her vehicle by local Sheriff’s investigators.
An unnamed Fortune 500 logistics service providers has executed a multi-year contract with I.D. Systems, Inc. to deploy its container tracking system, VeriWise Track & Trace, across a fleet of intermodal containers.
From the moment a container’s trip begins, the container tracking system is activated, adding details, photos, comments and delivery updates as the cargo makes its way to its destination. With this cutting-edge tracking system, full information about the status of the shipment is available 24/7.
Ms. Wagner called the police and activated the stolen vehicle’s fleet GPS system, installed inside the vehicle. Next thing you know, the chase was on.
A Louisiana Senate committee approved legislation Tuesday that would give judges the discretion to mandate GPS tracking devices for certain defendants while they’re out on bail.
