3 Ways to Improve Fuel Savings

Wouldn’t life be easier if our smartphones told us how to better manage our fuel spending? Since that isn’t the case, here are three of the top fuel saving tips straight from industry experts as expressed in Automotive Fleet’s article “How to Manage Fuel Expenses Like a Pro”  by Lauren Fletcher. Monitor Gas Price Trends […]

2 Ways GPS Tracking Helps Lower Pollution

Many drivers are unaware of the power they hold by being behind the wheel. They have the ability to drastically increase, or decrease the pollution that surrounds them. It is of course important to do your part when it comes to reducing pollution on Earth, but sometimes when you’re a business that requires the use […]

Will Phone GPS Tracking Help Drone Delivery?

Although we’re all still waiting on baited breath for Amazon drone delivery to take flight, we’re learning more about how the packages will find their way to recipients. A patent filed back in September 2014 details how shoppers could potentially finalize orders, as well as how Amazon could internally organize Prime Air. It’s possible the […]

USPS May Add Drones to Fleet

The USPS recently announced the finalists for a possible vehicle contract to replace the agency’s aging fleet. Among the expected names like Ford, Chrysler, Fiat, and Nissan is Cincinnati-based Workhorse Group. Reports suggest the USPS would use the vehicle-maker’s electric delivery truck with a range of 50 to 100 miles and HorseFly drones, which can […]

Delta to Offer Pet GPS Tracking

If there is one thing people love, it’s their pets. Delta Air Lines is well aware of this and has announced it will offer pet GPS tracking on select flights. Sendum Wireless designed the PT300, and up to 10 airports will offer the service that will cost $50 per flight. The company hopes it will […]

What GPS Tracking Taught Us About Pandas

Giant pandas are notoriously elusive, shying away at the slightest notice of humans. So, researchers from Michigan State University decided to attach GPS tracking collars to five giant pandas in hopes it would reveal more about the bears’ habits in the wild. One co-author of the paper suggested previous data on pandas is really incorrect […]

You May Soon Be Able to Track Friends in Real Time

Is simply knowing where your friends are not enough? Well, Apple’s vision involves real-time tracking. The U.S. Patent Office awarded the company a patent entitled “Sharing location information among devices” that essentially describes one person being able to use his or her smartphone to see where another person is moving about. Although this real-time GPS tracking […]

How Oregon Plans to Charge for Road Use

On July 1st, 5,000 volunteers will begin a trial run of OReGO, the Oregon Department of Transportation’s pilot program that would charge hybrid and electric vehicle owners 1.5 cents per mile to use the road. Sane ITF, which has been a part of toll projects globally, and IMS DriveSync, a telematics system which has been used by […]

Under Armour Acquires Two Fitness Apps

Under Armour will spend $560 to purchase two fitness tracking apps, MyFitnessPal for $475 million and Endomondo, a Denmark-based company, for $85 million. Eighty-percent of Endomono’s 20 million users are outside the United States, while MyFitnessPal boasts 80 million U.S. customers. In 2013, Under Armour spent $150 million to purchase MapMyFitness. “Similar to MapMyFitness, Endomondo […]

iKeyMonitor for iPhone Updated with GPS Tracking

The iPhone app iKeyMonitor has released an updated version with a GPS tracking feature and word it will soon be available on the Android platform as well. The GPS tracking feature allows the user to find the precise location of the iPhone, iPod, or iPad. targeted. GPS information is also recorded, including time stamps, address, and […]

Fitbit Unveils New Gadgets for 2015

It’s a New Year and that means the resolutionists are out in full force, and they will be happy to know Fitbit has recently debuted some new products including Bluetooth-connected band and a pulse-monitoring band. Charge is Bluetooth-connected and offers continuous heart rate monitoring that allows for accurate tracking of workout intensity and calorie burn […]

DHS Using GPS-Tracking to Monitor Immigrant Families

The Department of Homeland Security is using GPS-enabled ankle bracelets to track families caught crossing into the country illegally and released into the U.S. Earlier this month Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a program that provides some parents with GPS devices. Adults caught crossing illegally in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley were given the GPS-tracking devices and […]

GPS Tracking Helps Catch Illegal Loggers in Amazon

Activists are using GPS tracking technology to survey illegal loggers in the Amazon. Amazon campaigners conducted an undercover operation to reveal the extent of illegal deforestation by loggers in the Amazon. Greenpeace Brazil handed their evidence over to local law enforcement who are expected to perform raids early Wednesday. Aerial and satellite images were also collected during the […]

GPS Tracking Device Clears Shooting Suspect, Still Serving 30 Years

Lamont Davis has been found guilty of firing a gun during an incident that left a five-year-old paralyzed, despite data from a GPS tracking device indicating he was at home when the shooting happened. The incident, which happened in 2009, stemmed from a fight between two people–one of them being Davis’s girlfriend and the mother of […]

Himalayan Trekkers will be Required to Carry GPS Tracking Device

After a blizzard killed 41 people making it the deadliest trekking disaster in the country’s history, Nepalese officials are introducing several new rules to better protect tourists, including mandatory GPS tracking devices. Tourism Department official Tulasi Gautam said tourists will be required to rent a satellite navigation unit for the duration of the trek, making it […]

New Bill Could Make GPS Tracking Illegal Nationwide

Senator Charles Schumer of New York has introduced a bill that would make electronic stalking illegal, including GPS tracking. There are only a few exceptions, including parents who use tracking devices to keep tabs on their children and during investigations by law enforcement.Schumer moved forward with the bill to address two specific issues: placing a GPS tracking device […]

University Launches GPS Tracking App for Students

University of Arkansas Little Rock is launching a GPS tracking app as another tool aimed at protecting students. The release coincides with the three year anniversary of UALR student Patricia Guardado’s disappearance and death. Rave Guardian allows students (and staff) to set a timer while walking alone on campus and if the student doesn’t make it […]

Man and Pooch Use GPS Tracker on 2,000 Mile Walk

Luke Robinson and Indiana, his Great Pyrenees, are walking 2,000 miles from Canada south to the Mexican border to raise funds and bring awareness to an area of cancer research called comparative oncology. Robinson founded the Puppy Up Foundation whose mission is to discover “the common links between canine and human cancers and the causes of […]

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