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.
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.
Public Demands GPS Tracking System For High-Risk Sex Offenders After Pedophile Attacks Grandmother Just Days After Being Released From Prison
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.
The vessel was pulverized into thousands of tiny pieces and the entire crew was killed. Now the Coast Guard is trying to determine exactly what caused the crash.
It was first thought that the Aegean may have collided with a freighter or some other large ship. But according to a GPS tracking website, the boat could have hit the rocky shore of an island just past the border.
It can be nearly impossible to prevent a loved-one suffering from Alzheimer’s from wandering off, but with a GPS tracking device, returning him safely is easier than ever.
The West Australian State Government wants to spend $6 million to track violent sex offenders with GPS tracking devices.
Now the updated tracking system is on all buses, so dispatchers and road supervisors can see if buses are showing up on time.
George Zimmerman was released on bond from a Florida jail on Monday. Wherever he goes a sensitive GPS tracking device pinpoints his exact location for authorities and alert them if he drifts even a few feet away from where he is allowed.
