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5 Reasons Why All Fleets Need Field Resource Management

Fleet management systems have been around a while and have become so complex that it has evolved into Field Resource Management. This article explores 5 reasons why all fleets need at least a basic Field Resource Management system.

GPS Tracking System Reduces Truancy, Improves Student Safety

Schools across the country are using GPS tracking systems in different ways and for different reasons.

GPS Tracking System Used to Help Reduce Truancy, Improve Student Safety

School districts are turning to GPS tracking technology to reduce the amount of students that repeatedly don’t show up for school. In some school districts, the level of students not showing up or leaving early for school is out of control. To solve the problem, repeat truancy offenders are being asked to keep a hand-held GPS tracking system with them at all times. The GPS tracking system keeps tabs on the students’ wherabouts during school hours to make sure the student is attending classes regularly.

4 Useful Things You May Not Know About The New Google Maps Interface

Most of us already know that Google Maps is an incredibly useful, free online tool. But what you may not be aware of, are some of the new Google Maps features that Google (GOOG) recently added to its interface. The new Google Maps interface is much more user-friendly, because it presents a lot of information and options in one easy-to-use interface display.

1) One new feature makes it easier to move between views in the program. Now you can hop from a satellite view to a map view to an earth view with the click of a button.

Fleet Tracking Improves Customer Service Via Better Response Times

Fleet tracking is the use of GPS and telematics technology to identify, locate and monitor one or more fleet vehicles in real-time. A modern fleet tracking system can help any business that requires the use of a vehicle to get the job done. This includes a wide variety of businesses – anything from a construction company, an HVAC company, and any type of a delivery service – from flowers to serving court papers. A vehicle fleet tracking system combines the installation of an electronic GPS tracking device in a vehicle, or fleet of vehicles, with web-based computer software. This enables a fleet manager to track a vehicle’s location in real-time, collecting all sorts of data in the process – from vehicle diagnostics to driver speeding alerts.

School Bus GPS Fleet Tracking System Keeps Students Warm, Dry and Safe

Don’t like standing around waiting for the bus? Me either, especially when it’s freezing cold or raining outside. For some lucky students at Lehigh University, a new type of GPS fleet tracking system is being installed in the school’s fleet of school buses. The new GPS fleet tracking system will enable students to track where their bus is in real-time, so they can spend their time waiting indoors instead of outside at the bus stop. Better yet, the service is free for students!

Best Garmin Fleet Tracking System for Small Fleets

All fleets require management and monitoring. Even fleets with less than 25 vehicles. For business owners with employees and contractors on the go, investing in a GPS fleet tracking system is a smart investment because it will make their businesses more efficient and more productive. The bottom line savings that one should expect in gas bills, vehicle wear and tear and employee productivity is to be expected from a high quality fleet tracking system solution.

When you have to immediately service a customer or get your driver across town in rush hour traffic, it’s important that you have up to the minute information exactly when and how you need it so that you can make the most intelligent decision at a moment’s notice. A modern fleet tracking system will help you during these times.

How To Stop Your Cell Phone GPS From Disclosing Your Whereabouts

GPS trgps-google-iphoneacking data from your cel phone can be legally monitored by companies. Your cel phone GPS system may be disclosing where you are, and when, and you might not even realize it. Plus companies can use and sell your cel phone GPS tracking information for a variety of reasons.

Location based advertising combines information from your phone’s GPS tracking location feature with other data from your service provider and package it up for sale to advertisers, keeping tabs on people through tags uploaded to their cel phones called cookies.

Currently there are no laws that prohibit companies from obtaining personal information for location-based advertising. If you are using a phone or vehicle provided by your employer, under the current law your employer can use GPS tracking to know where you are and when during work hours.

Helpful Ways to Stop My Cel Phone GPS Tracking System Data From Being Monitored or Sold

• Pay close attention to the location privacy settings on phones, social networking sites and online applications.

Cel Phone GPS Tracking Tells Marketers Where You Are and When

Your cel phone may be revealing more about you than you’d like. While a smartphone has become a communications must-have, offering services such as GPS navigation, Internet access and more, it’s also gathering information about you — data being marketed by your cellular provider to advertisers and other commercial services.

Cell phone and GPS tracking technology is increasing at a rapid pace. It is important to consider how this technology impacts your privacy when you purchase and use your cell phone.

Mobile ad services combine information from your phone’s GPS location feature with other data from your service provider and package it up for sale to advertisers, keeping tabs on people through tags uploaded to their phones called cookies.

Feds Launch GPS-Guided Airspace Highway

Recently Jet Blue and the Federal Government teamed up to launch a new “airspace highway” where flights are guided by a Global Positioning System. 35 Jet Blue airplanes on the airspace highway will now be guided by a GPS System, instead of using the traditional ground-based radar. Radar is an outdated technology that is less precise than GPS signals transmitted by satellites to ground stations.

According to the Washington Post, the federal government just forked over $4.2 million to install new GPS navigation systems on 35 JetBlue airplanes. The FAA is hoping their enhanced performance will entice the airline industry to invest up to $20 billion in the new GPS technology over the next decade. The FAA estimates the NextGen will reduce flight delays by 20 percent, save airlines millions in fuel costs and cut carbon dioxide emissions dramatically. If the investment in JetBlue proves all that, the FAA shouldn’t have a hard time convincing other airlines. Should be interesting to see what happens…

New Garmin GPS App for Travelers Who Visit Places Off the Beaten Path

Next time you plan to head out for a road trip, grab your Garmin GPS navigation system and check out Roadsideamerica.com. RoadsideAmerica (RA), the internet guide to offbeat tourist attractions, just launched a GPS System Routing/ Travel Guide called “Attractions and Oddities.” Roadside America is for tourists who like to find obscure spots off-the-beaten path. Right now the Travel Guide is only available for Garmin GPS devices, but it will also be available for Tom-Tom GPS systems in April 2011.

The Oddities GPS System Travel Guide from RA tracks locations, directions, hours and contact information for more than 5,000 offbeat attractions and locations. The travel guide also has thousands of photos. Users can select what type of attractions they want to see, such as nature or landmarks, and then explore places not found in the mainstream tourist maps.

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