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Verizon Communications Buys Hughes Telematics for $612M in Cash

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) announced today that they are acquiring Hughes Telematics Inc. (HUTC) for $612 million in cash. This… Read more »

GPS-Tracked Lone Wolf OR7 Makes First Appearance in CA

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.

GPS Device Secretly Attached To Woman’s Car by Sheriff

Government critic Stacy Lynne discovered a hidden GPS tracking device attached to her vehicle by local Sheriff’s investigators.

U.S. Gas Prices Down 19 Cents in One Month

Gas prices fell for the fifth consecutive week, just in time for the start of the summer driving season, easing fears that gas prices will top $4 a gallon this summer.

GPS Tracking Devices Tracks Bibles Sent into North Korea

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.

Fortune 500 Logistics Firm Deploys Container Tracking System

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.

GPS Tracking System on Commercial Ships Could Improve Tsunami Warnings

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.

Fleet Tracking System Subscriptions Expected To Double by 2016

Globally fleet tracking and trailer tracking system subscriptions are expected to grow from 13.3 million in 2012 to 30.4 million by 2016.

GPS Tracking System Demanded After Pedophile Attacks

Public Demands GPS Tracking System For High-Risk Sex Offenders After Pedophile Attacks Grandmother Just Days After Being Released From Prison

Fleet GPS Tracking System Helps To Recover Stolen Truck

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.

GPS Tracking Bill Headed to LA Senate

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.

GPS Tracking Data Shows Yacht Hit Island off Mexico in Deadly Wreck

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.

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