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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.
Recently, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced plans to deliver packages to customers using drone-like “octocopters” controlled by GPS. The octocopters will have a radius of 10 miles making customers who live in larger cities near the company’s distribution centers more likely to quality for the 30-minute air deliveries. Packages would need to be five pounds […]
After Assassination, JFK Limo Continued Service for 13 Years After President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, the midnight blue Lincoln Continental Limousine he was riding in spent another 13 years as part of the Presidential motorcade. For economic reasons, the limousine had to remain in service in the presidential […]
Most people have no idea that when their GPS signal is turned off, their phone can still track them. That’s startling news for many who already worry about a lack of privacy, like Chris F of Tampa who says, “Of course it’s a concern. It’s 2013 and we have concerns for our lives and our […]
For years now, farmers have been using GPS tracking systems to keep track of their yields and to control planting and spraying. Recently, John Deere released a GPS tracking system for combines and tractors with wireless data transfer that will make information the farmers already have even more useful. The wireless data transfer allows farmers […]
Ranchers in northeast Washington are taking non-lethal, proactive measures to protect their cattle from wolves. Environmental group Conservation Northwest in conjunction with Washington State are sponsoring a pilot program that allows ranchers to monitor the wolves by using GPS tracking. Last year, seven wolves from one pack were killed after repeatedly attacking cattle. The action […]
Most pets have a microchip embedded under their skin that holds identifying information. However, these microchips are only useful once the lost pet has been taken to a facility with a microchip reader where it is scanned and eventually the owner of the animal can be reached. Although these microchips have helped return many lost […]
The Boston Police Department is moving forward with a plan to install GPS devices in every patrol car to increase efficiency when dispatching vehicles. However, officers feel GPS monitoring devices are invasive and provide unnecessary, invasive information about their personal lives. The Boston Globe reports: “No one likes it. Who wants to be followed all […]
Prosecutors had no trouble securing the conviction of 27 year old Brandon Campbell this past Saturday. Campbell was accused of robbing as many as 15 homes in Colorado. During the robberies, Campbell was wearing an electronic ankle bracelet that monitored his whereabouts. The GPS tracking data from the bracelet put Campbell at the scene of […]
The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department’s Bloodhound K9 Tracking Unit will now be utilizing two customized GPS canine vests donated by Universal Surveillance Systems LLC. Each vest is equipped with GPS that tracks the canines every moment during training and suspect apprehensions while also recording and transmitting audio and video. The cameras can record up […]
