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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.

RelayRides Partners With GM’s OnStar To Improve Car Sharing Program

We all are feeling the pinch of the continued economic recovery. Some consumers have found a way to increase their income by renting out their car during times it would otherwise remain parked. Car sharing services have been around for a few years. RelayRides is the first national car sharing company and the only one […]

GPS Tracking Nabs Bank Robber In Less Than Half Hour

At approximately, 9: 15 AM on Saturday, July 14, 2012, the PNC Bank branch located at 77 S. Broadway in Aurora, Illinois, was robbed at gunpoint. Miguel A. Ramirez, 29 years old, is accused of being the robber. He allegedly told a teller to “Give me all your money.” When the teller placed just over […]

Sex Offenders Are Removing Their GPS Tracking Devices

GPS technology has allowed prisons to reduce costs by releasing sex offenders back into the community, monitoring their whereabouts remotely.  However, when a parolees subverts the technology, law enforcement has to rely on old fashioned police work to find them. The California State Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) tracks more than 7,000 registered sex offenders. […]

Ex-Boyfriend uses GPS Tracking to Stalk Woman

As GPS tracking devices continue becoming smaller, they can be placed more discreetly on to just about anything, including an unsuspecting person’s vehicle. One Texas woman knows this too well. A few years ago, she noticed that her ex-boyfriend from California kept showing up where she was. It happened too frequently to be coincidental. The kicker was […]

Thieves Steal Luxury Cars by Using GPS Tracking Devices

Alan Watkins, 42, and associates pled guilty in court recently to numerous counts of conspiracy to handle stolen goods. The goods, in this case, consist of more than 300 luxury vehicles worth up to £3.5m (approximately USD $5.5m) to sell them in Cyprus. With him in court, appeared Lee Fullick, 51, who helped clone the […]

In 1966 GM Used Punch Cards for In-vehicle Navigation

Today’s cars have numerous computerized components to warn us about low tire pressure, engine failure, or to help navigate through traffic congestion. Have you ever wondered from where the GPS tracking devices came? If so, ask General Motors. In 1966, General Motors developed a product called Driver Aid Information and Recruiting (DAIR) system. To test the […]

FieldLogix Celebrates 10 Years of Service

FieldLogix Celebrates 10 Years of Service SAN DIEGO – July 1, 2012 – FieldLogix celebrated its 10th year of being a Green GPS Tracking solution provider for small to mid-sized businesses throughout Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The solutions are designed to reduce fleet fuel consumption and improve productivity. To accomplish this, FieldLogix provides […]

FieldLogix Hammered to Build Homes for Habitat for Humanity

As part of FieldLogix’ outreach program, the staff recently took a day off from its selling and servicing Green GPS Tracking Solutions and closed the office for a day to help Habitat for Humanity build four local houses.  The team worked on properties in Imperial Beach, California. Without having much construction experience, our staff took direction […]

Missile-Tracking Technology Tracks Basketball For Better Performance

Missile-Tracking Technology Tracks Basketball For Better Performance Sport is getting more scientific with the use of SportVu. SportVu, currently used in 10 NBA arenas, uses a series of webcams and algorithms derived from a missile-tracking system to record the location of the basketball and referees in 3D space, 25 times per second. This fitness tracking […]

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