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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
