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Winter Weather Woes? GPS Tracking Can Help

Snow may be pretty to look at, but driving in it is the pits. You know the scenario: you’re happily driving in your car when, without warning, the roads become slippery, wet, and treacherous. You narrowly miss a tractor trailer as he slides into your lane, and by the time you get home, you’re hoping

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Emergency Staff in Rhode Island Uses GPS to Save Woman

GPS technology in Rhode Island moved beyond sheer novelty and saved a life this past week when emergency staff used GPS technology to save a lost woman. The woman, from Tiverton, Rhode Island, was lost in the middle of swampland. According to Little Compton Police Chief Sidney Wordell, the woman, 42, was “on the verge

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Why Auto Dealers Love GPS Tracking

GPS tracking has proved very useful for auto dealers, especially in the “buy here, pay here” market. Each car that a dealer sells can be equipped with a small tracking device, just a little tiny box that communicates with satellites to show the location of the car, which sends signals to a system of satellites

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Garmin, Inc. Not Infringing on GPS Patents: US Judge

A recent court determined that Garmin, Ltd., Swiss manufacturer of GPS hardware, was not in violation of GPS patents held by Pioneer Corp. Pioneer Corp. alleged that Garmin’s software and hardware both infringed upon three separate patents, and Pioneer Corp was seeking intellectual property damages. GPS tracking is becoming increasingly competitive, and it is likely

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Tracking Santa’s Reindeer Using GPS? Not Quite.

In one of the most bizarre media campaigns of the past few years, clothing retailer Gap, Inc. has decided to track eight reindeer. “Aha!” you may think. “Christmastime! Santa’s reindeer! This is a clever little flash animation that children will be able to gleefully watch on Christmas Eve as ‘Santa’ makes his way across the

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Take A GPS Tracker Along When You Hit the Slopes

No longer do skiers and snowboarders have to rely on their own assessment or that of their friends as to how well they have performed on the slopes on a particular day. No longer can they delude themselves into thinking that the bunny hill they dominated was actually a mountain. GPS tracking now provides a

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Have a Safe and Happy Holiday With GPS Tracking

As the weather gets colder and storms blow across the country, many may reconsider their plans for the holidays.  With recent storms on the east coast and throughout the midwest, many vehicles were stranded.  Perhaps you are concerned about traveling during the wintery weather after hearing stories of other travelers who were stuck for hours

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Indian Cab Drivers Not Fans of New GPS Law

The Delhi police department has released an initiative that requires all BPO cab drivers in Delhi and Gurgaon, India to have GPS tracking devices on board with them at all times. All cab drivers for BPO must be tracked and their position must be reported to a governing body at all times, the initiative states.

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GPS Device Theft Rising in Philadelphia

Just in time for the holiday season, police report that GPS tracking devices in Philadelphia are being stolen at an increasingly higher rate than previous holiday seasons. The unemployment rate is partly responsible for this growing trend, according to authorities. In addition, the increased ubiquity of such GPS devices is responsible. It used to be

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GPS Fleet Tracking–Providing the Answers You Need

GPS Fleet Tracking provides the answer to a question that hundreds of business owners are asking: “How do I keep my fleet of vehicles running without going broke or losing my mind?” Consider, for a moment, the amount of brainpower that is used daily to manage vehicle fleets across the globe. Hundreds, perhaps thousands of

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