GPS Stops Bank Robber in Lancaster TAGS: bank robbers | banks | robberies Email GPS tracking has gone to work on the side of law enforcement departments in many capacities, from helping chase down drug rings to monitoring paroled criminals. Now, the little devices …Continue reading →

Live in Ottawa? You Can Now Track Your Bus. TAGS: bus tracking | buses | Ottawa Email Anyone who rides a bus, regardless of your locale, understands that bus schedules are merely guidelines.  No one can predict traffic, road, or weather conditions that may alter the time …Continue reading →

What Will Grizzly Bears Eat Now? Scientists and Adventurers Aim to Find Out. TAGS: grizzly bears | wildlife Email Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation, along with a team of wildlife advocates, partnered up for a recent outing in Montana’s Centennial Mountains. The task at hand was to locate signs …Continue reading →

Happy Feet (The Popular Penguin) Returns Home: Watch His Journey Online! TAGS: happy feet | penguin | penguins Email The popular penguin Happy Feet was discovered this June, washed up on Peka Peka Beach in New Zealand, and brought to the Wellington Zoo.  Disoriented, sick, and most likely scared …Continue reading →

Childhood Obesity: Could Aging Playgrounds Be At Fault? TAGS: children | obesity | playgrounds Email University of Western Ontario researchers, in an attempt to address the growing childhood obesity problem, have uncovered some interesting facts about active lifestyles (or more accurately: the lack thereof) of …Continue reading →

Tracking Flying Foxes — A Type of Bat TAGS: animals | bats | flying foxes Email A new species of animal is set to be tracked with GPS. This time, researchers are studying the movements of the flying fox – which is, incidentally, a type of …Continue reading →

For the Birds: Great White Pelican Accused of Spying TAGS: animals | birds | pelicans | spying Email GPS tracking technology serves a wide range of purposes. It has helped us respond faster to emergencies, more accurately track flight traffic, keep an eye on society’s more dangerous citizens …Continue reading →

New Study: Tracking Parolees With GPS Is Effective TAGS: crime | News | parolees | Sex Offenders Email Crimes against children are some of the most heinous in our society. When molestation is added to the crime, it is even more reprehensible. Unfortunately, sex offenders often do not …Continue reading →

Australian Cab Found With GPS Help TAGS: australia | cabbies | cabs | taxi Email As the benefits of GPS tracking for fleet management continue to prove valuable to a variety of industries, many taxi companies have begun implementing the devices to monitor their vehicles. …Continue reading →

Stolen Car? Time to Get GPS TAGS: Car Tracking | gps for cars | vehicles Email GPS tracking devices started off as a way to get the general location of a vehicle, but the technology has become so advanced that this same GPS technology can give …Continue reading →