LightSquared vs. Agriculture TAGS: FCC | GPS signal | lightsquared | signal interference Email After results were released by the Department of Commerce committee put in place by the FCC to decide the fate of LightSquared’s 4G LTE network, the company has fought back …Continue reading →

Booming Bighorn Sheep Population Tracked with GPS Collars TAGS: Farming | sheep | tracking animals Email The desert is not an easy place to survive, even for animals that evolved to tolerate desert conditions. Bighorn sheep were virtually driven from their Texan desert homes by the …Continue reading →

Turkey Farm Owner Tracks Animal Rights Activist TAGS: tracking animal rights | turkey farm | turkeys Email A turkey farm, Bernard Matthews, LTD., is being accused of unlawful tracking. The farm’s owners allegedly hired a private detective to place a GPS tracker on Wendy Valentine’s vehicle. Why …Continue reading →

GPS Helps Scientists Track Flooding in Africa TAGS: africa | african flooding | wildlife Email A season of unusually high flooding in the African country of Namibia has scientists scrambling to gather data. The normally arid country has turned green due to an intense rainy …Continue reading →

Freshlist: Local Produce Meets GPS Technology TAGS: apps | freshlist | text-based app Email GPS technology, now familiar to users of smartphones as the means by which they can instantly find out what movie showings, special sales, or sporting events are happening in their …Continue reading →

The Robotractor: The Next Generation of Tractors TAGS: Farming | field work | robotractor | tractors Email New technology is due to be released to aid farmers with tilling the fields.  The Flanders’ Mechatronics Technology Centre and the K.U. Leuven’s Biosystems Department, both Belgian universities, have teamed …Continue reading →

$65,000 Excavator Stolen: GPS Brings It Back TAGS: big rigs | Construction Equipment | equipment theft Email Bob Chapman of Australia had the surprise of his life when he recently noticed his $65,000 excavator was missing from its usual spot in the backyard.  The GPS tracking device …Continue reading →

GPS Delivers the Freshest Food Possible TAGS: farms | food | fresh | produce | trucking Email Restaurants and grocery stores all over the country count on delivery trucks. Without these trucks, perishable items wouldn’t last very long. Assuring the quality of items such as produce also …Continue reading →

GPS Is A Powerful Farming Tool TAGS: agriculture | Farming Email RapidEye, a German company, is helping farmers everywhere grow better crops. The company uses five different satellites that tracking weather, farming data, and other useful information. Using these GPS tracking …Continue reading →

New South Wales Government Is Tracking to Kill Wild Dogs TAGS: NSW | Wales | Wild Dogs Email The New South Wales Government (NSW) has purchased more than $1 million dollars worth of GPS tracking collars. These collars were recently affixed to the necks of wild dogs that …Continue reading →