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 →

GPS Tracking Program in Santa Fe for Repeat Burglary Cases TAGS: Burglary | Crime Prevention | GPS Tracking | repeat offenders | Santa Fe Email With overcrowded prisons and the high cost of incarcerating a criminal, officials in Santa Fe, New Mexico have recently started a new program that they hope will ease the burden …Continue reading →

GPS in Taxi Helps Australian Rape Victim’s Case TAGS: GPS evidence | GPS Tracking | sexual assault Email It is any woman’s worst nightmare. After a night of heavy drinking, a 24 year old woman jumped into a taxi and consequently passed out in the backseat. What she …Continue reading →

GPS Tracking Device Critical in Boat Accident Rescue TAGS: australia | Boat accident | EPIRB beacons | GPS Tracking Devices | Rescue Email GPS tracking devices have been responsible for scores of happy endings, from lost dogs being returned to their owners to stolen possessions being recovered to Alzheimer’s patients being found after …Continue reading →

A GPS Crime Ring in Michigan TAGS: crime ring | GPS unit | michigan | stolen property Email Crime rings have always existed, but in this age of technology, the rings have expanded to include cell phones, laptops, and, yes, GPS units. In Troy, Michigan, police pursued a …Continue reading →

Navigation Apps Encroaching on Sales of Handheld GPS Devices TAGS: GPS Navigation | GPS Tracking Devices | Navigation apps | smartphones Email Smartphones have taken the world by storm, with more and more people all over the world purchasing them each day. It’s easy to see why. These little gadgets bring the …Continue reading →

LightSquared Wins Additional Month to Get Green Light From FCC TAGS: FCC | interference | lightsquared | satellite signals | sprint Email LightSquared, looking to become a national LTE data service provider by using Sprint’s Network Vision infrastructure already in place, has been granted extra time to win over the FCC by …Continue reading →

GPS Devices Used to Protect Electoral Integrity in India TAGS: corruption | elections | GPS device | india Email Transparency International, a corruption watchdog operating out of Berlin, conducted a study in 2005 which showed 55% of Indians have either paid bribes or done favors to make things happen …Continue reading →

GPS Leads to Stolen Oilfield Equipment and Arrest TAGS: energy | oil | oil rigs Email These are hard times for the criminal element. Unfortunately, it’s fairly safe to assume that times are generally hard for the criminal element, which is why they’ve resorted to high-risk …Continue reading →

Man Loses 150 Pounds with the Help of Nike+ GPS App TAGS: apps | nike | Weight Loss Email Channel coach, Stuart Selbst, has a lot to be proud of this year. Since February 2011, dedication, hard work and modern science allowed Selbst to drop a whopping 146 pounds …Continue reading →