GPS Tracking Device Ensures Rescue for Boat Accident Survivors TAGS: australia | boat sinking | EPIRB beacon | GPS tracking device | 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 →

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 →

Queensland Government: Plan to Track Sex Offenders In Place TAGS: australia | Sex Offenders | tracking criminals Email The Queensland government is putting their money where their mouth is. Premeir Kristina Keneally unveiled a complex plan to combat sexual and domestic violence, which would cost the state an …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 →

Should Law Enforcement Track Sex Offenders? TAGS: australia | queensland | Sex Offenders Email Despite widespread use of GPS tracking devices around the world, one particularly prickly application involves monitoring the movements of known sex offenders after they have been released from prison on …Continue reading →

Queensland Government to Test GPS Monitoring for Sex Offenders TAGS: australia | queensland | Sex Offenders Email Nearly a month after Queensland Department of Community Safety (DCS) announced that they would be budgeting to include GPS monitoring for convicted sex offenders, a plan is now in place …Continue reading →

Queensland, Australia, Press Calls for GPS Tracking TAGS: australia | press | queensland Email Reporters from the Courier-Mail in Queensland, Australia, recently did some investigating. Journalists  discovered that 53 percent of violent and dangerous sex offenders living in Queensland violated parole more than 150 …Continue reading →

Australian Car Rental Company Installs GPS Trackers TAGS: australia | cars gps | rental car tracking Email Controversy swirled in Australia earlier this week when a rental car dealership, DriveMyCar Rentals, announced its plans to put GPS tracking devices in each of its rental vehicles. The rental …Continue reading →

New Data from TomTom: Traffic Alerts Becoming Increasingly Important TAGS: australia | commute time | GPS Navigation Email According to new data from TomTom, one of the largest manufacturers of GPS tracking devices in the United States, it takes Australians 2.5 hours to commute from the Penrith to …Continue reading →