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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GPS navigation systems often have dry, pedantic computer voices speaking into their users ears. While some don’t mind these voices, many – particularly people without tin ears – find these voices incredibly grating and annoying. Even naming the computer voices clever names such as “Hannah” or “Charlie” isn’t enough to make the computer voices sound
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Some analysts and technology journalists have recently speculated that GPS tracking devices are doomed thanks to smartphones and – more specifically – Google Maps. These analysts usually cite the fact that smartphones have recently included GPS tracking capabilities. The New York Times recently reported that Google Maps for Android will “dynamically render” maps instead of
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Prison overcrowding is a devastating – and worsening – problem for most prisons across America. One Missouri Sheriff is considering taking matters into his own hands to help fight the overcrowding that is occurring in his own jail. J.B. King, Pulaski, Missouri Sheriff is considering allowing non-violent offenders to be tracked by GPS tracking systems
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Bicycles have gathered a lot of attention as a method of green transportation, and GPS tracking can help make them even more desirable. As people everywhere try to save money on gas and reduce their carbon footprints, more and more have opted to ride bicycles around town rather than driving a car. The benefits are
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Three satellites in Russia’s competing system to the US Air Force based GPS system have crashed, leading Russian officials to question the efficacy of a GPS-type system. As a significant undertaking that has had numerous stumbles over the past, it may not be worth it, say some. The rocket was attempting to reach a low-earth
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Auto dealers use GPS tracking mainly for one specific purpose: to prevent theft. It turns out this helps on both ends for the seller and the buyer. Before the use of dealership tracking, finding a stolen car in a large city was like the cliché needle in a haystack. Police would like to help, sure,
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The global positioning system turns 20 years old on Monday, November 29, 2010. The global positioning system satellites were built by Boeing and launched in 1990. The oldest satellite in the fleet is predicted to last another year to year and a half. Craig Cooning of Boeing says: “Boeing has a solid history of developing
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The Texas Family Abuse Center claims that there has been an increase in domestic abuse due to GPS tracking. As abusers increasingly use GPS tracking malevolently, they are more able to track their victims. Texas GPS tracking is also purportedly to blame for domestic abuse in that it can increase suspicions, particularly among abusive spouses.
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Since Iceland is a sparsely populated area, probably relatively few noticed when Eyjafjallajokull, a large volcano began to erupt in March of this spring. However, nearly a month later, when the large ash cloud from the volcano was interrupting flights and forcing travellers to change their plans, many could not help but notice. Scientists from
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