British Telecom (BT) has been facing the problem of copper theft for many months now. As the economy becomes worse, more and more thieves have started to target telecom companies (such as BT) in order to steal copper cables. By using GPS technology and teaming up with a company called SmartWater, BT aims to fight
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GPS tracking devices have a number of practical uses such as tracking stolen goods, monitoring teen drivers, recovering lost pets as well as the mundane work of getting you to your destination. But, GPS technology also is the key to a fun, economical recreational activity called geocaching. All that is needed is a GPS tracking
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has recently announced that the current radar system used by U.S. air controllers will soon be replaced by GPS tracking technology. The FAA awarded a GPS tracking contract to an engineering firm in 2007, and the firm is presently working on the “NextGen” technology to make huge improvements to the
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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, throughout the past 3 years, nearly 27,656 vehicles have been stolen in Houston every year. This year, Houston police in conjunction with Nationwide Insurance have seen those numbers drop thanks to the newly devised, car anti-theft GPS tracking based, “Bait Vehicle” program.
Bait vehicles are unmarked cars that are
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Theft in the construction industry is becoming increasingly common as bulldozers and Bobcats disappear from jobsites. Also common is to have parts and doors stolen from heavy equipment to be sold for scrap. Random items such as skid loaders, forks, rims, electric motors, tractor weights, concrete rebar, PTO shafts and more are routinely stolen from
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While most Americans will be having picnics with family or friends and watching fireworks, some people will be participating in the world’s largest geocaching event, GeoWoodstock. This event will took place on July 3rd, 2010 in the Seattle area, and could included as many as five thousand geocachers. Some participants traveled from as far
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Money is tight for most people in these difficult economic times. While most people earn their money through working, others resort to illegal methods of obtaining money. Have you been a robbery victim? Is there someone you know and care about that has been a robbery victim?
GPS tracking devices are being used to track all
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Thousands of bicycles are stolen in large cities around the world every single day. Rather than chase petty thieves who steal bicycles, UK police have devised another plan. British police are now placing “bait bikes” at various points throughout Cambridge and London. These bikes are equipped with GPS trackers, and they have led police to
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Source acquired via Toronto Sun, July 2, 2010 – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently set up a drug sting operation called “Project Ocaper” that was meant to track down Peruvian drug dealers. What the RCMP discovered was that a fellow RCMP officer stole a brick of fake cocaine along with various other confiscated
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The obvious answer to this question is ‘yes.’ The implementation of GPS Tracking devices has long been at the forefront of privacy discussions. In fact, there are real dangers that are inherent if the motivation behind their use ever turns to illegal practices. Even some well-intentioned people allow a measure of privacy invasions to accomplish
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