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Benefits of GPS Vehicle Tracking Systems

February 26th, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Satellite Tracking Image Since the 1990s when GPS tracking technology first became available to the general public, people have found more ways that GPS tracking can be used every year. One of the most common uses of GPS technology is to incorporate it into GPS vehicle tracking systems. There are several different benefits of such systems.

1. GPS vehicle tracking systems provide an accurate location and speed check on vehicles being driven by employees of a company. These can also be used to track the amount of time employees spend at one location in the event that a customer complains that he is being billed for more time than was actually spent on the job.

These systems are also very useful to company dispatchers who can locate each mobile unit and route the nearest one to any calls that come in, whether for service calls or pick up of packages.

2. A second use of GPS vehicle tracking systems is providing an accurate location of the vehicle to police in the event of car theft. The signal from such systems can be received by any police cruiser with an internet connected computer on board, which is almost all these days. Police can follow the movements of the vehicle and arrest the thief in short order, often catching others at the same time if this is a professional chop shop operation. Recovery of the vehicle in an unharmed state occurs far more frequently when GPS vehicle recovery systems are involved.

3. GPS vehicle tracking systems are also very useful for parents of inexperienced teen drivers. These systems allow the parents to monitor the movements and whereabouts of their teens when away from home in the family car. They have proven useful in reducing accidents and moving violations because the parents can track speed data and call the teen with instructions to slow down before the police get involved or an accident occurs.

4. Finally, GPS vehicle tracking systems make it possible for a spouse who suspects that his/her mate is cheating to follow the movements of the vehicle and catch them in the act if the suspicions are founded. Spouses who prefer not to make a direct confrontation can provide information on the signal from the GPS device to a private investigator who can obtain any evidence of infidelity and turn it over for use in a divorce proceeding.

GPS vehicle tracking systems have proven very useful for a variety of commercial and personal applications when knowledge of where a vehicle is and how fast it is moving is necessary.

Following Movements of Spouse with GPS

February 22nd, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Not all couples have a happy relationship. Often one spouse has to be away from home for extended periods. Sometimes, though, these times away from home are not related to work or any other valid reason. If a spouse is suspected of cheating, a GPS tracking device may be the answer to proving or disproving these suspicions.

If a spouse calls home and announces that he/she will be working late, the other spouse can log onto the internet and check the location of the vehicle being driven by the one who called. If it is still located at that spouse’s place of work, this is good. Otherwise, if that spouse’s vehicle is shown to be in motion or located at a different place than where it is supposed to be at the time, this may be an indication that the spouse is, indeed, cheating.

A husband or wife who wants to confront the cheating spouse can track the movements of the vehicle until it reaches a destination and then follow. Catching the guilty spouse in the act is the surest way to learn if there is hope of salvaging one’s marriage or if this is truly the end.

Those who do not wish for a personal confrontation can hire a private investigator who can use the GPS signal to track the movements of the unfaithful spouse and obtain evidence that can prove adultery in a court of law when the injured spouse sues for divorce. The private investigator can follow all of the movements of the spouse suspected of cheating to make certain that cheating is actually what is going on even if this is not what is going on at that time.

GPS 3100 INT GPS tracking, like the GPS 3100, is often used for this purpose by either the injured spouse or by a private investigator hired to learn if the spouse is indeed cheating. In addition to any evidence gathered by the private investigator, the GPS tracking logs are usually admitted as evidence in court to prove that the spouse was at that location at the time in question.

When one spouse starts spending more time away from home and using a lot of excuses or says that he/she is working late a lot of the time, it is not uncommon for the other spouse to begin to suspect cheating. A GPS device can be used to track your spouse to help determine if infidelity is indeed going on.

GPS Evidence Gains Credibility in Courts

February 21st, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Courts There is a growing movement toward allowing GPS evidence to be used in courts of law within the U.S. In one very interesting case in New York State, a man was accused of reckless endangerment and vehicular manslaughter, which would have carried a maximum of seven years in prison. But, when his wife came forth with evidence from a GPS tracking device she had had installed in his truck to follow his movements, the tracking log from the GPS tracking device proved that his story about what happened the night in question was a lie.

According to data retrieved by police from the GPS tracking device in his truck, this man spent a little over three hours parked at a remote location and began moving again shortly before he ran over a twelve year old girl. Police and the prosecution have theorized that he spent those three hours with this little girl, then, as he was driving her to another location, she jumped from his truck and he deliberately ran her down. Based on the data from the GPS tracking device, the charges were upgraded to second degree murder.

The individual suspect waived his right to a jury trial, so his guilt or innocence will have to be determined by the judge in his case. This is one of the first cases where GPS evidence is the primary source of information for police about the behavior of the suspect prior to the crime and immediately following. While GPS evidence has been used in other cases, it was always offered as secondary evidence to back up the theories of the prosecution. If the judge finds the suspect guilty, this will be a pivotal case that will be cited by lawyers and prosecutors around the country when they introduce GPS evidence into the proceedings of a criminal case.

As an additional piece of evidence, the prosecution had an expert witness in the field of GPS technology testify that the unit in use in the suspected man’s truck was accurate to within 2.5 meters and capable of accurately measuring his speed the entire time the truck was in motion, including a slight increase in speed at the estimated time that he hit the girl with his truck.

This case is a valuable one in that it shows how accurate a GPS tracking device can be and how effective at following the movements of a spouse suspected of cheating.

Tracking Wayward Spouses with GPS Technology

February 20th, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Infidelity is one of the top reasons for getting a divorce in this country. The problem is, unless you walk in on a cheating spouse and catch him/her yourself, you cannot be sure there is anything going on. In many cases, suspicion can kill a relationship even though the suspected party is not guilty. GPS tracking allows one to follow the movements of a suspected spouse and either prove one’s suspicions or lay them to rest once and for all.

The most common line used be philandering spouses is “I’m working late.” When you get that call, all you have to do to verify the truth of the statement is turn on your internet connected computer and check the location of the GPS signal in your spouse’s car or briefcase. If he/she is supposedly working late at the office, but the GPS signal is across town at the no-tell motel, the odds are that your suspicions are founded.

Of course you may have a spouse who really is that dedicated to his/her job and find that they really are working late when they say they are. If this is the case, consider yourself one of the lucky few and try to make it up to him/her, without letting them know why the extra attention, of course.

GPS When the GPS tracking device indicates that your spouse is lying to you about his/her whereabouts, you might wish to confront him/her yourself. It might be wiser, however to hire the services of a private investigator to follow the movements of your wayward spouse and provide you with the evidence needed in a divorce proceeding to ensure you get everything to which you are entitled.

Private investigators are allowed to use GPS car tracking devices to follow the movements of a person suspected of infidelity in secret and without a warrant. Therefore, if you suspect your spouse but do not have such a device at your disposal, a PI could be the ticket to allaying your fears or getting you that hard evidence.

The PI can follow every move your spouse makes using the GPS tracking device and its history downloaded to a computer to get an accurate record 24 hours a day, even when off duty. If a suspicious pattern emerges, the PI can then close in and take photos, make audio recordings, or acquire other evidence that can be used to prove the unfaithful acts of a cheating spouse.

GPS At Your Defense

February 8th, 2009

By Chris O’Toole

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With our legal system imprisoning more people than ever, to the point where we no longer have room for all of the inmates that come in and out and back into prison, its saddening to think that some of those people shouldn’t even be in jail in the first place.

This blog has discussed tracking cheating spouses, teens, packages, medicine, and just about everything else. But, what people fail to understand is that they are a walking opportunity for a falsely accused man or woman at any time and in any place. The wrongful punishment for such an uncommitted crime could range from a fine, to a few years in jail, or even to death.

So, to clear up this mess, I have one suggestion of life insurance: buy a GPS Tracking Key and track yourself. The prosecuting attorney is breathing down your neck with outrageous claims of evidence and witnesses that may even connect you or someone who looks like you to a count of first-degree murder.

You sit in the defendant’s seat quivering and scared that you are about to be wrongfully incarcerated. All you could do was sit in the witness chair and repeatedly shout that you were not at the scene of the crime. Sure, you had family members to corroborate an alibi of where you were when these crimes were committed, but to the jury, a simple testimony may not be enough. So, keep yourself out of jail. Show the jury exactly where you were on that night with the utilization of GPS Tracking Key. Chances are, they are a lot more likely to believe a blip on a computer screen than a cousin or friend of yours who is sobbing for you and demanding justice.

In a world where everyone has become desensitized, don’t place your life in the good faith of the jury. Give them exactly what they want: empirical evidence that completely absolves and exonerates you from the heinous crime. With a weapon like that at your side, who knows? You may even be able to avoid costly legal fees or a lawyer altogether.

GPS Tracking Devices Have Multiple Benefits

February 8th, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

One of the newest technologies being sold on the market today is GPS tracking technology. Many businesses have chosen to take advantage of this technology to track assets, especially vehicles, for a multitude of reasons. Lower insurance premiums are one of the many good results of using GPS tracking.

In Memphis, TN, a business owner went to work Monday January 26, 2009 to find one of the vans owned by the company missing. He had his wife activate the GPS tracking device on board the van and they were able to direct police right to the van. As an added benefit, the man suspected of stealing the van was still in it. The van owner was able to use the GPS records to show when the van was stolen over the weekend and track all of the van’s movements up until it was recovered by police.

This particular business owner was very pleased with the result of the GPS tracking, even though the van had sustained some damage during its absence from the work yard. He told news reporters that all of the vans in his fleet are equipped with these GPS devices, and that they have already paid for themselves in insurance savings.

By his own admission, he uses these devices to track his employees when they are out of the shop for dispatching purposes and is able to track the speeds at which the vans are driven. Since installing them, his drivers have had significantly fewer speeding tickets.

In this one news item, several benefits of having GPS car tracking devices installed are illustrated. They are useful for asset management and fleet dispatching, keeping tabs on employees and their driving habits in company owned vehicles, recovery of a stolen asset, and just having them onboard saves money in insurance premiums.

Having GPS technology available to the general public makes it possible for private individuals to enjoy many of these same benefits with their own vehicles and property. Having a GPS device on board can make it possible to track the movements of teen drivers or spouses, assure that vehicles will be recovered in a timely manner in the case of a theft, and save the owner some money on insurance premiums because the insurance companies recognize the value of GPS car tracking technology. Such devices are not difficult to acquire or have installed, and the benefits are many.
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GPS Tracking of Known Sex Offender Thwarts Attempted Rape and Lands Felon in Prison

February 6th, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Police in Fall’s Church, Virginia used GPS tracking to follow the movements of a convicted rapist when he was paroled to their city and were able to catch him in the act of abducting another victim before he had time to do than touch her inappropriately, according to a Washington Post report dated January 28, 2009. When he went to trial for this crime, he was found guilty of attempted rape and sentenced to a mandatory life sentence under Virginia’s strict sex offender laws. The undercover police officers who were charged with tracking this man’s movements were haled as heroes for protecting the innocent victim and preventing her being injured.

This is one example of the benefit that the advent of GPS tracking technology has had in recent years. Tracking the movements of known felons is one of the best methods available to prevent repeat offenders from causing injury or death to innocent victims after being released from prison. Having officers assigned to follow these movements, even if they have to pass along the task of tracking as different officers patrol through the different neighborhoods, is a sure way to deter those who would consider committing a second offense if they thought they would get away with it and a way for police to capture the incorrigible repeat offenders before more innocent lives are shaken to their foundation.

Other proven benefits of tracking technology include recovery of stolen property including vehicles and heavy construction equipment before thieves have had time to strip these items down and catching the thieves before they can dispose of the property, keeping tabs on the movements of teenaged drivers who do not have a great deal of experience driving, and tracking the movements of spouses suspected of infidelity.

Many lives have been saved by having GPS tracking devices that were automatically activated in the event of an accident and able to notify emergency services personnel even though the driver may be unable to speak or dial a cell phone.

New benefits are being found all the time for using GPS tracking devices to keep track of vehicles and equipment and personal property that has some real value. Insurance companies and courts are recognizing the value of the technology and offering discounted rates on premiums and using the tech to protect the general public from known felons.

A Dozen Ways to Put GPS Tracking to Good Use

January 29th, 2009

By Jackie Gately

When thinking about a Global Positioning System (GPS), a GPS navigation system is the first thing that comes to mind for many consumers. But few realize and consider the benefits of a GPS Tracking system. Here are a dozen worth considering:

Use a tracking Device on a family hiking trip or other travel adventure so you can plan a return trip, create a travel scrapbook, or post your route online for friends and family to enjoy.
Gain peace of mind by tracking older relatives that run local errands by car, or family members vacationing nationwide by RV. It preserves their independence with as much — or “just-in-case” — access to their whereabouts.
Secure your own personal safety by attaching a tracking system to your vehicle. Doing so assures that a person you trust can locate you if you are lost, have car trouble, or suffer a medical or other emergency.
Defend your own driving history and vehicle location to authorities or a distrustful spouse by equipping your car with a tracking device. It’s been said that “those with nothing to hide, hide nothing.”
Worried about the safety of your wild teenager on the road? Keep track of his activities by recording driving data. You can be the first alerted to side-trips or to report and respond to an accident with real-time auto tracking.
Investing in a GPS collar for your pet can save hours of worry and limit dog officer fees with an instant read of Fido’s position.
If you car is stolen, a quick recovery can prevent your vehicle from vandalism or being stripped for parts. Opt for a tracking system to ensure a prompt return and bring thieves to justice.
If you suspect a spouse or partner of being unfaithful or less than honest, install a tracking system to gather proof or deny your suspicions.
Use a car tracking device on your recreational vehicles, including boats and small planes, for an additional level of comfort while you “play.”
For your business, use a fleet management tracking system to manage and provide incentives for good employees based on adherence to company policies; dismiss dishonest employees.
Track corporate assets, large and small alike. Secure construction vehicles and other costly equipment with a GPS car tracking system to protect your investment.
For your business, it’s easy to dispatch the nearest fleet member to a client for emergency service or safety when you know exactly where to find them; a fleet management system provides up to the minute information.

Jackie Gately is a freelance writer. She can be reached at jackiegately.wordpress.com.

GPS Tracking Unfaithful Spouses

January 25th, 2009

By Greg Bartlett

Adultery is grounds for divorce in all fifty states and many countries. The injured party of cases of adultery is usually awarded a divorce on his/her terms because he/she is the one who has been wronged. In the past, adultery has been difficult to prove without an admission of guilt from the spouse or the other party. That is no longer the case thanks to the advent of GPS technology.

It is now possible for a spouse who suspects his/her partner of infidelity to plant a GPS spouse tracking device on their person or in their vehicle. The spouse may then track the movements of the one suspected of infidelity and may hire a private investigator to follow those movements and obtain evidence that can be used in court if the spouse is indeed unfaithful.

Under certain conditions, it is even possible to place tracking devices that will follow the movements of the one the spouse is suspected of being unfaithful with. This can assure one that proof will be obtained in cases of adultery even if the unfaithful spouse chooses to leave his/her vehicle and ride with the other party.

Private investigators are not bound by the same rules that govern police concerning the gathering of evidence and placement of such tracking devices. It is therefore quite likely in today’s world that an unfaithful spouse can expect to be caught if the other spouse ever begins to suspect infidelity. GPS tracking devices in vehicles, purses, or even built into a piece of jewelry can be activated by the suspicious spouse, making it very easy to track the movements of the one suspected of being unfaithful.

Even if a private investigator is not used to obtain evidence of infidelity, a spouse may use a tracking device to follow the movements of one suspected of infidelity. Being able to know where the other spouse is located at any given time makes catching him/her in the act easier if there is actually something to catch. It is also possible that tracking data may prove that the suspected spouse is actually innocent and truly does have a great deal to do that takes him/her away from home.

Adultery is one of the most common reasons for couples to divorce. The injured party usually has a distinct advantage in court in cases of infidelity. GPS spouse tracking of a suspected spouse makes obtaining proof of adultery much easier than it once would have been. Divorce and adultery are unfortunate. Do all that you can to be reconciled to your spouse.

How to Spot a Liar

January 17th, 2009

By Jackie Gately

You won’t always need a private investigator or GPS tracking system to determine whether someone is being honest – although both ultimately provide the evidence you’ll need. Your first lines of defense are observation and intuition.

Watch for visual clues that might indicate dishonesty or deceit, such as:

Deception

Limited gestures or stiff movements
Shifty eyes, a tendency to look away or avoid eye contact
Sweaty palms
Nose scratching or involuntarily touching of the face and ears
Physical gestures that contradict verbal statements, like nodding while saying “no”
Emotional gestures that seem odd, such as a delayed laugh or “micro expression” – a brief flash of concealed emotion
A defensively positioned body or an object placed protectively between you in conversation

Consider whether what you are hearing rings true. Listen closely for:

Delay tactics, like a response in question form, repeating of your question or a long pause before answering
A lack of direct statements or an implied answer rather than an one that’s outright
A “motor mouth” or overstated response; liars can be uncomfortable with silence
The use of phrases like “to be honest,” or “truth be told,” which may indicate the opposite of what is being said
A repeated response, as if to convince
A strange use of language, such as omitting pronouns or syntax and grammar mistakes
Compromised speech clarity caused by monotonous tones, garbled words, or speaking softly
Detail discrepancies, like errors when a story is retold, missing details, or too much detail where there would typically be none
Timing discrepancies, such unexplained or over-explained gaps in time

Interpret red flag behaviors, including:

An unexpected demeanor, like a generally calm person appearing anxious and vice versa
An unpleasant, uncooperative, uncompromising behavior, or general feeling of unease in your presence
Strange or new behaviors, such as showering once returning home or leaving early for work
Secretive phone calls made from another room or outside; private text messaging
Emotional distance in a relationship that was close
Taking longer than usual to run errands without explanation or with more detail than necessary
Unexplained spending or unexpected debt

Most of the time, your gut feeling will tell you when a person is lying. If he or she knows you suspect something, it may result in a better cover-up job. If you plan on confronting him or her at all, a private investigator or GPS tracking system can collect the hard facts you will need as proof. As they say, “once a liar, always a liar.“

Jackie Gately is a freelance writer. She can be reached at jackiegately.wordpress.com