Does GPS tracking teenage drivers really make them better drivers? According to a recent study, the answer is YES. While some parents may feel awkward using GPS tracking to monitor their child’s driving habits, it
turns out that use of GPS tracking devices do, in fact, improve teen driving habits–especially if the teenage driver is aware that there is a GPS tracker in his or her vehicle.
A new study released by the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety showed that
when teens know that their driving was being monitored by their parents they
perform better behind the wheel than their non-monitored counterparts.
Source: http://autos.aol.com/article/teen-tracking-devices/
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GPS tracking systems are proving to be beneficial to the environment through their help in exposing and preventing illegal garbage dumping. The following details GPS tracking systems installed in garbage trucks in Abu Dhabi.
About 85-percent of garbage collection trucks in Abu Dhabi emirate are equipped with GPS tracking transmitters. It seems that the simple addition of a GPS tracking systems has resulted in radical, and much improved, changes in
the amount of waste that is dumped at improper locations.
Before the installation of the GPS tracking systems, illegal
dumping was a serious issue, including complaints about collection trucks dumping sewage water into deserts in the
Western Region. This dumping was a serious problem, as it was contaminating local farms.
It is reported that the GPS tracking systems have significantly recucedthe number of complaints within the area.
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A New York Department of Labor employee is suing his previous employer for
planting a GPS tracking device on his personal vehicle. The man, who
was fired in August of 2010 for suspected time-sheet violations, is suing
the New York Department of Labor for implanting a GPS device in his car in
2008 while he was at work. The data from this device was a major factor in his
termination.
The man and the ACLU have filed a petition against the state. Currently the
matter awaits a ruling in the NY state appeals court.
The device was actually installed by the Inspector General’s office. However,
the New York branch of the ACLU cites that the covert GPS tracking system violates the state’s constitution.
From http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2011/09/department_of_l.php
If the idea of being tracked by big brother makes you uneasy, then what about the
idea of being tracked by someone who is much closer to home…your husband or wife! The NJ state
appellate court has recently ruled in favor of allowing one spouse to utilize GPS tracking systems
to track his spouse.
The case that started this curious ruling revolves around one Mr. Kenneth Villanova
and his ex-wife’s sneaking suspicious that he was stepping out with another
lady. With the help of a private detective, and the GPS tracker unit he implanted in
their shared vehicle, Mrs. Villanova was able to obtain the proof that he was
less than faithful.
Mr. Villanova’s suit again his now ex-wife, for breach of privacy in use of the GPS tracking systems, was dismissed as
having no grounds, as he had no expectations of privacy on public streets.
Source: http://uspolitics.einnews.com/247pr/235886
The U.S. Air Force is set to receive a set of two A2100 composite satellite
structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks for the GPS III
satellites. These deliveries, which represent use of enhanced GPS tracking technology,
is only the first part in a much larger project in GPS tracking systems.
The GPS III structure is made from a composite material that is lightweight and
high-strength, which makes it ideal for integration into military hardware. The
GPS III satellites are expected to deliver navigation that is three times more
accurate than current GPS tracker systems in place. It will also have advanced anti-jam
capabilities, making it more predictable in hostile areas.
Good news for the rest of us, since the system will also be adding a new
international civil signal (L1C) that is designed to work with existing GPS tracking
systems. Just don’t expect to see results until after the project is completed in
2014.
Australian officials have turned to GPS tracking units to track and monitor the whereabouts of a flying fox in hopes of learning more about the transmission of the Hendra virus and reducing its spread to other species of bats and horses.
The GPS tracker unit will track the feeding, sleeping and flying time of the flying fox. Flying foxes are one of more than 60-species of bats in Australia , and include 4 of the world’s largest bats. Queensland has reported 11 horse deaths due to the Hendra virus this year.
Source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/technology/8289714/flying-foxes-being-tracked-with-gps
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We’re usually delivering news about GPS tracking sytems being used to apprehend thieves. This one offers an entirely new perspective:
You probably wouldn’t expect to find GPS tracking units for sale in a grocery store, but that’s exactly what police found a suspect trying to sell in an Arizona supermarket. Police noticed the 18-year old suspect make a suspicious trade in front of the store, and followed him inside to find that he was attempting to sell the GPS trackers, valued at $2,000, for $15 ea.
In addition to GPS tracking equipment, police found a credit card reported stolen by a woman earlier the same day.
Some scientists think that the long-held secret of crop circles may have something to do with GPS tracker devices. The greater detail of today’s crop circles compared to the crop circles off the 1970s indicate that high-tech equipment would be necessary to complete them.
In addition to GPS tracking, some crop circles now contain visible “construction lines” used as a grid for creating the amazingly complex patterns crop circles are known for. Microwave energy is thought by some to be the method of causing the corn stalks to lie down flat. Crop circles are often associated with the UK, but they have appeared in many other countries.
Of all the GPS tracking news we’ve reported, this could perhaps be the most unusual.
Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/general-sciences-features/57597-crop-circles-may-be-made-using-gps
According to the New York Post a sting involving a GPS tracking unit has resulted in the exposure of a Diamond District mailman thief possibly responsible for multiple stolen packages containing jewelry over the last several months. The mailman was taken into custody and later released on bail.
The sting worked by placing a GPS tracker in a package designed to send an alert when opened. When the suspected mail carrier opened the package, which he thought contained diamonds, authorities were notified of his exact location.
GPS tracking of packages is not only for police stings. Businesses often use GPS tracking to track their deliveries and provide their customers with detailed delivery information. This results in improved customer relations.
News Source: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/postal_jewel_heists_FvvaslMped4TSG4QCIH4bK
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We’ve often written about the benefits of GPS tracking devices for the security of costly heavy equipment. According to a recent GPS tracking news story, an Australian man has experienced these benefits first hand when his $65K excavator was stolen from his own back yard. Having installed a GPS tracking unit on the equipment just weeks earlier, the excavator was quickly recovered with the assistance of local police.
Immediately after realizing the excavator was stolen the man briefly panicked, and then rememberred the GPS tracking device he recently had installed. Using his GPS tracking software, he was able to direct authorities to withing 15 feet of the excavator.
Relieved that his excavator was recovered the man commented on the facts that he enjoyed the thrill of the GPS tracking recovery, and that his GPS tracker had already proven to be worth its cost many times over.
Here’s another recent story about GPS tracking and heavy equipment.
