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.
A $49.5 milion dollar contract to purchase high tech public transportation buses for Staten Island will result in patrons having the conveniences of plugging in laptop computers, cell phones, and more. In addition, the Metropolitan Transit Authority reports Staten Island bus patrons will soon have the ability to use a GPS tracking application to track the location of any bus at any time via their computer or smart phone.
GPS tracking installed on the new buses will allow patrons the convenience of knowing if their bus is running on time, resulting in a more reliable, user-friendly public transportaton system. New Yorkers endure some of the longest commute times in the nation.
Many major cities are now offering GPS tracking of their public transportation system for the convenience of their patrons. Here’s another story about GPS tracking for city buses.
Source: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/07/swank_new_high-tech_buses_head.html
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
Find out more about GPS tracking for businesses.
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.
Cutting his GPS Tracking Bracelet resulted in a Wisconsin sex offender heading back to jail. Sentenced to wear the GPS tracker for life, authorities were alerted when the offender removed the bracelet. He was found in his home with the GPS tracking bracelet loosely attached to his leg. The man could face felony charges for tampering with a GPS tracking device.
TrackingTheWorld’s OFT-210 ankle bracelet GPS tracker is ideal for secure tracking of home based corrections individuals, high-risk populations such as Alzheimer’s patients. The OFT-210 utilizes fiber optic technology for virtually tamper-proof GPS tracking. In addition, the ankle tracker includes a hidden backup battery as an added measure of security.
The OFT-210 GPS tracker is waterproof, and offers remote tracking adjustment options- a cost effective feature, especially for law enforcement departments. Here’s another post on our ankle bracelet GPS tracking unit.
News Source:http://www.wauwatosanow.com/news/126251223.html
GPS tracking systems are used for a variety of personal and business uses. Here are just a few ideas for taking advandage of today’s GPS tracking technology.
1. Outdoor Sports– What a better way to safely enjoy the beauty
of the outdoors than with the security of a GPS tracking system? Allow family members to track your hiking or
biking excursion with GPS tracking software, and rest assured knowing that you
can be easily located in the event of an emergency.
2. Impress Your Customers– In today’s world of e-commerce and wireless technology,
consumers have come to expect instant access to the information they want and
need. GPS tracking systems used to track your customers’ deliveries can help you provide them with better customer
service, and keep them coming back time and time again.
3. Track a Teen–
Want to know if “Junior” is really “studying at the library”? Parents are using GPS tracking devices to
monitor the driving speeds, and location of their teenagers.
4. Catch a Thief–
Protect your business or home by attaching GPS tracking systems to your valuables such
as heavy equipment, lawn mowers, and automobiles.
5. Track Employees–
Want to know if your drivers are effectively managing their time, obeying the
rules of the road, or abusing the use of company vehicles? A GPS tracking system and GPS tracking
software can quickly give you the answers you need to operate your business as
efficiently as possible.
6. Protect a Child- Portable GPS tracking devices are
widely used as an added safety measure for quickly locating children in the
event of an emergency, and prevent them from becoming the targets of crime.
The continuing changes of GPS tracking and improved technology continue to transform the GPS tracking industry.
GPS Tracking Now!–Real Time Trackers
GPS tracking units now offfer updates as often as 2-3 second intervals.
Instead of waiting several minutes for GPS tracking locate reports, GPS tracking is now available on demand.
GPS Tracking Performance Improvements
No longer is it necessary to deal with low signal problem spots. Many GPS tracking devices are now effective in underground parking garages, and other locations such as movie theatres.
GPS Tracking Units Continue to Shrink!
Just as computers and cell phones continue to get smaller, so do GPS tracking units. Credit card sized GPS trackers are now popular for personal security GPS tracking, covert GPS tracking, and fleet tracking.
Unsafe drinking water is a leading cause of disease and death, and is considerable world health issue. A new GPS tracking device known as the Water Canary, tests any water sample to evaluate its safety and then pinpoint the user’s location via GPS tracking. The result is a solution for allowing individuals to determe if their water source is safe and crowd sourcing to alert officials to “bad water” areas via GPS tracking technology.
While currently hand-constructed at around $100 each, the goal is to mass produce the canary yellow water sampler GPS tracking units and provide them to at-risk areas/individuals at no charge.
Source: http://mashable.com/2011/07/14/water-canary/
Here’s another GPS tracking blog post about using GPS trackers to improve quality of life.
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According to FloridaToday.Com the GPS tracking satellite launch scheduled for tomorrow has been delayed until Friday pending further technical assessments. See our previous GPS tracking news post for more information about watching the live launch online via the ULA’s website.
Source: http://space.flatoday.net/2011/07/gps-iif-launch-postponed-24-hours.html
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If you’re a GPS tracker enthusiast, you don’t want to miss the launch of the Delta IV GPS IIF-2 GPS tracking satellite. The launch is expected to occur tomorrow at Cape Canaveral by the United Launch Alliance, founded in 2006. The ULA contracts with the U.S. government to perform NASA launches, and has completed 5 NASA launches in the last six months. The ULA is a 50/50 venture of The Boeing Company and Lockheed Martin.
For more information on the live video launch of the new GPS satellite, visit the United Launch Alliance here: http://www.ulalaunch.com/site/default.shtml
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