Businesses and organizations of every type and size use GPS tracking systems everyday. Here are a few of the most common industries using GPS trackers to improve the way they do business.
Law Enforcement and Private Investigators: GPS tracking for law enforcement and private investigations provides a cost-effective method of vehicle tracking without the need for around-the-clock human surveilance. GPS tracking systems with motion sensors alert law enforcement officers and private investigators when a target vehicle moves. Using GPS tracking software, agencies have the capability to follow the tracked vehicle with great accuracy.
Construction Companies: With both heavy equipment, and expensive items such as air conditioners, appliances, and more at stake, construction companies use GPS tracking devices to protect the costly items they store on construction sites. GPS trackers can be placed on items such as dump trucks and bulldozers, as well as central air conditioning units and refrigerators. In the event of theft, these items are much more likely to be quickly recovered. In some cases, insurance companies offer premium discounts for items equipped with GPS.
Home Services: Business which provide in-home services, such as medical supply companies, contractors, plumbers, HVAC companies, and more often use GPS tracking devices for fleet tracking. With GPS tracking software, fleet managers have the ability to determine efficient routes, and know exactly where every vehicle is at any time of day.
TrackingTheWorld's OFT-210 Ankle Bracelet GPS Tracker
According to the LaCrosse Tribune, a newly introduced Wisconsin bill is asking for GPS tracking devices for repeat offenders of protection orders issued through Wisconsin courts. The GPS tracking bill stems from “Cindy’s Law”, an Illinois law requiring GPS tracking of repeat violators of protective orders, which was named in tribute to a woman killed by her boyfriend three years ago.
Since Illinois enacted the GPS tracking legislation, other states have followed suit, including Minnesota and Indiana. If the bill passes in Wisconsin, the GPS tracking services would be funded by the offenders themselves through a $200 surcharge for every violator of a protective order.
In the photo above, you’ll find TrackingTheWorld’s OFT- 210 GPS tracking ankle bracelet. Ankle bracelet trackers are frequently used for GPS tracking of criminal offenders.
CNN recently featured our newest GPS tracker, the WorldTracker Enduro Pro, on a segment of CNN Newsroom. Describing the Enduro Pro as “about the size of a pack of Tic Tacs”, and “what the real private eyes use”, the segment discussed the versatility of the GPS tracker as both a vehicle tracker and a tracking device that can easily be worn on the person. As shown in the CNN video, the Enduro Pro GPS tracker works with GPS tracking software to provide real time GPS tracking via satellite mapping.
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More Specs on the Enduro Pro GPS Tracking Device.
The OFT-210 GPS Tracker
One of TrackingTheWorld’s latest GPS tracking devices is the OFT-210, an ankle bracelet GPS tracking device. With the release of this GPS tracker, we’d like to inform our readers on how ankle bracelet GPS trackers like the OFT-210 are successfully put to use every day.
GPS Tracking for Home-Based Corrections
Considered a more cost effective alternative to already overcrowded jails and prisons, community-based corrections and in-house arrest programs are becoming a necessary choice for many localities. Attaching ankle bracelet GPS tracking devices to each offender allows program administrators to simultaneously monitor a large numbers of offenders via GPS tracking software. The GPS tracking devices can be programmed to alert authorities when the bracelet leaves a specific area, to assure that an offender leaves and returns from work at designated times, and to monitor the individual’s daily free time, if applicable.
Ankle Bracelet GPS Tracking for Elderly Loved Ones
Nursing homes and families are turning to GPS tracking ankle bracelets to track the location of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, who might otherwise be at risk for wandering away, becoming lost, or taken advantage of.
The ankle bracelet GPS tracking units can be programmed to alert caregivers and family members when the wearer leaves a specific area, such as their home, their neighborhood, or their care facility. This allows the individual to have as much freedom as possible while assuring their safety. In addition, modern GPS ankle bracelets are small in size, and are easily hidden by the wearer’s pants to provide as much dignity as possible.
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The use of GPS tracking for city bus systems is certainly on the rise. City bus users in St. Albert in Alberta, Canada now have the ability to monitor their city buses in real time via any electronic device with access to the Internet. The vehicle tracking technology allows users to view the location of their bus on a map through GPS tracking devices installed on every bus in the fleet.
The new GPS tracking system is designed to prevent long wait times, making the public transit system more friendly, and ultimately increase the number of patrons choosing to use public transportation. Considering the popularity of smart phones, it estimated that nearly half of bus patrons will take advantage of the new real-time GPS tracking system.
The cost of adding customer-accessed real-time GPS tracking capabilities to the buses’ existing GPS tracking devices was approximately $100,000. St. Albert is the sixth municipality in Canada to offer customers real time GPS tracking for a public transportation system.
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GPS Tracking for College Students:
For most of us, the school year is coming to a close and summer is on the way. High school graduates are headed to college, and away from home, perhaps for the first time in their lives. During this memorable time, one of the most common concerns for parents is the personal safety of their young adult on campus.
In recent years, GPS tracking technology has become a very common added safety measure for the personal safety of campus students. GPS trackers have become more portable, incredibly reliable, and more affordable for families to use on a daily basis. Here is our best advice on choosing a GPS tracking device for your college student.
Choosing a GPS Tracker
Portability: When it comes to GPS tracking and college students, portability is an important factor. Students on the go want a GPS tracking devices that is small enough to fit in the pocket of their jeans, in a purse, or backpack. When using GPS tracking for your college student’s personal protection, assure that it is comfortable to wear and easy to use.
Durability: Busy college students need durable GPS trackers built to withstand the abuse of being carried around campus everyday and ocassionally tossed on a dorm room floor. Look for a tracker with a sturdy housing, and perhaps one that is water resistant to help you get the most return on your GPS tracking investment.
Reliability: A GPS tracker for personal protection purposes must be reliable. When selecting a tracker, ask the dealer about its ability to reliably work in low signal areas such as parking garages, theatres, and large campus buildings, it’s battery life, and how accurately the GPS tracker can pinpoint a location. In addition, shop for a GPS tracking unit that includes a panic button, which allows the user to send an SOS message which will automatically update you via cell phone in the event of an emergency.
Software: GPS tracking requires the use of GPS tracking software via the Internet. Your service provider will supply you with the login information necessary to monitor the location of your student’s GPS tracking device.
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Now you can safely enjoy the beauty and adventure of the outdoors with the security of a real-time GPS tracking system. Showing your friends or family members how to track your travel, hiking, or biking excursion with GPS tracking software will allow you to rest assured that you can easily be located in the event of an emergency.
On the news, we often see stories about tragic circumstances ranging from families stranded in vehicles to hikers lost in the wilderness. A simple GPS tracking solution could successfully prevent these tragedies.
Far from the negative headlines about big companies tracking your phone in vague and ambiguous ways, real GPS tracking solutions are useful tools you can use to keep you and your family safe and sound.
OFT-210 Ankle Bracelet GPS Tracking System
It’s time for the May issue of GPS Tracking in the News! As always, we’ve been looking for great news stories about how GPS tracking systems are being used everyday by businesses, municipalities, and individuals around the world. Here are our top choices for May 2011.
GPS Tracking Devices for Domestic Violence Prevention: High Tech Alternative to a Restraining order?
Dutchess County New York is launching a test plan to utilize GPS trackers as a tool in preventing domestic violence. Repeat offenders and their victims will receive courtesy GPS trackers to track their movements. When the offender reaches a point deemed to be too close to the victim, both the victim and police are notified. The county implemented the program as a result of experiencing 4 domestic violence related homicides in less than a year. We’re wondering if the offenders will wear ankle bracelet GPS trackers similar to our OFT-210 tracker. Source: http://www.midhudsonnews.com/News/2011/May/12/DC_DV_GPS-12May11.htm
Offender Removes Ankle Bracelet GPS Tracker
Police in Bakersfield, CA have alerted the public that a convicted sex offender has removed her GPS tracking ankle bracelet in an apparent attempt to flee. For situations involving home-based detainees, TrackingTheWorld recommends the OFT-210 anklet GPS tracker. It uses fiber optics to prevent false connections, comes equipped with a backup battery, and is equipped with an automated tampering alert. Source: http://www.turnto23.com/news/27860084/detail.html
Michigan Kids Launch Weather Balloon Equipped with GPS Tracking Phone and Camera:
Twin brothers in Michigan managed to get their whole school involved in a weather balloon launch designed to track and view the balloon’s journey through the use of a GPS tracker and a video camera mounted on the bottom of the balloon. After some trial and error, the balloon was launched and later found in a field. Source: http://grandhaven.wzzm13.com/news/news/grand-haven-twins-inspire-weather-balloon-launch/57048
Warrantless GPS Tracking Debate Continues
The Obama administration is pushing for warrantless GPS tracking by law enforcement, and has asked the Supreme Court to review the case of an individual whose case was thrown out of court due to warrantless GPS tracking. Proponents of warrantless GPS tracking are carefully following this legal development. Source: http://www.presstv.ir/usdetail/179566.html
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