Archive for the ‘Applications’ Category
New research suggests GPS jamming in the UK is caused by truck drivers who are moonlighting, or working graveyard shifts. The jamming of GPS signals and devices is putting shipping and aviation industries at risk because they are unable to access the GPS tracking and GPS navigation technology. Truck and van drivers who moonlight in […]
GPS Tracking Collars and CritterCams Used to Document the Lives and Habits of Urban Bears
13 Jun 2013Word of warning: Don’t leave garbage out anywhere in the country, but particularly if you live in Alaska. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is on a mission to track and monitor movements from so called “urban bears”, and have been monitoring city bear habits every 20 minutes using GPS tracking collars. The project […]
GPS Tracker Busts Bus Scrap Metal Bandits
10 Jun 2013In Chicago, GPS trackers, similar to LiveView GPS trackers, helped locate stolen school buses. Unfortunately, what they found was a pile of rubble. Eight yellow school buses were stolen from the Sunrise Bus company yard. This lot is located on the 10000 block of South Torrence Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. In the middle of the […]
GPS Technology now being used to detect natural disasters before they occur. Natural hazards, like tsunamis, earthquakes and tornadoes, cause disastrous consequences for anyone living or working in those areas. Unfortunately, they also have very little warning potential. Often times, before someone is warned of an impending disaster, it’s too late to find safety. This […]
GPS tracking collars show positive results following a puma study and the affect of civilization on its habits. The mountain lions have been tracked for over three years in a study conducted by scientists at UC Sana Cruz (UCSC). The researchers have been keeping track of the habits of mountain lions, and the relation to […]




