GPS Tracking Blog
Water utility companies face a few challenges that other businesses do not face in their operations. One of these is managing a fleet of vehicles to take care of your daily needs. From reading meters to monitoring delivery, turning on services, and checking other interests in the field, it’s important to find new ways to make your fleet more efficient and effective. GPS fleet tracking offers numerous methods for doing just that.
Plan More Efficient Routing
This is one of the primary reasons businesses begin to consider GPS fleet tracking services. However, fleet tracking goes well beyond the obvious routing and scheduling. Because it operates in real time, GPS fleet tracking can reroute vehicles in order to avoid traffic issues, accidents, and more. This helps you avoid lost time sitting in traffic, inefficient idling, and still save money on fuel for your water utility fleet vehicles. Read the rest of this entry »
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Do’s and Don’ts to Prevent Bike Theft
21 Jul 2016
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It’s summer and many of us are out and about getting exercise and taking in the warm weather and scenery on our bikes. It also makes now a great time to learn how to properly lock up your bike to keep it from getting stolen. If you have ever had your bike stolen, you know how it feels to see that empty space where your bike was located. To avoid bike theft, below are some do’s and don’ts of keeping your bike secure.
DO Lock Your Bike Always
No matter where you go with your bike, if you can’t take it with you, lock it up. It doesn’t matter if you are only going inside for a minute. It only takes a second for someone to run off with your bike, so always lock it up. If there isn’t a place for you to lock your bike to, you can simple lock the bike’s front wheel to the frame. Read the rest of this entry »
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According to a report issued by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB,) which was co-produced by the National Equipment Register (NER,) heavy equipment theft is on the rise. In 2014, when the report was released, 11,625 pieces of heavy equipment were reported stolen to law enforcement agencies, which was an increase from the 11,486 pieces of equipment that were reported stolen in 2013 – a 1.2 percent increase.
Of the 11,625 pieces of heavy equipment that were reported stolen to law enforcement agencies in 2014, only 23 percent were recovered. This data illustrates that this type of crime is costly for all parties involved with heavy equipment, including companies that insure the equipment, individuals or companies that own the equipment, and agencies that rent the equipment.
According to this report, the types of equipment that were stolen the most include: Read the rest of this entry »
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Mule Deer are beloved in Wyoming, but their numbers have been declining. Human interaction and destruction of their natural habitat has impacted the habitat and the well-being of these animals, making their future quite bleak. However, thanks to the efforts of researchers and GPS tracking devices, the future of the Mule Deer may not be so disparaging.
A team of researchers, equipped with equipment to tag the Mule Deer, was able to successfully tag several of the deer. The team, which was headed by Holly Copeland of Lander and an ecologist with The Nature Conservancy, used pads to lay the deer down on, examination tools to assess them, a scale to weigh them and GPS tracking collars to collect important data regarding the habits of these animals.
The GPS tracking devices outfitting the deer send signals that will be relayed via satellite office in Laramie and Lander. Scientists will be able to use the data that the devices collect and compile important information that will help them map their migration routes. Read the rest of this entry »
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GPS Augmentation Systems Explained
18 Jul 2016A global positioning augmentation system refers to a system that helps to improve the exactness, reliability, availability, or various other aspects of a GPS device that the device is not intrinsically equipped with. A global positioning system (GPS) needs to be completely accurate to be as effective for its intended purposes as possible.
Global positioning systems are used by both the military and civilians, and various augmentation systems have been developed for both. In order to meet the needs of both sectors, the US government has developed several types of augmentation systems, which have been made available to the public. Some of these systems include:
- Nationwide Differential Global Positioning Systems (NDGPS)
These ground-based systems increase the accuracy and the integrity of global positioning systems to those who use it, on both US land and US waterways. This augmentation system has been designed to meet international standards, and 50 countries have developed similar systems. Read the rest of this entry »
