A well-known and ever-increasing technology in the location-based fleet management systems and workforce is geoFencing. It is set up to play a vital role in the development of new applications.

In a nutshell, geofences can be thought of as virtual perimeters on a map. They can be a square, circle or another shape created for a specific purpose. Geofencing, just like a physical fence, can be used for monitoring and recording exit and entry of a place within the ‘fence’ automatically.

How GeoFencing Improves the Overall Productivity of your Fleet Business

The good news for fleet businesses is that geofencing offers a truckload of benefits.

Arriving and Departing from Work Sites

It’s important that your fleet drivers arrive on time at a job site. With geofencing, there’s no need for time cards. This technology will alert you when your workers arrive on a job site and the time they began work. They no longer will have to clock in or fill out timesheets. With this technology, drivers are unable to use fleet vehicles and equipment without authorization since you will be alerted each time a vehicle leaves a designated area and therefore allowing you to track where your equipment is during work hours. Read the rest of this entry »

Being in the fleet cargo industry and making sure that your supply chain is in proper flow is a challenging task. Every minute is vital in your business processes; particularly because it can impact things like your trade efficiency system, operational costs, and economic productivity.

In order to manage your assets properly, you need a reliable, optimized solution that will allow you to scale your business. This solution doesn’t need to just work, but it needs to last too. Thanks to GPS cargo tracking, you can enhance the security and productivity of your fleet business and the cargo you transport.

This solution improves the speed and accuracy in the transportation of goods and products and other cargo-related activities. It also eliminates delayed or misrouted cargo shipments,  helps you manage your inventory better, and aids in the recovery of cargo theft. Read the rest of this entry »

The contest is between three prominent production companies who will build the new GPS satellites,: Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Boeing.

This three-way contest is being held by the U.S. Air Force in order to work on new GPS 3 satellites. Billions of dollars are at play here, with just one of the firm’s winning the opportunity to build the final GPS satellites. The winner will be chosen to build up to 22 next-generation GPS satellites.

Each of the firms receives up to $6 million dollars to try their hand at producing the new GPS 3 satellite. Following the contest, the U.S. Air Force will choose just one firm who is going to produce all of the following 22 GPS next-generation satellites.

According to Lieutenant General Samuel Graves of the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center, they are ready to work with the winning firm. He said in a statement:

“Industry told us they were ready to compete for the GPS 3 space vehicles. We look forward to working with Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to assess the feasibility of a follow-on, competitive production contract.” Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most terrifying fears families of older adults in advanced stages of dementia face is the fear of their loved ones wandering off and forgetting the way home, who they are, or where they are. The idea of a parent wandering around lost, confused, and, quite likely, afraid is one of the most common reasons adult children consider when placing aging parents, particularly those with advancing stages of memory impairments, in senior living communities for better protection.

Many senior living communities are adopting portable GPS tracking units that help them locate residents with memory impairments quickly and efficiently when they wander off. The benefit of these devices go well beyond the ability to geographically identify the location of residents who have wandered off, though.

These are just a few of the ways senior living communities are using GPS to keep tabs on their residents.

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