Over millennia, we have used science to track animals. Forensic science that traces things like feathers, footprints, and foliage to track animals was the beginning. The process has changed and technology is taking the lead when it comes to tracking animals thanks to GPS tracking and other technologies available to explorers and observers of nature today.

The book, Where the Animals Go, written by James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti illustrates just how vividly technology can be used to help explain where animals go and other essential details about the lives they lead, which are often unobserved by humans. It does so while at the same time raising awareness about the struggle of saving wildlife and wildlife habitats around the world.

What sets this book apart is that it isn’t just about where the animals go, but about what they do and the motives behind these actions and the various decisions animals make. It will question everything you think you know about animals while providing beautiful illustrations of the lives these beautiful creatures lead.

The book, which tracks wildlife using satellites, drones, cellular phone networks, camera traps, and accelerometers; allows you a unique glimpse into the private lives of otters, turtles, ants, pythons, wolves, storks, owls, baboons, sharks and more as they navigate through the world around them. The book explores these lives with maps, graphics, and four-color charts that combine to provide outstanding stories about these animals – bringing art and science together and in living color.

Garnering praise from the likes of National Geographic, NPR, Scientific Americans, Literary Review, and Dr. Jane Goodall; Where the Animals Go has won prestigious awards including Winner: Best Overall from the 2017 British Cartographic Society Awards (2017); Winner: The John C. Bartholomew Award for Thematic Mapping from the British Cartographic Society Awards (2017); and Winner: London Book Fair Innovation in Travel Publishing Award from the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards (2016).

Where the Animals go takes you on a journey that is both past and present, primal and futuristic. Most importantly, though, the story is one that bridges things as ancient as animal migration patterns with modern technology that explores the motivations behind these migrations with vivid imagery and impressive, data-driven, scientific detail at the same time.

Peek inside the book for yourself and see why it’s drawing such accolades from communities that celebrate science, technology, and art.

We all know that winter is coming, but before that happens, there are four fall weather industries that just might benefit greatly from GPS fleet tracking tools and technology. If you operate one of these types of businesses, then maybe it is time to consider taking the plunge and investing in GPS fleet tracking for your business.

1) Chimney Inspection and Sweeping Companies

Many people spend the fall season preparing for long, cold winters ahead. One way they do this is by engaging your services. That means that fall can be quite hectic for your business.

GPS fleet tracking for chimney inspection and sweeping companies ensures that you make it to all the customers on your list, that routes are planned with greater efficiency in mind, and that your employees are accountable for their routes and actions.

2) Landscaping Companies

Fall can be a busy time for landscaping companies as many homes shift gears to focus on leaf pickup and renewal ahead of the coming winter. This means your landscaping company has some busy days ahead of you.

GPS fleet tracking for landscaping companies can help you reduce your labor costs by encouraging your workers to work more efficiently, planning more efficient routes, and offering a healthy sense of competition among employees to get their jobs done better and faster. You can also use this opportunity to determine which jobs might not be earning quite the profit you’d like so you can decide whether you need to raise rates on certain properties for fall cleanup or recommend another company to handle the business.

3) Gutter Cleaning Companies

Clearing gutters of leaves, sticks, and other debris is a necessary part of the home winterization process. This means that your business is very busy this time of year helping homeowners with this important task.

GPS fleet tracking for gutter cleaning and installation companies allows you to schedule more efficient routes for your workers, ensures your workers are visiting the proper home (especially beneficial when working for homeowners that may work during the day), and monitor your driver’s actions behind the wheel to safeguard the reputation and public good will for your gutter cleaning company.

4) HVAC Companies

HVAC companies have plenty of furnaces to inspect and ducts to clean as winter approaches. Yearly inspections of furnaces are important to many homeowners – and to your business.

GPS fleet tracking for your HVAC company provides you with the ability to provide more accurate appointment windows, verification of service calls, and helps you plan for the maintenance needs of your fleet vehicles more effectively, too.

Honesty is a thing that seems to be in short supply at times. One reporter put that belief to the test with the use of a personal GPS tracking device and a purse left in a few conspicuous places. What she discovered is that while there are some honest people in the world, there are still plenty of people who are, surprisingly, proudly dishonest.

The first video shows a lady robbing an elderly woman in a supermarket by grabbing her purse off her powered scooter while she was getting something off a shelf. Bold move and quite brazen, but this is something that happens all the time.

Inside Edition’s Lisa Guerrero decided to do an experiment of her own by leaving her purse vulnerable in a busy location. The first experiment takes place at The Original Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles and restores faith in humanity to a degree when a security officer for the market turns her purse into the lost and found with all items in tact.

The next part of the experiment didn’t go so well. She left her purse outside the Chinese Theatre near the Hollywood walk of fame where someone grabbed the wallet from inside the purse and ran, unfortunately, he also discovered the GPS tracker inside the wallet and left it behind while getting away with the wallet and the cash. Obviously, this guy doesn’t pass the truth test, but he never had an opportunity to explain his actions on camera.

For the final part of the experiment, she left her purse on top of her car parked in a busy Hollywood parking lot. Here, two ladies notice the purse, consider it, grab it and go. Guerrero followed them, thanks to the GPS tracker located inside the wallet, that allowed her to follow their route on her own mobile phone. She eventually confronted them and while they did give her purse, wallet, and cash back, but were completely unapologetic about taking it in the first place, claiming it wasn’t the right thing to do, but “nobody’s perfect.”

One thing the story doesn’t report is the precise number of people who may have noticed the purse and walked on, leaving it unmolested. However, it is a stark reminder of how important it is to protect the things that are important to us and how useful GPS tracking technology can be in aiding in the recovery of stolen items – especially with some of the more sophisticated GPS tracking devices that are available today.