If you are like the rest of people and are tired of waiting and wondering when your pizza will arrive, then this will be good news for you. Domino’s Pizza says that soon you will be able to track your pizza from the time it’s pulled out of the oven to when it’s delivered right to your doorstep.

Using their tablets and smartphones, customers will be able to track the precise location of the delivery car while on route to your home thanks to a GPS tracker. Inspired by ride-sharing app through Uber Technologies Inc., a company which has rights to Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises will be testing the GPS program.

Customers will be able to track their pizza delivery in real time through a map shown by the GPS driver tracker. It is thought that this program will cause hungry consumers to be more patient since they will be aware of how much longer it will be to get their pizza. Chief Executive Don Meij states during an interview that it’s a dark spot when it comes to the delivery business.  Now, however, it will be completely transparent and disclosed. Read the rest of this entry »

For a PhD study being conducted by student Natalie Wildermann of James Cook University, twenty-five baby flatback turtles will be sent on a journey on to the Whitsundays; five of them having a particular job to do. This study is designed to document the young turtles travel habits.

These turtles were gathered up in Mackay from four different nests when they first hatched about several months ago.

In order to determine which five turtles were the strongest and largest, Ms. Wildermann and her team were observing the animals closely. A small GPS tracker (solar powered) will be attached on each shell of the selected five.

This GPS tracker does not affect the swimming abilities of the turtles and is less than 10 percent of their weight. A special glue attaches them to the shells and is designed to fall off in around two to three months after research data is gathered. It’s not damaging to the turtle’s shells either. Read the rest of this entry »

We’re in the height of the busy, summer travel season. With that, comes luggage theft, which is a big problem for travelers around the world today. Taking steps, like the ones mentioned below, to prevent luggage theft can save you time, money, and aggravation while traveling.

Keep Your Bags Close

It’s hard to always have a hand and eye on your bags during long layovers and in the event of lengthy delays. If you must rest your eyes or keep them hawkishly on your children instead, protect your bags in one of the following ways:

• Loop the handle around your foot.
• Use the luggage as a pillow.
• Consider using it as a foot rest.
• Attach it to your arm, neck, shoulder, etc. via the strap.

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Fans of the Tour de France can now follow the race on the Internet and television for the first time in its history. They will have the ability to track the 198 competitors’ performance in real-time by using GPS tracking sensor data that is fed to a website from sensors that are fitted underneath the saddles of the competitors.

Data like the speed of the rider, their precise position on the road, and their proximity among other competitors are conveyed through this GPS tracker.

This type of intimate data is normally preserved for the teams who gain private access to it as well as private biological data like power output and heart-rate that wouldn’t be part of the feed.

According to Jeremy Ord, Dimensio Data’s Executive Chairman, the technology will enable fans of the cyclers to follow the race in various ways that they have not been able to before.

Understanding what was occurring behind the scenes of line TV coverage was difficult, until now. Read the rest of this entry »

More and more businesses are adopting GPS fleet tracking technology to save money and improve the overall customer experience. When it comes to mobile dog grooming businesses there are a few other benefits GPS fleet tracking provides that are well worth mentioning.

Verify Stops

It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while stops get missed on hectic days. It can be the result of a Golden Retriever gone wild, a Chihuahua on a rampage, the hounds of, ahem, Hades have been loosed in the grooming truck, or something as crazy as a turned around driver that sets the wheels of chaos in motion.

Without GPS fleet tracking, little Frodo the basset hound can get skipped in a long line of grooming appointments for the day. With GPS fleet tracking, though, even if one truck runs behind, there’s generally someone nearby that can either pick up the slack or reschedule the poor pooch before his owners know he’s been missed.

The other benefit GPS tracking provides when it comes to verifying stops is that it can back your groomers up that they did in fact stop as claim and spend an appropriate amount of time to account for the grooming services they provide at a given location. This provides an adequate indication of services when false claims are made against your drivers. Read the rest of this entry »