By using GPS tracking, the man who stole a Christmas tree from a police officer’s daughter’s grave is tracked down.

When Ben Henault, a police officer in Taunton, Massachusetts, discovered a Christmas tree placed on his daughter’s grave was stolen, he was glad that this time, he decided to use a GPS tracking device. This was not the first time a tree has been stolen from her grave. In fact, the repeated theft has gone on for several years. It was hard for Henault not to take it personally.

Henault’s daughter, Rachel Henault, died in 1999 after suffering for a year from brain cancer. She was only seven years old.

Since she was diagnosed the year before right before Christmas, Henault admits that the holiday season is a very hard time in their family. To remember her each year, he places a small decorated Christmas tree at the cemetery where she is buried.

After the first few years of having the tree stolen from her grave, Henault began to get suspicious. “Is this personal? Who is doing this? Is this because I’m a police officer?” he told reporters. Read the rest of this entry »

Residents of Queensland, Australia can now track an ambulance’s whereabouts in real-time with GPS tracking technology.

In Australia, researchers are beginning to use GPS tracking devices for a number of things, including tracking vehicles. Not just any vehicles, but ambulance fleets. Over 1,000 ambulance trucks are getting GPS tracking with advanced tracking technology that is linked to an online service. Anyone will be able to log-on to the website or the app and see where the ambulance is in real-time.

This will be the first time GPS tracking is used for this purpose in Australia, beginning in Queensland. The software will be known as Real-Time Operational Ambulance Management software, or iROAM. It was originally launched in 2012 for the Queensland Ambulance Service. The system was developed by QAS and provided supervisors to look at operation of their fleets, find out if they can figure out a better dispatching system, and find out what ambulances were available, and what ones were arriving at nearby hospitals. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are planning on a move soon, you might be wondering what the safest city in the U.S. is. Not only will you know your family is safer there, but you will prevent break-ins, burglaries, and vehicle theft. Law Street Media has put together a list of the top 10 safest cities, according to the city’s crime rate and various other factors.

1. Irvine, California . California occasionally tops the list for having the most dangerous cities in the U.S., but it also has quite a few safe ones. Irvine, California is located in central California and is considered the safest city in the country according to the violent crimes by population. In 2012, there were 110 violent crimes with a population of just over 200,000 people.
2. Gilbert, Arizona . Another city on the western part of the country is Gilbert, Arizona. There is only one police officer per 965 people in the city, and for good reason. It is considered a very safe city, with 5 murders and 205 violent crimes in 2012. This is a percentage of 95.68 safety rating.
3. Plano, Texas. There are multiple Texas cities that are considered safe in the United States, beginning with Plano, Texas. Plano has a population of approximately 214,000 with a murder rate of 2.33 per 100,000 people. It is also an above-average income city with the median household income being over $83,000.
4. Fremont, California. Another safe California city is Fremont, which is close to Silicon Valley. There is a murder rate at 0.09 per 100,000 people, and a little over 100 violent crimes per 100,000 people. It was also one of the safest cities over 200,000 people according to population in 2011.
5. Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale, Arizona is not only one of the safest cities in the country, but also one of the safest cities among populations over 200,000 people. Its murder rate is 0.13 per 100,000 people and the city only has one police officer per 557 people.

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Automatic alerts are a BIG feature that businesses with Fleet GPS tracking software will use to proactively monitor company vehicles.  These alert notification are sent to any cellphone via text message or email address you specify.

Alert notification types include:

• Ignition Alert – Alerts when ignition is turned on or off, or both.
• Panic Alert – Driver initiated alert via installed panic button.
• Geo Fence Alert – Vehicles enters and/or exits a specific area
• Power Alerts – Vehicle battery is getting low
• Route Deviation Alert – Vehicle deviates from preset route
• Speed Alert – Vehicle exceeds a specified speed threshold Or, Posted Speed Limit

Benefits of these alerts?

• Instant event notification for unwanted driver behavior
• Action can be taken immediately
• Improves Safety
• Enhanced vehicle security

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1. Change your drivers behavior.  This will save you money and improve safety.  With SpeedGauge, you’ll know the exact location, as well as date/time when drivers have exceeded posted speed limits.

2. Reduce fuel your monthly fuel spend.  Reduce idle times, miles driven and speeding.

3. Verify time at the job site to validate invoicing and employee time.

4. Recover a stolen vehicle and contents within it.

5. Many times, provides for an insurance reduction.

6. Improve Your Customer Service!  Never ask – Where are my drivers at again!

7. Company vehicle location awareness and real time visibility.

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