New Years is the time when many people join the fitness bandwagon. Now, workout enthusiasts are getting creative their exercising using GPS trackers to go on routes that create art with the mapped workout. Perhaps this might be a helpful way to keep those New Years resolution fitness goals past February?

When people who exercise with their GPS tracking device that supports a computerized map, their workouts have the potential to end up on the map. The technology can create a map outline of the exercise route. Usually, though, it’s in the form of a nonsensical shape.

However, some recent fitness enthusiasts have discovered that if they choose their route carefully, they can be more creative and make pictures or words with their workouts using GPS tracking technology.

Bret Lobree is one such exerciser, who rides his bicycle to draw pictures like a turkey when he uses his GPS tracking app. This is what he did this past Thanksgiving, when he rode 52.9 miles just to make a drawing of a turkey on the map. Read the rest of this entry »

27 year old war veteran, Ben McBean, was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan. Rather than focusing on the things he can no longer do, he decided to turn his attention to something he could do to honor those who have died in the line of duty.

His solution was to run a 31-mile path around the city of London in the shape of a poppy.

Appropriate for a Poppy Day celebration, though it may be, it posed a specific challenge for McBean who had lost his left arm and right leg as a result of a mine blast in 2008.

McBean used GPS tracking to trace his path around the city marking the outline of the poppy and then called on others to fill in the flower by running through city streets. Altogether, people ran 7,500 miles.

It wasn’t just about the running, or even the symbolism for McBean. It was an opportunity to raise awareness and funds for the Royal British Legion who had supported him through his lengthy recovery after his injuries occurred. People who participated in the “filling in” of the poppy were encouraged to engage in their own fundraising and awareness building efforts. Read the rest of this entry »

While you may be concerned that there will be initial resistance within the ranks over your desire to implement GPS fleet tracking for your company vehicles, explaining the plan the right way can make a world of difference about how the new change is received by your staff. Keep these tips in mind to help you have the successful implementation of GPS tracking in your business vehicles.

Offer Full Disclosure

If you don’t act like you need to hide anything, people will accept it for what it is. In other words, don’t act like you’re doing something underhanded or wrong or your staff will begin to wonder what it is you’re not telling them.

Instead, explain the many benefits GPS tracking offers your business. Then spring the next tip on them and watch how quickly you overcome objections. Read the rest of this entry »

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!   As a side note, our offices will be also be closed 12/25/2014.

Individuals with dementia may soon have early diagnosis, thanks to advanced GPS tracking technology.

Global positioning systems (GPS) are used in the modern day for much more than maps and driving directions. They are frequently used by researchers to determine how to protect endangered animals, capture poachers, and help track down criminals.

This technology is also being used by researchers at the University of Waterloo, Canada who are studying dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Researchers at Waterloo have created a smartphone app that will use the GPS tracking technology already placed inside the phone that can look at the link between dementia and how well the person moves on a daily basis.

It is based on the life space of a person, which is the area they travel each day. The tracking technology is able to look at how comfortable they are in their current environment, and see when things begin to change. Read the rest of this entry »