Parents gain peace of mind with a GPS tracking device that keeps track of their children while they are in the middle of a busy, crowded place.

Summer vacations, weekends, and evenings out with the family are the perfect opportunity to enjoy adventures with children and spend that all-important quality time together. Unfortunately, many of the fun activities involve being a part of a large crowd where there is the risk of a child wandering off. It is incredibly easy to lose track of a child with crowds that are pushing and moving constantly, and a parent’s worst nightmare if it does occur. Read the rest of this entry »

Shark Week 2014 started Sunday, August 10th on the Discover Channel, so we thought our loyal readers would enjoy a story on GPS tracking and sharks.

Researchers off the Gulf of Mexico are using GPS tracking devices to follow sharks (and other marine life), and to possibly predict future weather events.

Scientists at the University of Miami wanted to figure out a way to examine future weather trends, particularly in terms of hurricanes, as they are the biggest natural disaster issue on the east coast. To do so, they decided to take advantage of modern technology, specifically through the use of global positioning systems (GPS).

A variety of sea creatures have been tagged with GPS trackers near the Gulf of Mexico, including sharks, billfish, tarpon, and tuna. They each have an individual tag that is linked to a satellite dish. This allows the researchers to track the water temperatures and other changes as the sharks and fish swim through the ocean.

There are a total of 750 animals being tracked over the last ten years in the ocean in order to see the water temperature, as well as the salinity of different depths of the ocean. Read the rest of this entry »

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A teddy bear equipped with a GPS tracking device helps track down a Georgia charity donations thief.

A burglar in Athens, Georgia has been detained and charged, after confessing to the crime, thanks to a GPS tracker that was placed inside a pink teddy bear at a local charity donation site.

After clothes were reportedly stolen from a local donation drop-off box in the Georgia Square Mall in Athens, clever charity organizers placed a pink teddy bear trap — in the form of a GPS tracking device.

While Global Positioning Systems (GPS) have been used for navigational properties for civilians and military personnel for decades, applications of the technology is proving to be highly beneficial for tracking criminals. Read the rest of this entry »

Vehicles belonging to a Pennsylvania sanitary company are equipped with GPS tracking technology, and, as a result, the company is saving more than 100 gallons of gas every month.

The Franklin Township Municipal Society Authority in Pennsylvania is currently using GPS tracking devices on their fleet in order to save gas and benefit in a number of other ways.

The authority decided to deploy advanced technology in the form of GPS trackers after noticing that they were having issues with the trucks idling for too long, which uses unnecessary fuel. To combat this, the authority installed GPS tracking units on 6 of their 10 trucks.

Kevin Kaplan, assistant manager of the sanitary authority, said that he has already noticed the GPS trackers increasing efficiency and helping the company know exactly how long the drivers were at each location, as well as how long their truck idled for. Read the rest of this entry »

California holds the top spots for the most stolen cars in the United States, according to a recent survey.

TheNational Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has released their list of the top locations within the U.S. where car theft is an issue. California is not only at the top of the list, but out of the top 10 places with the most car thefts, cities within California hold 9 out of the 10 spots. Cities range from Southern California locations, like San Jose and Bakersfield to Northern California cities, like San Francisco.

The 2013 vehicle theft survey isn’t the first time California has taken over the list. In 2011, California had 7 of the 10 spots, and in 2012, the state had 8 of the 10 spots. It is an ongoing trend and unfortunately the number keeps going up. Read the rest of this entry »