The California Department of Motor Vehicles goes digital after signing a GPS tracking license plate bill.

The bill in question is theSenate Bill 806, which proposes using GPS tracking and modern technology for improving the speed and processes of registration renewal. Since the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in California renews about 10 million vehicle registrations each year, it is hoping to speed up the process, shorten lines in local DMV offices, and make it a more convenient process for everyone involved.

This bill involves an electronic license plate pilot program using global positioning systems (GPS) technology. GPS has been aiding various industries all over the world, from mapping and navigation benefits to tracking behaviors in wild animals and domestic pets. Now, the DMV wants to try it out with this new pilot program. After signing the bill, the pilot program will need to be established by the beginning of 2017.

Instead of having a static metal license plate adorned with registration stickers, the license plate would wirelessly display messages concerning the vehicle’s registration status, such as “expired”, “current”, or “stolen”. Read the rest of this entry »

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GPS tracking technology lets dog walkers take the dogs without a leash, to many great benefits.

Walking your dog is essential to their physical and mental well being, but walking them on a leash isn’t always the best solution. That is why Clever Canines now uses GPS tracking technology to allow the dogs to roam free on their walks, but still tracking their location and movements just in case they wander off a bit too far.

Clever Canines is a dog walking company in Calgary that specifically advertises as bringing their client’s dogs on walks without using leashes. They believe a dog should be able to walk freely without constraint while getting fresh air and exercise. It is through a program called WalkAbout, which is mostly off-lead, though does require using a combination of on-leash walking on occasion. Read the rest of this entry »

Many employees are slow to embrace change — any change. Business owners who have attempted to introduce small changes in safety protocols or even dress codes understand this all too well. In the eyes of many employees, GPS tracking on company vehicles is a change that’s anything but small. However, if you introduce it the right way, you’ll discover that it’s not that difficult at all to get employees to embrace the change as something positive for everyone.

Show Your Hand from the Start

Don’t surprise them with the news after the fact. Let them know it’s going to happen. Give them the facts and allow them an opportunity to air their feelings on the issue. It you hide it from them, or they feel you’re hiding it from them, you might find the plan met with resentment rather than acceptance and compliance. Read the rest of this entry »

With the help of GPS technology, researchers now know how a group of koalas in Australia survived a nearby brushfire.

If the researchers from the University of Queensland hadn’t fitted koalas with global positioning systems (GPS) trackers prior to the brush fire that broke out in Queensland, they might not know how they managed to survive the fire.The koalas were being tracked by GPS tracking devices to learn more about their natural habitat, eating habits and food sources, and their general movements throughout the day.

In January, when a brushfire made its way through Stradbroke Island in Brisbane, the researchers expected their study to be over and the koalas be a victim of the fires. However, when they returned to the area once the smoke had cleared, they found their koalas safe and well.

With the help of the GPS tracking technology, we not only know that koalas are cute and cuddly. But they’re smart too. The scientists figured out that the koalas were astute enough to escape the fires by hiding out near a stream until the fires were out. Read the rest of this entry »