Just like distribution and delivery businesses can benefit from incorporating GPS tracking into their business vehicles, seasonal businesses, such as lawn care services, pool-cleaning companies, and snow removal companies can too. In fact, these services may benefit more than other similar services.

Why is that? Because the window of time for these businesses to operate is so limited that every dollar must pull double duty.

Lawn Care Services

The landscaping services industry is estimated to become an $80.6 billion industry by 2015, according toLandscapeOnline.com. Most landscaping companies rely heavily on service routes that they work week after week in order to maintain lawns during the summer months. In states that have more months of summer-like weather, the seasons are longer, but most U.S. states have some sort of winter, where this industry is less widely utilized. Read the rest of this entry »

Researchers use GPS tracking to find out more about the newly increased population of Snowy Owls in Maryland.

The Snowy Owl is an elusive bird that is native to Canada, though it can be found in various locations around the United States as well. It is also the official bird for Quebec, a province in Canada. While its classification is still not confirmed, experts believe it to be closely related to the Bubo horned owls. They can travel thousands of miles on their own and typically do when the seasons change.

One of the snowy owls being tracked, Hungerford, did just that when she traveled from the Arctic tundra to the coast of Maryland in the fall. In the winter, researchers found her and have been tracking her activity, along with other owls involved in a study.

While they are some of the largest birds that can be found in North America, there is little information about them. They don’t generally like to be around humans and spend most of their time in the Arctic Circle, only moving to the United States in the winter. Read the rest of this entry »

According to theBureau of Labor Statistics, there were over 1.25 million delivery drivers employed in the U.S. in 2012. That’s a lot of deliveries made and delivery vehicles on the road each and every day. One thing that a vast majority of these vehicles have in common is that GPS tracking technology could help them operate more efficiently. The benefits of GPS delivery tracking below are just the tip of the iceberg.

Real Time Delivery Notifications

Delivery alerts in real time offers a huge benefit that adds value to your company over other delivery companies when customers are making their choice. Companies want to know when their customers receive the goods. They want proof that the items they sent were delivered and where those items were delivered in case issues ever arise.

Monitor Delivery Employees

GPS monitoring of employees works. It’s as simple as that. In fact, it works on many fronts. First, it keeps the lead out of their feet. If they know you’re going to get a report every time they go above the posted speed limit, they’re going to keep their speeds on target. This means fewer speeding tickets and lower insurance rates. Read the rest of this entry »

Iran officials hope to improve community safety, decrease prison time for non-violent criminals, and clear packed prisons through the use of GPS trackers.

In the United States, global positioning systems (GPS) are used for a multitude of tracking and monitoring purposes, including for tracking recent parolees. In Iran, officials want to take a similar approach by using GPS tracking in order to reduce how long prisoners need to stay locked up.

Electronic Handcuffs

The GPS trackers are in the form of handcuffs, dubbed electronic handcuffs. These high-tech restraining devices will track the exact location and movements of the criminals, regardless of where in the country they are located.

The GPS handcuffs are only to be used on criminals who did not commit a violent crime, allowing them to complete their punishment in their own homes. The GPS electronic handcuffs are also designed to ensure that these non-violent convicts don’t attempt to cross the border before their sentence is up. Read the rest of this entry »

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Rogers County, OK sheriff department hopes to incorporate more GPS tracking technology after successfully tracking down a thief.

Global positioning systems (GPS) have been used for a wide range of uses in recent years, expanding far beyond traditional navigational benefits. One of these benefits includes tracking commonly stolen items that help lead law enforcement to the location of a would be thief. The Green Country Sheriff Department in Oklahoma is now considering using even more GPS tracking units due to a recent successful sting operation that led to the arrest of a stolen trailer.

In Oklahoma, the theft of trailers is considered an epidemic due to how often they are being stolen. These trailers are not only easy for criminals to steal, but very difficult to track down after the criminal successfully leaves the driveway with one. However, now there is a new way to track them down and catch the thieves, thanks to GPS tracking technology.

The sting operation in question occurred when Penni Leach’s storage unit was broken into by cutting into the unit’s lock, then loading all of her stored belongings onto a stolen trailer. Lucky for Leach, the stolen trailer was already being tracked by the local police department as part of this sting operation. Read the rest of this entry »