2013 LCT Show Las Vegas Nevada

LiveViewGPS exhibited at the 2013 Limousine Charter and Tour show in Las Vegas, Nevada this week.  The show was fun and we all had a great time.  If you stopped by our booth – thank you for giving us the opportunity to show you our gps tracking systems.  If you have questions or would like to get an in depth system demo – call us at 1-888-502-3636.

Movement and migration of Galapagos tortoises are being studied with GPS trackers in hopes of protecting this vulnerable species.

GPS technology has been used for monitoring the behavior and movement of a variety of animals including bats, elephants, and giant manta rays. It is now benefiting scientists who want to study the migration of the Galapagos tortoise. Along with monitoring migration patterns, the technology provides 3D measurements on an interactive map.

About the Galapagos Tortoise

The Galapagos tortoise is the largest tortoise species weighing over 880 pounds. It’s the 10th heaviest living reptile in the world. The average length for Galapagos tortoises is about 5.9 feet. They also have a lifespan of more than 100 years in the wild and up to 170 years in captivity, making them one of the longest living vertebrates. Read the rest of this entry »

“Playing hooky” it seems isn’t just for young school age kids. Employees of the University of Minnesota were caught neglecting their work duties by GPS tracking devices.

Global positioning systems (GPS) are able to track and monitor the movement of which they are attached to, and in this case, GPS trackers were installed in University vehicles. The trackers followed three University of Minnesota mechanics as they sat idle in their vehicles and skipped work altogether.

According to the collected data, three university employees ended up spending over 4,000 total minutes (66 hours) idle in just eight weeks. Much of the time was spent in their vehicle while it was idle, parked at gas stations or convenience stores. During the time they weren’t working, data collected from the GPS trackers was compared to complaints about the mechanics not showing up to work on time and not located easily. Read the rest of this entry »

A new tip line (1-855-55-NOJAM) hopes to discourage GPS jamming through public participation.

The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Enforcement Bureau recently announced a new tip line that should make it easier to report jammers.

This includes:

• reporting individuals using jammers and
• reporting stores that are selling jamming devices.
• reporting advertising or marketing of jamming devices

The purpose is to make it easier to freely report using or selling illegal jamming devices by setting up a toll-free line. Read the rest of this entry »

Across Kansas, Missouri, California, Oklahoma and other farms throughout America, thefts are becoming a growing problem, and it might not be what you think. Bales of hay are being ripped off in order to sell what has become a valuable, cash-fetching commodity.

As winter ensues, the price for bales of hay continues to rise. That and the droughts that have been affecting farms throughout the country is increasing the economic struggle farmers have to contend with. Add the theft of hay, which is a crucial source of food for sheep, cattle, and other livestock, and the problem multiplies exponentially.

In the county of Tillman Oklahoma, at one point, a bale of grass hay has gone from $15 to $25 to $65 o $70 due to the ongoing drought. Alfalfa bales have gone from $45 to $60 to $140 to $150. This is a hefty price for individual bales of hay, which is why thieves have begun stealing them from neighborhood farms.

The thieves are not only targeting single bundles of hay, but big bundles that farms leave out in their fields shortly before harvesting are also being targeted.This equals thousands of dollars lost for each farm, many of which are affected by multiple thefts. Some thieves seem to fill up their truck with hay, drop them off at a safe location, then return to the same farm and steal more. In one night, they can earn more than $1,000 from alfalfa bales of hay. Read the rest of this entry »