Columbia is well known for its succulent coffee. Just ask Juan Valdez. But apparently, this South American country is also known for something else: its manhole covers.

Manhole cover thefts isn’t just limited to Columbia either. India, China, and our own windy city (i.e. Chicago) has seen its share of vanishing manhole covers. In fact, it’s become so common that there’s a Wikipedia page about it.

So what’s in it for the manhole cover thief? If you guessed cash, you’re right. Manhole covers can be resold for a high price for scrap, then passed off to other cities who use them for all sorts of things, like sewer systems. Read the rest of this entry »

More and more communities around the U.S. are testing out a high-tech method of snow removal. Through real-time GPS tracking, cities can better manage their response to the white stuff, and residents can get a birds-eye view of the location of snow plow trucks and snow removal progress. Buffalo, Salt Lake City, Spokane, and Chicago are just a few of the cities that are experimenting with Global Positioning Systems tracking for a more efficient snow removal experience for workers, administrators, and residents.

In the past, after a big snow, city and suburb-dwellers were left wondering when, and sometimes if, snow plow trucks would get around to plowing their street.  While most municipals remove snow with the utmost of due diligence, sometimes streets have been unknowingly missed. The result: calls and complaints from residents wanting to get to work or carry out errands without driving in inches upon inches of snow. Read the rest of this entry »

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On Monday, January 23, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that law enforcement authorities are disallowed from placing a GPS tracking device on a suspect’s automobile in order to track movement without first having a warrant.

This first of its kind ruling will likely shape the privacy rights that Americans will expect to see in the future in an era of new generation wireless electronics. It’s the first time the issue of use of GPS devices in criminal investigations was addressed in a ruling. Down the road, we may see more developments in the tracking of mobile phones and other technology devices.

The decision on the police’s use of GPS tracking devices on a person’s car without a warrant highlights the technology that police had in monitoring Americans’ day-to-day habits and activities. Typically without a warrant and under the cover of darkness, up until now, police had been able to install a GPS device under a suspect’s car to aid their investigations. Read the rest of this entry »