It’s always gratifying to hear from customers who tell us how our products have helped save them money. But it’s even more gratifying to hear from those who report that GPS fleet tracking potentially helped save lives on land and on water.
On January 2, we received the following email from Key Largo, Florida:
The system on one of our boats saved a life-threatening situation over the holidays with a party that became lost and unable to identify their position.
They had two infants on board and the rescue was made in the dark. They asked how we found them so quickly. They also claimed they did not navigate thru a treacherous area, causing $915 worth of damage to the motor. Your tracking showed them upon return to the dock that they were not truthful and they then conceded that they screwed up. Thanks.”
While not exactly a bonus, the fact that GPS fleet tracking helped confirm that the boaters were the only ones who could have caused motor damage shows again how this technology can benefit fleet operators. In this case, the GPS tracking investment paid for itself immediately.
And in case you didn’t know that GPS fleet tracking didn’t work on water, the example above should sink any doubts.
Whether your fleet steers with wheels or rudders, we have a solution that will assure smooth sailing for all your management needs.
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With the postseason upon us, it is our fondest wish for GPS tracking technology to come to the aid of football referees everywhere. From the NFL to college to high school to military, have we found a deal for you!
A bunch of forward- (forward pass-?) thinking researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University are involved in a project that can pinpoint the exact path a thrown football takes and its final location. The current system uses sensors embedded in player gloves and electronics similar to those in GPS fleet tracking devices inside the football. Getting the idea?
The ball can now be viewed in real time on a computer, apparently using the sensors in the gloves to bounce exact location coordinates back from GPS satellites above Earth. The team has been working to make the gloves’ tracking ability more accurate and the receiver in the football lighter to fall another 3.5 ounces to meet NFL specs.
Be sure to watch the YouTube video to learn more about this groundbreaking project. It could be the greatest thing to hit the sport since instant replay (sorry, refs).
Don’t expect the GPS-aided system to be in play during the current postseason. But be sure to look for our exclusive Pigskin Tracker coming soon to a stadium near you (we wish).
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Interesting to see how citizens react when public dollars are involved in obtaining GPS fleet tracking devices for police and other municipal vehicles. In Pekin, Illinois, the Tazewell County Sheriff’s Merit Commission has recommended tracking units for all sheriff’s squad cars. The commission found merit in a deputy’s request to equip the cars – ironic since he was being tracked via GPS for allegedly being lax on the job.
Anyway, since word got out, the sheriff has been contacted by many GPS tracking providers, all seeking to have their products placed in the squad cars. So many have inquired that the county might put the job out for bids.
While the sheriff seems enlightened about the many features of GPS fleet tracking, citizens who read about the recommendation online have differing opinions. Some seem to have GPS fleet tracking products confused with GPS navigation devices. Others call them “spying devices.” Most seem concerned about the price.
Hopefully, the sheriff will educate everyone about the obvious benefits of installing GPS fleet tracking devices, ranging from pinpointing officer locations to improved fuel efficiency. If they need more education, we have just the place for them. And as for the deputy who didn’t lose his job after all, we think he’s become a true convert to the power of GPS fleet tracking.
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Ever get a text message from an elephant? Or a whole herd of ’em? No? Then you’re obviously not among a select team of wildlife rangers in Kenya. They’re using GPS fleet tracking to receive hourly location updates from potentially perilous pachyderms capable of devouring a year’s worth of farmers’ crops in a single night.
The worst offenders in the herds have been fitted with expensive collars that house GPS tracking devices. Those elephants’ locations are sent via text message to rangers’ cell phones if they violate a preset “geofence,” the same kind used in GPS fleet tracking for vehicles. The messages alert rangers to dispatch armed guards on vehicles with spotlights to scare the invaders away from farm fields.
Rangers and farmers and tried various other methods to scare off the elephants in the past. Now they report no violations since the GPS tracking collars became elephant neckwear.
This ingenious use of GPS fleet tracking was devised by Save the Elephants, a UK-registered charity based in Kenya. The organization is bringing the geofencing program to five other sites in Kenya. It also helps conservationists track elephant grazing patterns, which can determine where to send anti-poaching patrols using Google Earth.
Know of any other uses of GPS fleet tracking on such a massive scale? Kenya drop us a line if you do?
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We’ve seen some pretty cool GPS fleet tracking maps. But none is quite as cool as the NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) Google map – complete with images and videos of places where Santa Claus made his latest world tour. (We hope NORAD doesn’t take down the site before you read this.)
There’s been a lot of speculation about which GPS fleet tracking system NORAD installed so they could report on the jolly old guy’s whereabouts. Well, it’s time to set the record straight. You can learn all about it here.
Hope you all had a merry, on-track holiday season. We can hardly wait to see what kind of presents Santa will have in store for us in the year ahead.
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