4 ways GPS fleet tracking helps the construction industry

The construction industry relies on their expensive equipment as much as their vehicles-that’s where the security of GPS fleet tracking units comes into play.
Over $1 billion of construction related equipment and tools are stolen each year. Cable, forklifts, backhoes, skid steer loaders, steel workboxes and more are stolen, which also hurts productivity and increases insurance [...]

GPS maps underground cables, pipes for safe construction

United Kingdom researchers are teaming with utility workers to find and map thousands of kilometers of cables and pipes that lie beneath city streets. Buried decades ago, their exact locations remain a mystery.
At the University of Nottingham, researchers used a system that pairs GPS with Global System for Mobile Communication (GSM) algorithms to precisely map [...]

GPS trusted for important construction

Mapping, construction, and surveying companies use GPS technology to find the precise information they need to build and, more importantly, ensure public safety.
During construction of the Channel Tunnel (also known as Chunnel or Eurotunnel) under the English Channel, British and French crews started digging from opposite ends-one from Dover, England, and one from Calais, France. [...]