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132 days ago by Glenn

Do we know how to sniff out stories about GPS fleet tracking or what? This time, the “fleet” consists of domestic cats in the United Kingdom and a border collie on its way to track big cats in Africa. Well, it’s not exactly tracking the cheetahs themselves; but what they, er, left behind. But more [ ...

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135 days ago by Glenn

Just a day after we learned that a Colorado company used GPS fleet tracking-style technology to create three-dimensional views of much of Virginia’s underground utilities, we see that Burlington, North Carolina, is using the same technology to keep track of its “lost” manholes. According to local on ...

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139 days ago by Glenn

We’ve blogged before about how GPS fleet tracking technology helps locate lost boaters and assists commercial fishermen. Turns out it’s also helping some East Coast boating enthusiasts beat the winter blues by tracking yacht races in warmer climes. All they have to do is visit sites like the Pineapp ...

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152 days ago by Glenn

While GPS fleet tracking continues to be a “recession-proof” growth industry, the technology is finding many other useful applications. Foremost among them is the ability to locate people. This is due in large part to the FCC’s E911 requirement that all cell phones sold in the United States allow em ...

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160 days ago by Glenn

A lot has been written lately about reducing your carbon footprint to help reduce global greenhouse-gas emissions. But how do you know how much, er, gas you emit? Or your fleet vehicles? Now you can get a good idea of your carbon output with help from your iPhone and its built-in GPS tracking abilit ...

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163 days ago by Glenn

GPS fleet tracking for bicycles? GPS tracking of where you’ve been on your bike, your maximum and minimum speeds, and your riding altitude? You bet. Several interesting applications of GPS fleet tracking technology are now running on two wheels: Denver B-Cycle, a new bike-sharing program in the Mile ...

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172 days ago by Glenn

Because they can threaten humans when they feel threatened themselves, tigers and mountain lions need all the friends they can get. One of their best friends these days is Russian President Vladimir Putin. He not only has his own website that tracks a rare Amur tigress in Siberia, but he also knows ...

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177 days ago by Glenn

Living in San Francisco as a kid, I always looked forward to visiting the Exploratorium. Even back then, its fun, interactive exhibits appealed to geeky and normal kids alike. Now the “museum of science, art and human perception” offers a virtual exhibit based on, of all things, GPS fleet tracking. ...

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179 days ago by Glenn

The English seem to have a passion for viewing their nation from the air. We recently discussed how one British gent uses GPS tracking to create location-based “diaries” that trace his daily whereabouts. Now comes the BBC’s Britain from Above website, with an overhead look at the “traces” of 380 Lon ...

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181 days ago by Glenn

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 Mel ...

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