GPS Tracking

Theft and Drug Thugs Get Busted

More Reasons to Get a Real Job

Source Acquired Via Fox Business, May 14, 2010, Monroe, Michigan – Recently, business owner Dale Brunt found out how valuable a GPS tracking device is when one of his golf carts was stolen from his place of business. Just days before the cart was stolen, Brunt equipped the car with a GPS tracking device. Police were able to track down the missing cart, and they also uncovered a Michigan grow-up. (more…)

Bank Robberies Becoming Less ‘Profitable’

GPS Shines Light on Would-be Thieves

Source Acquired Via My Fox Atlanta, May 20, 2010, Hiram, Georgia – Attempting to rob a bank these days is not as easy as it once was – this is the lesson that two men in Hiram, Georgia, learned on the morning of May 19, 2010. The men robbed a Bank of North Georgia in Hiram, but were quickly tracked by police who used a GPS tracker.

The Unseen Squealer (more…)

GPS tracking system technology is one of the most often used forms of surveillance that police and law enforcement agencies utilize to conduct investigative efforts on suspects. Monitoring devices such as the GPS Tracking Key, GPS Tracking Key Pro and Victoria tracking system are only a few of the GPS devices that many local, county and state police use to monitor the driving activity of potential suspects. However, police in Indianapolis could have never imagined that they would be using the monitoring technology on one of their own, but that is exactly what happened when Jesse Russell Jr. became a suspect in an arson investigation.

Russell became a person of interest to arson investigators working the case when it was revealed that the officer was the first officer to arrive at the scene of at least seven different fires. The police involved with the case found the officer’s presence at multiple separate fires highly unusual behavior and decided to investigate the man in blue with the use of a tracking device. (more…)

Dangerous Application for Smart Phones

Extracts a Person’s Information from Their Phone

Source acquired via i4u.com, May 14, 2010 – monitoring a child’s or employee’s cell phone has been possible for some time now, but a new app created by Retina-X Studios makes retrieving someone’s cell phone information a whole lot easier. Mobile Spy was created in order to provide a “completely stealth monitoring program” for those who wish to spy on another person. The app takes only a few minutes to download, but it can do a world of damage.

One of the Worse Kind of Stealth Applications

Once the Mobile Spy app is downloaded onto a cell phone, or other, device, it’s nearly impossible to detect the spyware. After the app has been downloaded, the person who installed the app can log onto an online control panel that lists all kind of private information. Information such as sent and received emails, texts, call logs, and even a person’s location (via GPS tracking) can be viewed. All of these features were a part of the original Mobile Spy app, but the newest version of Mobile Spy is even more invasive.

Mobile Spy 4.0 now has the ability to download every photograph, text message, and email that is sent to a personal phone. In addition, items such as calendar events, personal memos, and contact details can also be viewed online. All of these things make it easy for a person to monitor another person’s cell phone usage, track a person’s location, and even view private information. The Mobile Spy app also makes it relatively easy for a company or person to collect phone numbers and address information. (more…)

GPS Embedded in a Laptop

Mini Laptops Top Sport Big Features

Source acquired via PC Advisor, May 10, 2010 – Last year, Sony released its “P” range of Vaio laptops. These laptops were a cross between a notebook and a smartphone, but they were not powerful enough to impress PC critics. This year, Sony has come out with a new “P” range, and this time around the small laptops are as internally impressive as they are aesthetically pleasing.

The new P series comes in an array of eye-popping candy colors ranging from hot pink to lime green. In addition, each laptop is equipped with a 64GB SSD drive, 2GB DDR2 SDRAM, Windows 7 Home Premium, built-in GPS technology, and an 8 inch widescreen display screen. Since these laptops are so compact, they are easily portable. In fact, the main purpose of the P series is to allow users to carry a widescreen laptop while traveling. (more…)

Technology Overkill?

Practical Application Questioned

Source acquired via ABC News, May 13, 2010, Summerville, South Carolina — City hospitals anywhere in the world share the same problem: overcrowded emergency rooms. When an emergency room becomes overcrowded, some patients are, inevitably, looked over. While emergency room crews try to give each patient the care that is needed, sometimes this type of care becomes impossible. In order to prevent any emergency room mishaps from occurring, a Summerville, South Carolina, hospital is handing out GPS tracking bracelets to every emergency room patient.

Looking for Efficiency

By handing out GPS tracking bracelets to every patient, hospital staff will be able to track each patient’s movements. The idea behind the new GPS tracking system is to speed up treatment times while making the emergency room safer for those in dire need. Nurses who work at the Summerville Medical Center will be able to track each patient throughout the duration of a hospital stay. Rather than looking for a patient or calling out a number, nurses will be able to immediately locate all patients.

Sherry Washington (a Summerville Medical Center representative) told press that as a “patient moves through various spots in the ER, we can track that patient…” By tracking patients in real-time, it’s easier for nurses to locate a patient when help is needed. This system also gives patients some assurance that medical care is never too far away should an incident occur. So far, emergency room staff is adapting well to the GPS monitoring system, and patients seem to appreciate the technology as well. (more…)

Technology and Food Combine

Making Customer Service Fun

Source acquired via The Star, May 13, 2010, Malaysia – North American pizza lovers have been able to keep tabs on a Domino’s Pizza order for some time now, but this service is just reaching Malaysia. Beginning on May 17, 2010, people residing in Malaysia will be able to track any Domino’s order. With the help of GPS tracking technology, Domino’s customers can keep a watchful eye on any pizza order from the moment an order has been placed to the moment it leaves a Domino’s restaurant.

This service, called the Great Pizza Service, will be the first of its kind in Malaysia. Since Domino’s chains throughout North America have successfully implemented this system, there is no doubt that this system will work equally as well in Malaysia. In order to track a pizza order, customers simply need to visit the Domino’s Malaysia website, input a phone number, and watch as a pizza moves from the kitchen to a delivery vehicle.

Implementation Comes With a Price

Many Domino’s enthusiasts are excited about this new GPS system, though this kind of service may not be a positive thing. While customers will enjoy knowing where a pizza is at all times, a vast amount of pressure will be placed on kitchen staff and delivery personnel alike. Further, this type of system will prompt people to expect rapid service from all restaurants. Then again, allowing customers to interact with the food preparation system is a clever marketing tool. (more…)

Tracking Your Vehicles

Making Customers Accountable

It’s a match made in heaven.  No, really, it’s that good.  Automobile dealers are discovering that they can make use of GPS Tracking devices to help prevent them from losing money.  Dealers that finance their own used vehicles to customers are particularly vulnerable to losses incurred when buyers skip out and hide vehicles on which they are supposed to making payments.

The answer is GPS Tracking devices.  We’re not talking about GPS Navigation units here, either.  The devices that auto dealers should use are designed to connect to a vehicle and are activated only as needed once the vehicle has been sold on a “buy here pay here basis.”

The main benefits of these systems makes them too important to ignore:

Discovery by Location. Should your customer stop making payments and decide to hide the vehicle, they will have violated the terms of their contractual agreement.  That is when you will need to put your plan into action.  You need to get the vehicle back to prevent taking a loss.  Using these devices allow you to activate them from afar, and then track the location of the vehicle in real-time to get a fix on where it is located.  Then, you can put your recovery plan into action. (more…)

Size of GPS Devices is a Factor

Monitoring Freight Movement Allows Quick Recovery

One of the best uses of GPS Tracking devices is in the tracing of stolen freight by bands of thieves.  Around the world, news stories are mounting about the theft of freight from semi trailers, trains, and maritime shipments.

Recently, a shipment of pharmaceuticals was recovered because of a small, pill-bottle sized GPS Tracking device.  This shipment was intercepted and the suspect was apprehended without incident near St. Louis, Missouri.

This underscores the need for further use of GPS Tracking devices in this application.  Here is where the fight will be won or lost in this arena. (more…)

Cell Phones Might Not Help You

Better to Have Two Sources of Help

The news about vehicle ownership is that people are keeping their vehicles longer than they ever have because of financial issues.  This means more miles on vehicles that would have otherwise been traded or sold.  More vehicles with over 100,000 miles are using streets and roads in our communities. (more…)