GPS Tracking

Eliminating Buyer’s Remorse

In the current state of economic turmoil this country is experiencing, the term “buyer’s remorse” has taken on a whole new meaning.  While a customer may be totally happy with their purchase of a new product, the uncertainty of the future can turn any happily-made purchase today into a financial liability and expense tomorrow.  This is one of the greatest features of the no-contract policy that forms the foundation of the payment plan for LandAirSea’s SilverCloud real-time GPS tracking device; while many GPS tracking manufacturers require customers to commit to predetermined rate contracts, the ability of a SilverCloud user to establish an account, pay for their respective rate plan monthly, and suspend their account at any time provides a level of security that many other companies in this industry cannot match.  Additionally, the recent updating of LandAirSea’s return policy ensures that any LandAirSea GPS tracking device customer, whether they purchase a passive or real-time GPS tracker, can shop with confidence.

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Reverse Tracking Lauded as Important

Will Safer Conditions Ensue?

Source acquired via BBC News, April 29, 2010, Hertfordshire, England – Using a GPS tracker in order to protect domestic abuse victims isn’t anything new. Numerous courts across the world have ordered attackers to wear GPS devices as part of legal punishment. Law enforcement officials in Hertfordshire, England, want to protect abuse victims by using GPS trackers as well, though the Hertfordshire Police Department views GPS tracking just a bit differently.

Instead of handing out GPS trackers to criminals, Hertfordshire police are handing out GPS alarms to victims of domestic abuse and “honour” abuse. These GPS alarms will be worn by various abuse victims throughout Hertfordshire on a daily basis. The devices record a victim’s location every 15 seconds, and police are instantly alerted if an alarm has been dropped, thrown, or moved outside of a designated location. (more…)

It’s All About Safety Measures

Will it Work as Planned?

New Haven, Connecticut is rolling out a new GPS monitoring system to aid in the tracking of those who have been convicted of violent domestic crimes.  The idea behind this effort is to not only track the offenders, but be able to provide timely alerts should they violate the terms of their sentences.

The victims will also have a small device that delivers a message should an offender violate a pre-set boundary in their area.  Also, the victims will be supplied with cell phones so that an automated system can make a call to them and the police agency simultaneously to notify them of the violation.

Is all of this really necessary or is it overkill? The stats tell the story quite well.  One in four women has experienced domestic violence in their lifetime.  Each year, between 600,000 and 6 million women are the victims of domestic violence.  And finally, the most startling fact of all:  as an average, more than three women and one man are murdered by their intimate partners every day in America.

Technology that has been enabled to assist in this area is a huge boost to the efforts of keeping victims safe.  Everyone knows that police agencies cannot keep watch on victims 24×7 to make sure that they are ok.  In fact, case loads for local authorities are almost unbearable.

GPS is the Perfect Partner

If these systems are implemented as planned, they will work automatically and provide advanced notice to the victim that there might be a problem.  This is different from the normal ankle monitoring that only provides police agencies a notice if there is a problem with the monitoring system or other anomalies.

With these new systems, domestic violence victims can begin get back some semblance of a ‘normal’ life.  At least it might help them to live without always looking over their shoulders.

The most serious of cases are the ones that will be targeted by this program.  The best advantages of this program are that:

It is victim oriented.  This differs from existing programs that are targeted exclusively at offenders.

Provides extra time for implementing a plan once an alert is sent out.  The quick alerts allow victims to take action based on pre-determined steps to help insure their safety.

It is an extra tool that provides an additional layer of protection in the appropriate cases.  The goal is to save lives.

GPS Tracking devices have made many important marks on society.  This is without doubt one of the most important.