GPS Tracking

LandAirSea’s Plus Protection Plan

Protect your investment by extending the coverage your LandAirSea GPS tracking device to two years from the original product purchase date with the Plus Protection Plan. This extended warranty plan not only covers your device from manufacturer defects, it also covers:

• accidental/incidental damages involving cosmetic repairs or water damage
• internal hardware malfunctions
• or, if necessary, a complete replacement of the device.
• the Plus Protection Plan now covers lost or stolen devices

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New Pricing on GPS Tracking Key and Tracking Key Pro

We here at LandAirSea Systems are happy to announce that we are cutting prices on our most popular passive GPS tracking devices.

Effective February 1, 2012, the price of our GPS Tracking Key and Tracking Key Pro was permanently reduced. The price of the GPS Tracking Key has been reduced to $179.00 from $229.00 and the GPS Tracking Key Pro has been reduced to $249.00 from $299.00.

About the Tracking Key

The classic GPS Tracking Key is LandAirSea System’s best-selling passive GPS tracker. This ultra-compact and portable GPS data logger has the ability to determine the precise GPS location within 2.5 meters of the device, and also has the capability to recors detailed travel activities every second.

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About PoliceOne.com

PoliceOne.com is the One resource for Law Enforcement online. Its mission is to provide officers with information and resources that make them better able to protect their communities and stay safer on the streets. It provides a secure, trusted and reliable online environment for the exchange of information between officers and departments from across the United States and from around the world.

PoliceOne also features the most current news and analysis from some of the top experts in law enforcement.

LandAirSea System’s SilverCloud Receives High Marks

PoliceOne Senior Editor Doug Wyllie took some time during the Christmas holidays to test out LandAirSea’s SilverCloud real-time GPS tracking system.

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Police Employ New Tactics to Combat Rampant Bike Thefts

Bike theft is a serious problem in Cambridge (UK). In 2010, the city was named the UK’s bike theft capital according to a report by the Cambridgeshire County Council. In 2007, it was reported that thieves stole  2,240 bikes in the city, increasing to 2,326 the following year, 2,597 in 2009 and 2,870 in 2010.

As a result of this growing issue, local law enforcement officials devised a series of tactics last year aimed at combatting this rampant problem. City police officers employed new crime-busting tactics including a new city centre police team, targeting criminals who sell them and trap bikes fitted with GPS tracking systems to deter and catch the culprits.

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Open Source Development for Real-Time GPS Tracking System

New York City’s public transit provider, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, is set to pour millions of dollars into a high-tech project that will give New Yorkers a real-time view into the exact location of every single bus in the city.

Last year, the transit authority announced “BusTime,” a pilot project on the B63 bus route running through Brooklyn. GPS tracking devices were installed on each bus, and an open-source firmware was initially developed by local tech firms to allow the public to view buses as they made their way along their routes.

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About Bus 52

Bus 52 is a year-long journey across the United States that will see five young people travel to all 48 continental states in a converted school bus. This team will be setting out on this vast journey to look for people all over the U.S. who are approaching community challenges in new and innovative ways and will be sharing their stories through video interviews, articles and photo albums.

When asked what compelled this team of young people to embark on this unique journey, here’s what they had to say:

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Locate and Track a Duke Bus

Duke University has been recognized as one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the United States (ranked #10 in the US News National University Rankings for 2011). In addition its high academic standards, Duke is also known as a national college basketball powerhouse under the leadership of Coach Mike Krzyzewski.

And if these reasons weren’t enough, Duke University faculty and students will soon be able to take pride in its mass transit service. This month, Duke community members will be able to keep tabs on buses along all of Duke’s transit routes online or through a mobile device.

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Tracking Police Activity with GPS A Common Practice

Macungie (PA) Mayor Rick Hoffman wants to join other municipalities in using GPS technology to monitor police cruisers. He got the idea after speaking with officials in other communities. Pen Argyl, which is about the same size as Macungie, has been using the program about six months.

State police and departments in surrounding cities such as Allentown and Bethlehem (PA), as well as some smaller suburban communities have been using the technology for years as a safety measure for officers and a way to speed up response times to emergencies and crimes in progress.

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Forget the Beef, Where’s the Plow!

The winter season in Chicago can be brutal. Last year, a massive blizzard dumped more than 21 inches of snow, effectively shutting down the entire city. And although the epic blizzard of 2011 may not be the norm, the snow definitely is, which means the city streets will soon be covered in layers of powdery white snow.hat should provide Chicagoans with a little peace of mind

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s administration announced a new plan today to help its citizens monitor the city’s snow plowing efforts. Using GPS tracking technology, the city has developed a new website, ChicagoShovels.org, which will provide a map of Chicago’s approximately 300 snowplows, as they make their way through the various neighborhoods. This new website will give anyone with access to the internet, a clear view of work as it progresses along, allowing its citizens to track the snowplows through real-time GPS technology. “If that’s happening, you’ll see it,” Mr. Emanuel’s chief technology officer, John Tolva, said.

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Tracking Burglars Through GPS

The City of Santa Fe, NM introduced a new system designed to track convicted burglars by utilizing GPS devices rather than putting them in jail. The Santa Fe Police began tracking the first offender last week. This new program will start with just five GPS tracking devices in order to gauge its effectiveness and ability to collect data.

According to a report from ABC News, Santa Fe Police Capt. Aric Wheeler, said the idea for the program originated as an alternative to repetitive incarceration, which can get pretty expensive for taxpayers. They also found that jail time did very little to deter these repeat offenders from committing more burglaries.

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