GPS Tracking

Download the Free SilverCloud iPhone App

LandAirSea Systems, a leading manufacturer and developer of passive and real-time GPS tracking systems, is please to announce the launch of its new SilverCloud iPhone App.

This mobile vehicle location management application allow owners and users of the SilverCloud and SilverCloud Sync real-time GPS tracking systems, the ability to view and monitor the precise location of their assets or vehicles, whether it’s a single vehicle or an entire fleet of vehicles, from anywhere conveniently on their iPhone and/or iPad.

With the SilverCloud iPhone App, users will be also able to monitor the speed of each vehicle and the battery life of each device simply by tapping on the vehicle icon located on the map.

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About the GPS Tracking Key

The GPS Tracking Key Pro is a small, pocket-sized and portable passive GPS data logger. The internal computer accurately determines the GPS location of the device within 2.5 meters and records detailed travel activities every second.

The next generation GPS Tracking Key Pro has all the features offered by the Tracking Key, but with a convenient on/off switch to help conserve battery life when not in use. Powered by just 2 AA batteries, it also offers up to four weeks of active driving time, twice the time offered by the original Tracking Key, as well as the ability to function with virtually unlimited power through an optional hardwire kit.

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Tech Support via Email, Online Chat and by Phone

LandAirSea Systems, Inc., a leading manufacturer and developer or GPS tracking systems since 1994, now offers 24-hour technical support to help troubleshoot and answer any questions that may arise regarding their passive and real-time GPS tracking devices.

The large majority of fleet vehicle and delivery services, such as limousines, taxis, large freight trucks, and food catering services operate around the clock to meet the needs of their customers and clients. And likewise LandAirSea, wants to be there to provide around the clock technical support for its full line of GPS tracking systems.

To contact LandAirSea’s technical support department, simply email them at support@landairsea.com or call them at any time on their support line at 847-462-8100. They also have a live online chat to help answer immediate questions online.
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The Not So Fast and Furious

Law enforcement officials in Los Angeles were able to recover a missing 2010 black Ferrari belonging to local exotic car rental business. What seemed on the surface to be a simple car theft case, may actually turn out to be an elaborate car smuggling operation.

Eric Blumberg, the owner of an exotic car rental business, Rent-In-Style, noticed something was wrong after renting out the Ferrari to what seemed to be a legitimate customer. The going rate for renting that particular black Ferrari was $2,000 a day.

“In the cars we have a few different tracking systems in place,” Blumberg said. “I found that this car wasn’t moving for a few days so that’s rare because of the costs per day.” Usually, people rent exotic cars for special occasions with the intention of driving it as much as possible. However, in this case, the car had not moved for a period of a few days – that’s $2,000 down the drain each day.

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Thieves Beware of Taking the Bait

It seems that high-tech “Bait cars” are being used more and more by various police departments around the country. Bait cars, which are also called decoy cars, are outfitted with GPS tracking devices, covert audio and video surveillance equipment and some can be remotely controlled to shut off with a push of a button.

These bait cars are often placed in parking lots and residential neighborhoods with high vehicle theft rates, and are used by law enforcement officials to catch car thieves. In Texas, police turned to the public to aid them in apprehending a couple who took a bait car equipped with a hidden camera for a spin [link to the video].

Most recently, police officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico, caught a group of teenagers who decided to swipe a car and take it out for a 20-minute joyride.

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Father and Son Duo Tracked with GPS Device

Law enforcement officials apprehended a father and a son on Tuesday after the two led authorities on a chase in a stolen truck through southern Palm Beach County, Florida.

According to jail records, Justin Lawrence Heffernan Sr., 36, is currently being held at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond. His son, Justin Lawrence Heffernan Jr., 19, was admitted to the Delray Medical Center and is being treated for a possible gunshot wound. There has been no immediate information on his condition.

Both father and son are facing charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer, kidnapping, reckless driving, grand theft, fleeing and eluding a police officer, and leaving the scene of an accident.

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About the GPS Tracking Key

The GPS Tracking Key is a small, pocket-sized and portable passive GPS data logger. The internal computer accurately determines the GPS location of the device within 2.5 meters and records detailed travel activities every second.

Data stored on the Tracking Key can be accessed by inserting the unit directly into your personal computer or laptop via USB port (PC only). The information recorded by the Tracking Key can then be: viewed as a written activity/text report; displayed over a digital street map; or – the most popular option –  displayed over a satellite image on Google Earth.

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Win a New iPad from LandAirSea and Steer Your Own Adastra Super Yacht

The list of things that Apple’s iPad can do continues to grow. Consumers are not only enjoying the intuitive functionality and versatility offered by the iPad, they’ve harmoniously integrated the iPad to sync with with their music libraries, books, movies, work related documents and even their security systems. But here’s something that should top any list of “cool things you can do with an iPad.”

According to a report from the Daily Mail, the Adastra Super Yacht – a beautiful and luxurious $24 million, 136-foot water-caster – can be steered with the iPad (well, within 164 feet, anyway).

The Adastra super yacht was custom-made for Anto Amrden, a mega-wealthy Hong Kong-based shipping mogul, who some speculate may use it for transportation between the two Indonesian islands that he owns – you heard right, he OWNS a couple of islands.

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New Tracking System to Help Boost Efficiency While Saving the City Money Longterm

The City of Temple (Texas) approved a new GPS tracking system for their fleet of city vehicles. The technology is estimated to cost thousands of dollars to purchase and implement, however, city leaders say it will be worth every penny.

The hardware’s initial cost is estimated to be more than $25,000. A monthly fee of $2,500 for service will continue after that. City officials said the GPS is well within their budget, and should pay for itself over the next couple of years.

The tracking hardware will be installed in 82 of the city’s 700 vehicles, and city leaders hope to have the devices working in about 45 days.

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Law Enforcement Performs GPS Surveillance in ‘Good Faith’

A federal judge in Iowa has ruled that evidence gathered through the warrantless use of GPS tracking devices are admissible in order to prosecute a suspected drug trafficker. Last week, U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett in Sioux City ruled that the GPS tracking data collected by federal DEA agents last year against suspected drug trafficker Angel Amaya, can be used as evidence, since it was obtained prior to the Supreme Court ruling.

According to the judge, the agents acted in ‘good faith’ and were relying on what was then a binding 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals precedent that authorized the use of warrantless GPS trackers for surveillance in Iowa and six other states.

It’s the third of such ‘good faith” rulings by federal court judges in the wake of the recent and historic Supreme Court decision, all of which illustrate that the Supreme Court ruling can be easily skirted by law enforcement agents and prosecutors who work in circuit court regions where it was previously legal to use the devices without a warrant.

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