GPS trackers seen to curb crimes

Friday, May 18, 2012 The technology, he added, is a mobile tracker that could help them locate any vehicle in danger. The GPS is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the US Department of Defense. It was originally intended for military applications, but in the ...Read More

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Trimble Introduces New DR+GPS Module for Vehicle and Asset Tracking Applications

May 15, 2012 By: Janice Partyka Trimble has introduced the Aardvark DR+GPS module that combines dead reckoning (DR) with GPS technology on a single, compact board. The Trimble Aardvark DR+GPS module provides positioning information when GPS signals are limited or not available, such as in urban canyons and tunnels. The Aardvark DR+GPS module is being ...Read More

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Police: Driver in city roll-over wreck was distracted by GPS unit

The driver who flipped his sport-utility vehicle on North Prince Street in Lancaster this morning was fiddling with a GPS unit at the time of the accident, city police said. The driver, Robert Beale Jr., 25, of Nottingham, is being cited with careless driving in the 7:15 crash because he was distracted by the device, ...Read More

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Larimer sheriff’s office defends use of GPS tracker on critic’s vehicle

By The Associated PressFriday, May 11, 2012 FORT COLLINS — The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office is defending the use of a GPS tracker to follow a critic of the department. The department says the tracking was justified because authorities thought she was planning to kidnap her son and defy a court order, and they didn’t ...Read More

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Trimble Introduces New DR+GPS Module for Vehicle and Asset Tracking Applications

NEW ORLEANS, May 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – Trimble (TRMB) introduced today the Aardvark DR+GPS module that combines Dead Reckoning (DR) with Global Positioning System (GPS) technology on a single, compact board. The Trimble Aardvark DR+GPS module provides reliable and accurate positioning information when GPS signals are limited or not available, such as in urban canyons and ...Read More

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Location Based Technologies Supports Safe Teen Driving with Pilot Educational and Marketing Campaign in North Texas

IRVINE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Location Based Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:LBAS.OB – News), a leading service provider of personal, pet and vehicle GPS locator devices, announces its support of National Youth Traffic Safety Month in May in conjunction with NBCUniversal owned station NBC5. The campaign will include numerous public safety announcements with safe driving tips, through a month-long ...Read More

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West Deptford motorists leave vehicles unlocked; thieves steal GPS units, iPods, wallets

WEST DEPTFORD TWP. – A specialized BMX bicycle, an iPod touch and a Tom Tom GPS unit were stolen April 26 from an unlocked vehicle while it was parked in the Bulldog lot at West Deptford High School. – The driver of an “old style” minivan, green in color, left the LukOil station on Kings ...Read More

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Hemisphere GPS Announces New Snow Grooming Guidance and Snow Depth System

Hemisphere GPS EquiPiste & S320 Antenna (CNW Group/Hemisphere GPS Inc.) KELOWNA, BC, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ – (HEM.TO) From the Canada West Ski Areas Association (CWSAA) Spring Conference, Hemisphere GPS announces today the EquiPiste™ integrated snow grooming management system. EquiPiste provides visual guidance, snow depth status and event logging for snow grooming operators, mountain managers ...Read More

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Hemisphere GPS and Stara S. A. Expand OEM Partnership with Customized eDriveX™ and A320™

CALGARY and NÃO-ME-TOQUE, Brazil , April 30, 2012 /CNW/ – (HEM.TO) Today, Hemisphere GPS and Stara S.A. Indústria de Implementos Agrícolas announced their expanded OEM partnership as part of Stara’s new SpeedDrive X system. Stara, one of the world’s largest agricultural equipment manufacturers, launched SpeedDrive X today at the AgriShow Rabeirão Pretoin São Paulo State, ...Read More

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