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Inject your kids with a GPS tracking chip May 16, 2007

Posted by Rich in : GPS tracking children , 50 comments

It’s good that there is no such thing as a subcutaneous GPS tracking chip, because some crazy Brits would inject them into the country’s kids! Geez, and I already thought that kid-tracking cell phones might be a bit overboard. The scary thing is that someday we might actually have subcutaneous trackers.

GPS fleet tracking - who uses it and why May 14, 2007

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I came across an interesting article today about who uses GPS fleet tracking and why they use it. Especially useful is their list of eleven reasons why. It’s easy to see why they say the pay back period on GPS fleet tracking systems is 6-12 months. Here’s a short summary:

  1. Reduced costs due to speeding, excess wear and tear etc.
  2. Improved vehicle maintenance due to automatic reminders
  3. Insurance discounts
  4. Productivity gains
  5. Improved customer service
  6. Better record keeping
  7. Improved ability to analyze trends
  8. Better overtime management
  9. Eliminated the need to track down employees
  10. Improved asset management
  11. Elimination of driver logs

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    Maptuit selects NAVTEQ to power NaviGo May 5, 2007

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    Maptuit, a provider of GPS fleet and asset tracking solutions, recently announced that they have chosen NAVTEQ TRANSPORT™ truck attributes for their latest fleet navigation product, NaviGo (PDF). NaviGo features real-time mapping and navigation; commercial-grade routing and re-routing; text-to-speech turn-by-turn directions; and a large moving map format as well as a truck-specific dynamic road network.
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