Alltell Wireless Axcess Family Finder November 15, 2007
Posted by Rich in : GPS tracking children , 1 comment so far
Alltell Wireless has introduced their own child tracking service, dubbed Axcess Family Finder. The cost is $9.99 a month per child application. Normal airtime charges apply though it appears that there is no other charge each time you check the location.
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GPS tracking device solves home construction site thefts November 5, 2007
Posted by Rich in : GPS asset tracking , add a commentFrom Clarksville, Tennessee, comes news that GPS tracking devices have solved a rash of construction site thefts, where thieves were stealing home appliances. Clarksville Police Department Detective Robert Durham was impressed with the technology…
I have worked a lot of construction site burglaries, and traditionally they are rather hard to break, but with the GPS system, we could track them down in less than 24 hours.
GPS school buses for emergency response November 1, 2007
Posted by Rich in : GPS tracking and public safety , 2 comments
Over the past year or so, I’ve seen more reports of school districts using GPS for tracking school buses. I’ve often wondered what the benefits are — more efficient fleet management, improved route development, etc. But after last week’s deadly wildfires in Southern California, we see a new use.
GPS-equipped school buses can be used to shuttle emergency responders such as fire fighters, and evacuate those in need, including nursing home residents…
As reported on CNN, Heather Storke of Oceanside, CA said the fleet of school buses that normally transport children in Poway “saved my grandma and hundred of other elderly and disabled people.”
“My parents went quickly to get my Gram. The closer they got to Poway the thick cloud of smoke turned the sky as dark as pitch black night. When they arrived, there was a fleet of school buses waiting to evacuate the center’s residents whose families were unable to get there,” Storke said.
