A religious humanitarian group based in Tuscon, Arizona, has recently taken a controversial step by providing human smugglers with GPS tracking devices.
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Thanks to some nifty tracking work, detectives armed with GPS have discovered over 75% of Big Apple cabbies scam passengers with extra rates and slap-on fees.
Though GPS devices are best known for helping folks find their way during road trips and while visiting new cities, there are, unfortunately, other less wholesome applications of GPS technologies. One such use that is getting increasing publicity in recent days is the utilization of GPS to help make operations in the illegal meth industry [...]
GPS tracking devices have become substantially better over the years in terms of both accuracy and reliability. This fact has made this navigation and tracking technology more attractive to governments around the world who are looking to cut back on their swelling prison populations. In the UK, it has been reported, public officials are looking [...]
Many media outlets are currently focusing on the case of Michael Cunningham, a staff director and head of organization development at the New York State Department of Labor, who was fired from his job after government investigators used a GPS tracking device to prove he was stealing from New York tax payers by misrepresenting his [...]
Medicine might not buzz at a botched OPERATION!, but GPS makes it easier for docs to see where to cut: introducing Electronic Navigation Bronchoscopy.
Construction companies can now track their off-road vehicles with the use of the new Navman Wireless Qtanium 300, a tough-to-beat GPS Tracking system for rugged-terrain vehicles that is now up for pre-order. Qtanium 300, the latest tech to be introduced within the Navman’s OnlineAVL2 fleet management and GPS tracking system is expected to be released [...]
In our current state of existence, it’s rare to come across any aspect of our lives that hasn’t been invaded by the subliminal or not-so-subliminal advertising monster. Whether our favorite baseball player hits a home run into the “Pepsi Porch” or a reality star subtly brandishes a shiny, new cell phone in a close-up, it’s [...]
Developed in 2004, the Joint Precision Airdrop System has been used by the military to manually drop ammo and bombs onto battlefields with knife-cutting accuracy. Only recently, however, have they started dropping something else of great importance: blood. By as early as 2011, the Armed Service Blood Program will be teaming up with the US [...]
Can GPS tracking really help save endangered species? Organizations such as the WWF Nepal are rallying to place GPS trackers on endangered species, such as royal Bengal tigers, and rhinos. This technology will not only track the animals’ positions to help them against poachers and wild predators, but it will also provide important information about [...]
