GPS tracking technology has brought the historic Qantas Link Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (one of biggest yacht races in Australia) into a new era.
The race will be watched by more fans than ever before, thanks to the latest in GPS tracking technology that will allow millions worldwide to watch the progress of every yacht in real time, as they battle it out across the sea.
Fans will be able to get just as involved in the race as if they were part of the crew. Users can not only view information about each yacht and its progress, they can also access analysis on a yacht’s average speed and handicap to get a running account of the expected result.
Last month a bank teller in Massachusetts used a high-tech GPS tracking device to help police catch a bank robber.
On a Friday morning a man wearing a face mask entered a bank and demanded money from the tellers.
If it hadn’t been for our tracking system and the quick actions of the police I’ve no doubt the story would have ended quite differently
Why are the gas prices so high? Industry experts cite Middle East tensions, pipeline disruptions, refinery problems, and now, the seasonal switch to the pricier summer blend.
Metrolink chairman told Ventura Star he thinks the tracking system, called positive train control, could have prevented a deadly train crash in 2008.
RFID chips in the uniforms let the tracking system know when children enter and leave school and it sends a text message to their parents’ cell phones.
The GPS tracking system helps drivers take the most efficient routes, which helps cut city’s fuel costs, plus it prevents double dipping and can verify complaints.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is planning to launch a biometric data tracking system to monitor when immigrants leave the United States. A top department official told a House Homeland Security subcommittee Tuesday that the plan will be finalized and presented to Congress within weeks.
The tracking system will keep tabs on which immigrants are leaving the country and when. Homeland Security has been hoping to launch the tracking system since before the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, but opponents said the system would be too expensive.
Determined to get his phone back, he turned to a free GPS tracking app called Where’s My Droid. After he located the phone, he called police and they took over.
Gas prices have risen 31 cents in the past 30 days, which means gas prices are rising about a penny a day.
The current national average price for a gallon of regular self-serve gasoline is $3.87, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report, the highest price ever in the month of March.
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