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“GPS Basics” Program Set for March 12 at Sinnemahoning

A “GPS Basics” program will be offered from 1 – 2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12 at the Sinnemahoning State Park. The park staff will provide a “fun and informative” program about the operation of GPS receiver u [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Student files lawsuit over FBI's GPS tracking

A community college student who says he's never done anything that should attract the interest of federal law enforcement officials filed a lawsuit this week against the FBI for secretly putting a GPS tracking device on his car. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS cell phone safety

With the advent of smartphones, taking photos with a cell phone and sharing them to friends online has become common. But what many people don't know is that a photo taken with a cell phone can contain GPS information that could pote [...]

Posted On : Mar, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Forsyth says accused should have worn GPS device

Questions are being raised about why a man accused of kidnapping a ten-year-old girl from a Calgary mall wasn't being more closely monitored. 43-year-old John Francis Dionne was arrested Friday evening in Linden which is northeast of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS-based screens on local trains likely

Stung by frequent complaints made by passengers about the poor functioning of railways announcing system, the Railways has decided to further improve it by installing GPS-based screens on each local train. The railways has planned an enh [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS to Improve Kids’ School Attendance

A school district in California has found an interesting new application for GPS tracking technology. In an effort to limit the truancy rates of their students, Anaheim-area schools have started a pilot program where local students with [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS device used to spy on truant students in California

A school turns to Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to curb habitual skipping of classes by students. Orange County Register reported that the Anaheim Union High School District in California has rolled out a six-week program un [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS device sorts out Metro highway mess

Lately, it has become more and more difficult to navigate the urban jungle that is Metro Manila, with hundreds or even thousands of new establishments and buildings having sprung up over the last few years alone. Relying on your fri [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Man Shot In Face After GPS Malfunction

Police found the man at a McDonald's on Union Road in Gastonia just before 5 a.m. on Saturday. Investigators said the victim claimed his GPS was not taking him to where he wanted to go. Police said the victim went on to say when he p [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Local School District Tests Out GPS Trackers for Truants

School officials and police in Anaheim are turning to an electronic method of making sure students with a history of truancy come to class. The Anaheim Union High School District is conducting a six-week test of a global positioning syst [...]

Posted On : Feb, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS technology leads cops to robber

Vancouver police have tracked down an armed robber thanks to GPS technology in a stolen phone. Police say the 25-year-old suspect used a handgun to steal a laptop from a man he met online. He also took the guy's iPhone. The [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

GPs seek to learn more on health reform deal

State and territory leaders signed up to Prime Minister Julia Gillard's health reform package on Sunday. The CEO of the Goulburn Division of General Practice, Shane Boyer, says he is waiting to get a clearer understanding of what the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS tracking devices for PDS in J&K

In response to the damning media reports on the dubious public distribution system, the Jammu and Kashmir government was all set to introduce e-measures to their PDS which included the installation of the GPS tracking devices on vehicles [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

GPS Tracks You--And You're Happy About It

Some years ago, doing some research for our book MarketBusters, my colleague Ian MacMillan and I ran across some interesting experiments Progressive Insurance was doing to change the business model in the car insurance market. The idea w [...]