December 5, 2017 7:11 pm
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
We recently devoted a post to summarizing the history of the Global Positioning System, beginning with an examination of Sputnik in 1957 and concluding in 2005, when the current generation of Block II satellite was launched at Cape Canaveral. Now, with a new era of spacecraft on the horizon and set to take to the stars next year, the limitations of GPS capabilities are on the verge of expanding once more. With that in mind, we come to you this week with a more specialized (and probably more pertinent) history: this one on how the technology has been used in... View Article
November 3, 2017 8:37 pm
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
While the United States officially launched its GPS technology in 1974 as a means of overcoming the limitations of previous navigational systems, the technology itself has its roots in the Sputnik era. Today, it is almost impossible to conceive of a world without GPS technology. Let’s take a look at a brief timeline for GPS technology and how it has evolved over the years. October 4, 1957: Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology find that the frequency of radio signals transmitted by Sputnik increased as it got closer and decreased as it moved farther away. This was a result... View Article
August 24, 2017 8:21 pm
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
GPS tracking technology is amazing and advances in technology, including the size of tracking devices and the expanded, uses that tracking allows means that use of GPS has become part of many people’s lives, especially if they own any type of smartphone or tablet. But with all of these advances including in your ability to track your employees using GPS tracking, questions of privacy continue to crop up. So as an employer or business owner what are the limits if any on your ability to use GPS tracking when it comes to employees and what does the law allow you... View Article
August 19, 2017 8:18 pm
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
When you have parents who are getting older, one of your worst nightmares is that they are diagnosed with alzheimers or dementia. How can you care for them and what can you do if they’re in the early stages or just showing signs that they might have a memory problem, but they haven’t been diagnosed yet. They might be in denial or fear losing their autonomy and independence. The good news is that there are steps you can take and tools like personal GPS tracking that can help ease your peace of mind and help your aging parent preserve as... View Article
August 14, 2017 8:16 pm
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
When you think of smuggling you probably think about people bringing products or drugs into the country or across state borders illegally. But one of the darkest aspects of smuggling involves people. Just last week, the story of the death of 10 people who were part of a group of as many as 200 illegal immigrants who were smuggled across the Mexican border into Texas and then stuffed into a hot, unventilated tractor-trailer that was transported by a truck driver exploded in newspapers and on television. But could GPS fleet tracking have helped prevent what happened or at least deter... View Article
