March 29, 2018
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
You might be wondering what elephants and elephant conservation efforts have to do with GPS and things like asset, fleet, or even teen tracking, but the fact is that because of advances in technology and the accessibility of the internet, scientists and conservationists are finding new and exciting ways to utilize GPS to aid their research and combat illegal poaching of these amazing animals. Countries such as Gabon and Kenya have started using GPS collars to track their elephant populations and the Nonprofit organization, Elephants Without Borders, based out of Botswana, uses GPS collars and GPS-enabled cameras to track populations... View Article
December 5, 2017
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
With all the talk of the new Federal regulations surrounding EDS and all the other technological advances coming to the trucking industry, should you be concerned about all the Tesla truck talk going on right now? While shipping companies might be able to adapt, what about the drivers who carry the cargo? What does the latest gizmo from Elon Musk and Tesla mean for the future of trucking jobs and for fleet tracking? Get ready for the new age of the driverless fleet because it’s almost here. On Nov 16, 2017, Tesla introduced its promised fully electric semi truck and... View Article
December 5, 2017
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
So back in May, you may or may not have read about one of the latest announcements from Uber about their new service, Uber Freight, and how it would make life easier for truck drivers to get loads and get paid. But if you’re a company driver should you quit your job as a company driver and become an independent owner-operator instead? And if you do, is Uber your only option? Below we take a look at the companies providing apps for shippers and truckers to book loads and go deeper into the war of the freight booking apps. Uber... View Article
December 5, 2017
Published by Malcolm Rosenfeld
In recent weeks, we’ve explored the ways in which the Global Positioning System and its related technologies have been utilized across the globe. All very interesting, to be sure, but very Earth-centric. What say you to getting away from terra firma for a bit and taking this topic to the stars this time around? That was a rhetorical question. Let’s go for a ride. Perhaps unsurprisingly, NASA relies on GPS technology as a key backup for a number of important functions in its pursuit of space exploration and aeronautics research. Since the satellites utilized by the system are already in... View Article
December 5, 2017
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
