Wednesday, February 21, 2007

When Stealing Gadgets, You Might Want To Avoid GPS Tracking Systems


When Stealing Gadgets, You Might Want To Avoid GPS Tracking Systems
Tech Dirt - While we're still not sold on the value of GPS tracking systems, one thing they apparently are good for is catching thieves who steal them. Yes, three men were just arrested for stealing a bunch of GPS tracking systems out of some trucks. Apparently

Jerry Brown: I was tough on crime and I have the charts to prove it
San Francisco Gate - Brown, by the way said he thought the state could improve on the recidivism rate of ex-cons by giving them more incentives in prison to learn a trade, slap GPS tracking systems on far more parolees than is done now, and implement a curfew for parolees

Big office job for Prius fleet
This is Winchester - With-out leaving the car they can "geocode" each building using their GPS tracking systems, measure it by laser, photograph it and complete up to 60 fields of relevant information. The data is uploaded instantly to CoStar Group's international central