GPS tracking for law enforcement offers many benefits. These are just a few benefits your department can expect to experience with GPS tracking.

1. Surveillance

With the appropriate warrants, officers may attach a GPS tracker to suspect vehicles to assist in efforts to surveil the vehicle. This allows them to safely track the vehicle’s location when driving in traffic without forcing them to follow so closely, potentially giving themselves away.

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Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are among cruelest diseases out there as they slowly erase everything familiar making it difficult for patients to adapt to new environments and situations. This leads to disoriented wanderings and is a huge concern for family members and caregivers alike. New technology is offering promise for helping ease the fears of loved ones while providing patients with greater autonomy and freedom of movement.

GPS Tracking Eases Wandering Woes

If you have a parent, partner, or loved one diagnosed with Alzheimer’s or dementia one of your greatest fears, aside from the fear of becoming a stranger to the person you’ve loved so long, is the fear or your loved one becoming bewildered and lost while wandering alone.

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Spring has sprung and it’s time to shake off those final cobwebs of winter to get your fleet road ready for the warm and sunny days ahead. These are a few of the steps you need to take to ensure your fleet is ready for action this spring.

Do a Little Spring Cleaning

Spring cleaning isn’t for homes alone. It’s important to thoroughly clean your vehicles, inside and out. Doing this helps to remove salt that may be lingering from winter roads to prevent rust and other damage. It also helps to preserve the form and functionality of the vehicle’s interior, improving the smell inside vehicles and giving you an opportunity to look for signs of wear or components that may require replacements.

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Nurseries and wholesale greenhouses deliver the goods to consumers and local landscaping businesses each year. Your drivers spend a lot of time on the road and you invest quite a bit of money in keeping them there.

But, what if you could greatly reduce those costs? GPS fleet tracking for your wholesale nursery and/or greenhouse can do just that in the following ways.

Seamlessly Accommodate Moments of Increased Demand

Routes that may take mere mortals hours to plan out during times of peak demand can be handled in a matter of seconds with a GPS tracking system. All you need to do is input the data about deliveries, locations, etc. and the GPS system will do the work of planning efficient routes for you.

In fact, your GPS system might even have your routes so efficient your drivers are able to come back for refills throughout the day, facilitating more deliveries in fewer hours.

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April is Autism Awareness Month, so we thought we’d end this month by passing along thi story.

Sammy Rowold and his family captured the attention and hearts of Americans when they first heard his story. Rowold was a thirteen-year-old boy who suffered from autism. His condition made him nonverbal and low-functioning. On February 23rd, Rowold wandered away from his home. Sadly, hundreds of autistic children wander away from their caregivers every year.

The Hardin County Sheriff’s Department conducted a search for the Sammy for over four hours. Officers, EMS crews, firefighters, medical helicopters, family members and community members all joined in the search. Tragically, Sammy’s body was found in a pond. Authorities later confirmed the cause of death was drowning. Read the rest of this entry »