In Howard County, Maryland, the Howard County Department of Recreation & Parks (HCRP), the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the University of Maryland (UMD) are conducting a study where they’re collaring white-footed mice to improve tick control that spread Lyme disease.

The tracking of these mice is part of a bigger five-year ARS Tick Management Project that evaluates the use of integrated pest management methods or minimal pesticide to decrease the black-legged tick population. Some of these ticks are carrying bacteria caused by Lyme disease and can be found in gardens next to big Howard County parks and around single-family yards. Read the rest of this entry »

Fencing companies have a lot of irons in the fire at any given time. From installations, repairs, and routine fence maintenance, you generally have crews going in every direction. GPS fleet tracking can help you manage your employees, plan more efficient routes, and cut costs on fuel, labor, and more. Learn a few of the incredible benefits real-time GPS tracking systems stand to offer your commercial and/or residential fencing business. Read the rest of this entry »

Colleges and universities are now back in session, so it’s a good time to talk about improvements they can make for the good of their students, staff, and community.

Because colleges and universities  are huge organizations with a lot of moving parts, it can be difficult to keep up with all the little details of operating and locating all resources at any given time – including vehicles and equipment that belong to the college.

These are just a few ways GPS tracking can help you keep up with your valuable resources. Read the rest of this entry »

Michigan’s osprey population faces threats from pesticides, habitat loss and the effects of DDT. In an effort to conserve the species, monitoring efforts are in place in the south of the state to track the species.

Four osprey chicks in the area were recently fitted with special GPS tracking “backpacks”. Michigan Osprey member Barb Jensen, Lou Waldock, DTE Energy and Huron Valley Audubon gave their financial backing to the project. The special backpacks help experts keep track of the seasonal migration patterns and daily movements of the young birds. Read the rest of this entry »

GPS tracking is highly beneficial for granite countertop installers in more ways than you might realize. These are just a few of the ways GPS fleet tracking can benefit your business.

Track Valuable Granite

GPS fleet tracking isn’t only good for keeping up your vehicles or mapping out your routes for the day. Granite countertops are high value items that are greatly in demand these days. The more valuable the granite countertops on your trucks happen to be, the greater the odds that someone, along the way will try to abscond with one or more of these valuable slabs of granite. With GPS fleet tracking you can track the granite in real time so you can help law enforcement quickly locate and retrieve the granite that was taken from you. Read the rest of this entry »