Tracking

A worker from the Columbus, Ohio, Division of Power & Water resigned after he was accused of cheating the system by disarming a GPS tracking device that was being used to keep accurate tabs on the number of hours he worked.

According to new data collected from GPS tracking devices, polar bears have the ability to swim for days, covering hundreds of miles of open water at a time. The researchers suggest that the long swims appear to be a response to declining summer sea ice in the Arctic.

In just a few months the US nation will be voting for the next President of the United States and the election campaigning season is in full-swing. In Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) hundreds of political campaign signs went missing. It’s not uncommon for campaign signs to be taken down here and there, however, one politician found that hundreds of his signs were starting to disappear. And so he decided to attach GPS devices on his signs in order to track down the culprit.

Violent thugs and drunks residing in Melbourne, Australia could soon be forced to wear GPS tracking devices to ensure they stay out of designated clubs, pubs and ”no-go” zones. State government tender documents showed the Coalition planned to use Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to keep some offenders out of licensed premises, to ensure greater protection for the general public.