GPS Tracking for Construction Equipment
If you work in construction, your business isn’t just on-the-go—it’s literally all over the place. Depending on your location, you may even have job sites sprawled across different cities or counties. And until they invent teleportation, it’s impossible for you...
Automation Go-To Guide Part 2: Automation in the Workplace
Automation in the WorkplaceEarly forms of automation were developed for factory production: textiles, automobiles, food, toys, and most other consumer products are manufactured in factories that use automation as part of their production line, with both human and computer oversight....
BeiDou: China’s Newest Version of GPS
What is BeiDou?BeiDou is China’s global positioning system, completed in the summer of 2020. The system’s final satellite was launched on June 23, 2020 from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the Sichuan Province. A historical milestone for China, the...
Frequently Asked Questions About GPS
GPS technology is all around us, in cars, smartphones, tracked packages, and more. But how does the technology work, and where did it come from? Is it really free to use, and if so, why? We’ve tackled all these questions,...
What does IoT mean/stand for?“IoT” stands for “Internet of Things,” and refers to any device that connects to another device over a network. Most people are familiar with smart home and car navigation systems, but the Internet of Things also...
Telematics Go-To Guide Part 2: Telematics and Fleet Management
Telematics has spurred a revolution for fleet management. But before discussing fleet management, you may be wondering, “How does telematics work in a car?” As discussed in the first blog post of our Telematics Go-To Guide series, telematics systems utilize GPS technology to...
What is GIS?GIS? GPS? GNSS? The acronyms abound!Mapping technologies have come a long way since explorers triangulated their location by the North Star. Every part of contemporary life is affected in some way by these mapping systems, from the route...
So much of our world relies on the positioning and navigation capability of what is commonly known as GPS, yet many do not know what the acronym stands for, how it came to be, or who owns the actual system....
How Does GPS Tracking Work? Like many digital technologies, GPS is ubiquitous while still being a mystery to much of the population that uses it. Kubrick-esque images of space might come to mind. In a way, satellites are similar to...
