As human beings, we all know that our lives are finite, and that all of us will reach an end point. Most of us think we’ll pass away in bed, surrounded peacefully by loved ones. But according to an unnervingly comprehensive study by the National Safety Council, we have a 1 in 1,183 chance of dying by accidental drowning, a 1 in 9,737 chance of dying in an air or space transport incident, and a 1…Read More
For a lot of Americans in the early years of the 21st century, the world can seem safer than it actually is. A certain degree of risk exists, not just when we go out into the larger world, but even in the relative safety of our own homes. That’s the bad news, but there is good news, and that’s the fact that GPS and other tracking solutions can save your life. Literally. We know, it sounds a li…Read More
Hay miles de vehículos viajando en nuestras rutas cada día. Aparte de ellos hay varios tipos de ambulancias respondiendo a cientos de miles de llamadas. En el conductor de Ambulancia recae una tremenda responsabilidad. Las ambulancias están diseñados para llevar con seguridad el personal y el equipamiento a la escena de una emergencia y para transportar la preciosa carga humana necesitada de c…Read More
Not long ago, Jeffrey N. Shane, the former Under Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Transportation, was quoted as saying, “The promise of GPS technology for increasing safety and security, reducing congestion, and improving efficiency is limitless. Quite simply, GPS has become the enabling technology for transportation.” For anyone involved in fleet management services, this comes …Read More
When people think of global positioning technology, they often associate it with a car GPS tracking device. But there are many other applications for this kind of tech, and one of them involves the safety of elderly people afflicted with dementia. Approximately 5.4 million people have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Of those, 5.2 million are aged 65 years and older. When this disease af…Read More
These days, distracted driving is a serious problem for American motorists. According to a study performed in 2013, there were 3,154 vehicular fatalities caused by a distracted driver, and approximately 424,000 people were injured. As more people utilize smartphones and GPS, those numbers are just going up. But if your company uses fleet GPS, that can put you in a somewhat tricky position. You nee…Read More
When it comes to GPS tracking solutions, we wonder how we ever lived without it. It’s truly one of those technologies that profoundly transformed the world and how we relate to it. Just think to how it was done back in the old days. Fleet managers gave their drivers a paper map and a handful of coins in order to call the office from a payphone. Making a change in the schedule, in real time, was …Read More
Let’s say you’re in the market for GPS tracking solutions. You might need it for something on the larger side of things, like keeping track of your fleet and optimizing their performance. Maybe your needs are a little more personal, such as ensuring the safety of a child or elder parent with dementia. You know why you need it, so now you can just pick a company at random, hand over your credit…Read More
Here at Skypatrol, we are somewhat obsessed with GPS systems. Okay, maybe obsessed is a bit of a heavy term; however, we can definitely say that we are highly enthusiastic about GPS systems. The Global Positioning System has revolutionized so many areas of our lives that, occasionally, it’s hard for most people to remember what it was like before you could whip out your smartphone and know exact…Read More
Nobody ever said being a parent was easy. Among other things, it requires a somewhat tricky balancing act between keeping your kids safe and providing them enough freedom in order to grow and learn. We get it. None of us want to be annoying helicopter parents, but we want to be able to check in from time to time and make sure our kids are where they’re supposed to be. That’s why we turned to t…Read More
