Can GPS help prevent another missing child? (CNET)
Stranger abductions are rare, but they're every parent's nightmare. GPS and cellular technology can help, but only if the device is turned on and getting a signal.
Rockwell Collins Wins $450 Million Handheld GPS Receiver Contract
GPS unit, tools stolen from truck in Woodbridge (MyCentralJersey.com)
A York, Pa., man reported the theft of a GPS unit that was tucked under the passenger seat and some tools taken from his tool box that was inside his 1994 Chevy truck. The total value of the items was approximately $1,000.
GPS Receiver Communications Simplified with NMEA-0183 Protocol Software Tool
Symmetricom Announces New GPS Time and Frequency Receiver
Car GPS helps catch Tenn. fugitive in Ark. (The Jackson Sun)
VAN BUREN, Ark. — Van Buren police used a vehicle’s anti-theft GPS system to do more than solve a property crime. They arrested a fugitive from Tennessee wanted on a charge of attempted murder.
Car GPS System Catches Fugitive in Tennessee (Fox News)
Van Buren police used a vehicle's anti-theft GPS system to do more than solve a property crime. They arrested a fugitive from Tennessee wanted for attempted murder.
Local hikers cache-in using smarts -- and GPS (The Sault Star)
Armed with a GPS, bug dope and a good pair of shoes, hikers embarked upon the Voyageur Trail Association's first annual geocaching event Sunday. Under sunny but cool skies, the high-tech game brings groups of hikers together in search of eight caches hidden on a three-kilo-metre loop trail.[...]
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