+CacheCows Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 Interesting story of a woman who was allegedly held captive by a trucker for over a year, and her rescue via GPS technology. Wish they explained more of how the GPS was used though... CNN Story _________________________________ Member: Quote Link to comment
halldorr Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 Actually, that is a great story, I read that before. Another thng I was wondering about...can GPS units track transmitters? There was a lot of theft around here lately and I was REALLY tempted to buy a transmitter and attach it to some items to see if it could be tracked Quote Link to comment
halldorr Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 Actually, that is a great story, I read that before. Another thng I was wondering about...can GPS units track transmitters? There was a lot of theft around here lately and I was REALLY tempted to buy a transmitter and attach it to some items to see if it could be tracked Quote Link to comment
Jeremy Posted April 23, 2002 Share Posted April 23, 2002 Most likely the carrier used a fleet tracking system for their trucks, and were able to use it to track him down. Fleet tracking is one of many different known uses for GPS technology. Attach a GPS transmitter and a cell phone and voila! Fleet tracking. Jeremy Jeremy Irish Groundspeak - The Language of Location Quote Link to comment
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