Wheres the bus? MBTA adds GPS data for buses; new parking payment system in works
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Joshua Robin and his colleagues at MassDOT and officials at the MBTA are hoping to take some of the guesswork out of riding MBTA buses this year with a pilot program to track buses in real time and relay the information to waiting commuters. The location data is collected using GPS devices that are embedded on each bus in the MBTAs fleet, and then uploaded to the Internet instantaneously. The …
Air Force Launches First Next-Gen GPS Satellite
Friday, May 28th, 2010The first of an advanced new fleet of navigation satellites for the U.S. Air Force soared into space late Thursday in a blazing night launch from a seaside pad in Florida.
Air Force Launches Advanced New GPS Satellite
Thursday, May 27th, 2010The United States Air Force launched the first of a new fleet of GPS satellites, the GPS 2F-1, into space late Thursday.
Fleet Telematics & GPS
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010The fleet telematics & GPS channel covers all aspects of GPS as it relates to the rental industry including traditional functions, starter interrupt and diagnostic analysis. It also covers using GPS rental a customer service function and additional source of revenue.
Southwest Airlines counts on GPS to save time, money
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010DALLAS What’s a minute worth to you? Southwest Airlines figures it’s worth millions. The Dallas-based carrier is spending $175 million on navigation updates to make its fleet of jets fly more precisely, saving time and and money. “We’re changing the way Southwest Airlines flies,” said C. David Newton, Southwest pilot and program manager. “We’re modifying airplanes. We’re training crews. We’re …
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