Cars sold to some buyers with poor credit records could be equipped with GPS tracking that monitors travel, maintenance visits and disables the car if the loan payments are late. Read more about
GPS and Auto Loan Default at just-auto.com
# posted by MapWatch @ Saturday, November 13, 2004
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A San Francisco rental car franchise is in hot water with the state because they installed GPS tracking on rental cars and poorly informed customers that they were being monitored. The company was slapping customers with hefty surcharges if their GPS log showed instances of speeding or driving the rental car across state lines.
Read more about
Tracking Rental Cars with GPS in the Kansas City Star.
# posted by MapWatch @ Friday, November 12, 2004
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School bus drivers in Boston are upset over a plan to install GPS tracking devices on the buses. The devices would track the buses, reduce speeding and route the buses more efficiently.
Read more at
School Bus GPS
# posted by MapWatch @ Thursday, November 11, 2004
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MapAbility also has a
World Relief Map jigsaw puzzle that you can solve online. I tried it and it is pretty challenging.
Try MapAbilitiy's
World Relief Map Jigsaw Puzzle.
# posted by MapWatch @ Wednesday, November 10, 2004
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Detailed maps showing the election results are posted on the CNN website. A US map show state-by-state results. Clicking on a state yields statistics and a county-by-county election results map. Clicking on a county yields statistics for that county. Nice website!
Read more at
Election Results Map
# posted by MapWatch @ Tuesday, November 09, 2004
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MapAbility.com is offering
free globe clipart at their website. Over 1000 different combinations of color scheme, size and latitude - longitude centering are available. These are royalty free and can be used on your website in exchange for a return credit link.
Visit MapAbility.com and get your
Free Globe ClipArt
# posted by MapWatch @ Monday, November 08, 2004
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