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Thriv’Ability: Mace Buddi GPS

Contributed by Rick DeVan on January 18, 2011 at 10:03 am ET

Resource: Mace Security International, Inc. Becomes Exclusive Distributor for UK Manufactured Buddi GPS Tracking System.

Resource: Mace Is Bringing Tiny, Personal GPS to the U.S. via Fast Company.

Mace, manufacturer of face-burning tear gas and pepper spray, is getting into the softer side of personal security with Buddi, a matchbox-car-sized GPS device designed to keep track of children, dementia patients, the elderly, and anyone who fears for their safety.

More useful uses for GPS.

Filed under Life, Work, and Society, Thrivability

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The Future of GPS

Contributed by Rick DeVan on September 27, 2010 at 6:04 pm ET

Resource: Air Force says warning about future of GPS satellites is too pessimistic

Col. David Buckman of the Air Force Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., said the report’s facts were correct, but “we think it draws overly pessimistic conclusions based on those facts.”

Most people know about GPS but many do not realize how important the technology has become to our everyday lives, our economy, and our safety.

Filed under Technology

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