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Buildex Vancouver 2010 Expo    April 2010

The Buildex Vancouver 2010 Expo was a lot of fun for us since we met with our customers old and new. A special thanks goes out to event organizers (MMPI Canada) who awarded us with "Best Exhibit Finalist" for our in-house engineered exhibit.
 

Buildex Edmonton 2010 Expo    March 2010

Our presence at the Buildex Expo was a great opportunity to meet with our customers in Edmonton and show them all the new features of our tracking system upgrades in recent months.
 

Twitter news feed    December 2009

Follow us on Twitter and you'll get:
     Breaking new on GPS Police products
     24/7 updates on system status
     Deals and Discounts you won't find anywhere else.
 

Lower Airtime rates available    December 2009

We've made available lower Airtime rates when purchased in 3 month blocks. See current prices on the Products page or call for details (877) 411-1110.
 

Buy-Back program available    November 2009

GPS Police has made available a program in which customers can switch from another GPS tracking vendor to GPS Police at no cost - over the course of a year. Download or call for details (877) 411-1110.
 

GPS Police has moved!    October 2009

Visit us at our new office which is much more conveniently located at:
Suite 700, One Executive Place
1816 Crowchild Trail NW
Calgary, AB T2M 3Y7

 

Lifetime Warranty    September 2009

We've made LINK even better by a lifetime warranty being available. Download the warranty information here and see how you can make your LINK last forever! or call for details (877) 411-1110.
 

Financing available.    August 2009

We've made LINK more affordable for large companies. Download our financing information here and see how you can buy, rent or lease LINK in order to best match your companies needs. or call for details (877) 411-1110.
 

USA location opened    April 2009

GPS Police now has a distribution centre in McPherson, Kansas to better serve its customers located in the United States. Sales & Technical Support are still dispatched out of the head office in Calgary, Alberta.
 

Installers list for North America    January 2009

We have published our Installer database of over 200 capable installers of GPS Tracking equipment. Zoom into your location on the map and see the name, phone number, contact, of the available installers nearest you. Visit the Installers page for details and installer location map.
 

Lower rates available on Airtime    July 2008

No Contracts, Flat-rate, Unlimited usage Airtime just got better. You can now get even better rates by purchasing prepaid Airtime in bulk to save a bundle. Contact GPS Police customer service for more information. (403) 250-1111
 

New product for trailers - zeroLINK    March 2008

Introducing zeroLINK, a product designed specifically for enclosed trailers. CAD $25 (USD $20) per month for unlimited tracking and web access. Visit the Products page for details.
 

New lower pricing on miniLINK airtime    September 2007

We are pleased to announce better rates for miniLINK airtime. CAD $35 (USD $30) per month for unlimited tracking and web access. Visit the Products page for details.
 

Stolen truck tracked and recovered by customer in 30 minutes    August 2007

One GPS Police customer in Calgary tracks and quickly recovers a stolen company truck in about half an hour thanks to LINK real-time tracking. Watch the Global News broadcast.
 

Introducing zeroLINK    July 2007

We are pleased to announce the immediately availability of zeroLINK, a reliable, affordable, real-time tracking solutions designed for rental and leasing companies.
 

Driving Directions    June 2007

Now get optimal Driving Directions, distance and time from any vehicle location, current or historical. Just click the vehicle marker, click Directions, enter a destination address, and click Show.
 

Improved Landmarks    May 2007

Landmarks can now be quickly added from the Map page. Just click a vehicle marker, click Add Landmark, enter a name, choose a colour, and click Save.
 

New reports    April 2007

Introducing new Trips and Speeding reports for proLINK and miniLINK.
 

Free ATS, LSD, GPS and UTM mapper    March 2007

We are happy to provide a free ATS/LSD mapper that also displays UTM coordinates—available to everyone at www.baseloc.com
 

LSD mapping and addressing    February 2007

All LINKs in Alberta can now report their location in three formats: ATS/LSD, GPS, and UTM. This means you can view the section and legal subdivision wherever your vehicles are.
 

LINK in stolen truck leads RCMP to chop shop    December 2006

As broadcast on CTV News and reported on in the Edmonton Journal, one of our customers tracks his stolen truck to a chop shop in a remote area. Directing RCMP cruisers to its location, arrests are made and our customer recovers his truck within a few hours. Watch the CTV broadcasts. Read the Edmonton Journal story, web or print version.
 

Moving    November 2006

In order to better serve customers and increase network capacity, we are moving our development and production office into a larger facility. Fortunately for existing customers, we do not anticipate this move causing any significant server downtime.
 

Coming soon...    October 2006

GPS Police and Baseloc have been working hard on its next-generation GPS vehicle tracking system. We are scheduling release for Dec 1, 2006. Key new features include: Live tracking and flat-rate airtime plans.
 

BaseLoc    August 2006

GPS Police has formed a new software division called BaseLoc. BaseLoc develops high-performance AVL server software—including the web AVL platform that powers HQ, the GPS Police vehicle tracking web site. www.baseloc.com
 

Server upgrades    March 2006

As part ongoing hardware optimization, HQ has been tuned for better performance for customers with fleets of 250+ vehicles.
 

New feature: Landmarks    February 2006

HQ 1.5 (free automatic update for all customers) now includes Landmarks. Better than basic Geofences, Landmarks lets you tag an unlimited number of named, colour-coded locations (Landmarks), which you can easily report on and use for instant notification. The Landmarks report even lets you retroactively see where vehicles were (stops, duration) in relation to these custom tagged areas.
 

We're moving    January 2006

As a result of rapid growth, we are moving our development and production office from Bay 31 to Bay 25. Greater space will facilitate faster production and quicker service.
 

New Training Center    December 2005

This month we are opening a training center and demonstration showroom inside the Gunnar building (Calgary).
 

HQ learns to speak XML    November 2005

HQ can now be integrated into other third-party and back-end operations software with our XML feed. Contact GPS Police Technical Services for more details. support@gpspolice.net
 

New feature: Fuel economy reports    October 2005

HQ 1.4 now allows you to view the estimated fuel consumption for any vehicle for the month, based on its city/highway mileage. This is handy for verifying submitted fuel expenses and getting fuel tax rebates on qualified roads.
 

Track your vehicles in 3D    June 2005

HQ 1.2 now offers seamless integration with Google Earth via real-time network links. Which means that all customers may now track their vehicles, and view historical activity, within Google Earth. This feature is a free, automatic upgrade for all existing customers.
 

HQ 1.1    March 2005

Today we are announcing major performance improvements to HQ, our vehicle tracking and fleet management web site. As a result of extensive server upgrades and database optimization, mapping and reporting are much faster. For example, for fleets with 100+ vehicles, HQ will generate 400-500% faster.
 

Transport companies choose LINK    December 2004

We are pleased to announce excellent sales of LINK to transportation companies in the eastern United States. With improved security and productivity features, we anticipate sales growth in transportation and construction industries to continue.
 

LINK for construction    October 2004

With theft of trailers and heavy equipment increasing, GPS Police begins selling LINK to construction companies in western Canada.
 

Network certification    September 2004

We are pleased to announce that our Network Operations Center (NOC) has been certified for wireless communications and telematics applications.
 

Beta    July 2004

July marks the beginning of the North American-wide beta test of our LINK, our web-based vehicle tracking system.
 

Introducing GPS Police    June 2004

GPS Police opens for business.
 

Research and development    November 2003

We begin working on a simple to use, web-based vehicle tracking system.
 

Reciprocal Linking    December 2012

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