Nero Global in the News
Do you know where your workers are?
President of NERO Global Tracking, David Katz, holds up one of his company's GPS devices in Victoria, BC, Tuesday. The GPS units, which are placed beneath the dashboard of vehicles, are used to track vehicles and employees for Sanitech Corp, a carpet and upholstery business in Victoria. [more >> ]
Skidsteer, trailers and generators hot items with thieves
While the Honda Civic hits the top spot as the favourite with car thieves, Bobcat skidders have been high on the shopping list for those wanting to put a new spin on the term rolling stock at construction sites, say security experts and companies that specialize in Global Positioning Systems (GPS) that use satellites to track anything from a bicycle to a generator. [more >> ]
GPS-Based Tracking Ends Dangerous Carjacking in Under an Hour
On the night of March 16, 2007, a security vehicle that was stolen from downtown Vancouver and driven at speeds approaching 180 km per hour through Vancouver streets, was ultimately stopped and recovered and the suspect apprehended by the Vancouver Police. Police were able to quickly and safely put a stop to this dangerous situation because the stolen vehicle was equipped with a GPS-based tracking device supplied by Nero Global Tracking, which utilizes Guardian Mobile Monitoring Systems’ GPS tracking technology.
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U of T Police introduce new anti-theft technology
In a first for Canadian universities, University of Toronto campus community police service (UTPS) today introduced a high-tech crime prevention strategy to combat a common problem: bicycle theft. [more >> ]
To catch a thief
If you want to see pure sadness, steal a poor student's bike. [more >> ]
Putting the Brakes on Bicycle Thefts
Bicycles are easy prey for campus criminals, who have learned to foil even the priciest locks. But bike thieves may have met their match at the University of Toronto. [more >> ]
GPS surveillance
GPS technology isn't just for geo-caching treasure hunters and tracking wildlife anymore. In fact, some of the things the Global Positioning System is being used for in Canada may surprise you — and make you nervous. Gary Miles teaches future private investigators how to use GPS to track people. [more >> ]