Quote Originally Posted by DJD View Post
Yeah I like technology as well. We have installed infant abduction systems that can track the baby at any time as long as it was in the "receivers" range which is in a secure area. Same goes for sensitive equipment in hospitals....we can track those as well.
The GPS idea on tracking phones has been out for years and some employers have done that to see where their employees are who carry phones.
I can see an easy transition of small tags in dogs which can transmit locations on the cell data network for a monthly fee. Maybe it would have to start out as a dog collar.
I have my dog implanted with a chip in case he gets lost or stolen. Yeah it's not automatic and needs to be scanned by it can save his life if he is ever in a shelter.
There are cities (Chicago is one I think) who installed a "mesh network" throughout the city and the CCTV cameras just transmit along that wireless network. It's kinda like wireless router but handles a large portion of a city with all the receivers instAlled.
Cool stuff.
hey man, I know what your saying about the chip inplant, cost 35 bucks, good to recover your dog if a vet scans it. they already have a small chip that connects to the dogs collar, and can be tracked by GPS, but a thief will remove the collar so it dosen't help. I'm waiting for some company to come out with a small chip that goes under the skin of a dog and can be tracked by GPS. don't see why someone hasn't already done this, it would be a big money maker, there are Billions spent on pets each year. ps. my sister had her dog stolen when she let it outside to potty, her kids were heart broken, she put it on facebook and asked around about it, and after a couple weeks, a neighbor told her they saw the school bus driver get her dog, so she went to the bus driver and she had gotten her little dog and sold it. but the bus driver had to go get it back for my sister. turned out ok, but a GPS chip would have let her go strait to where her pet was.