GPS World, January 2018

SEEN HEARD SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND Robot security guards are now patrolling places such as shopping malls utilities parking lots and corporate campuses Knightscope based Mountain View California offers autonomous robots for securing large outdoor spaces and is working on a multi terrain vehicle The autonomous data machines provide mobile ground level eyes and ears that enhance situational awareness for security staff improving response times and keeping them out of harms way PHOTO CREDITS K5 Knightscope Lapland reindeer H Sunderland CC BY 20 Lockito Quartz Africa drone Taisei COPYRIGHT 2018 NORTH COAST MEDIA LLC All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form by any means electronic or mechanical including by photocopy recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from the publisher Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use or the internal or personal use of specific clients is granted by North Coast Media LLC for libraries and other users registered with the Copyright Clearance Center 222 Rosewood Dr Danvers MA 01923 phone 978 750 8400 fax 978 750 4470 Call for copying beyond that permitted by Sections 107 or 108 of the U S Copyright Law PRIVACY NOTICE North Coast Media LLC provides certain customer contact data such as customers names addresses phone numbers and email addresses to third parties who wish to promote relevant products services and other opportunities which may be of interest to you If you do not want North Coast Media LLC to make your contact information available to third parties for marketing purposes simply call 847 763 4942 between the hours of 8 30 am and 5 pm CT and a customer service representative will assist you in removing your name from North Coast Media LLCs lists GPS WORLD ISSN 1048 5104 is published monthly by North Coast Media LLC IMG Center 1360 East 9th Street Suite 1070 Cleveland OH 44114 SUBSCRIPTION RATES For US Canada and Mexico 1 year 8995 print and digital two years 14895 print and digital All other countries 1 year print and digital 15995 2 years 26595 For air expedited service include an additional 75 per order annually Single copies prepaid only 10 plus postage and handling For current single copy or back issues call 847 763 4942 Periodicals postage paid at Cleveland OH 44101 9603 and additional mailing offices POSTMASTER Please send address change to GPS World PO Box 2090 Skokie IL 60076 Printed in the U S A 50 GPS WORLD WWW GPSWORLD COM JANUARY 2018 REINDEER DEFENSE In Finlands rugged Arctic Lapland region reindeer are being fitted with trackers to protect them from predatory wolverines wolves and lynx Sensors around the necks of the alpha females reindeer are linked to the herders smartphones allowing them to rescue hurt animals more quickly and identify the cause of death for those killed The sensors send signals to herders over a specially designed network called LoRaWAN that covers the remote area In 2018 the herders plans to track the predators as well SPOOFING FOR PROFIT Some Uber drivers in Lagos Nigeria have been using a fake GPS itinerary app to illicitly bump up fares for riders Initially created for developers to test geofencing based apps the Lockito Android app lets a smartphone follow a fake GPS itinerary while also keeping track of its actual movement In some cases inflated trips can cost riders more than double the rate they should be paying Uber Nigeria is on the lookout for fraud by its drivers who began using Lockito after Uber slashed its base fare by 40 in May 2017 ITS QUITTIN TIME Taisei the company behind the Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium has a new drone that nags workers to go home at the end of the work day Japans culture encourages overtime out of sense of loyalty but overtime cuts into family and social life and affects worker health The T Frend security drone blasts Auld Lang Syne commonly used in Japan to indicate closing time to force workers out of the office In theory the music and the drones buzzing make it impossible to concentrate