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  2. Asset tracking - Wikipedia

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    Mobile phones are personal devices. Asset tracking apps for smart devices had been used as a means of personal tracking and rescues. For example, Find My iPhone is an app and service provided by Apple; it was used in rescuing a missing person in deep ravine from a car accident [3] after other attempts failed.

  3. Personal property - Wikipedia

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    Accountants distinguish personal property from real property because personal property can be depreciated faster than improvements (while land is not depreciable at all). It is an owner's right to get tax benefits for chattel, and there are businesses that specialize in appraising personal property, or chattel.

  4. GPS tracking unit - Wikipedia

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    A data pusher is the most common type of GPS tracking unit, used for asset tracking, personal tracking and vehicle tracking systems. Virtually every cell phone is in this mode per user agreement, even if shut off or disabled storing the data for future transmission.

  5. Vehicle tracking system - Wikipedia

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    The existence of vehicle tracking device then can be used to reduce the insurance cost, because the loss-risk of the vehicle drops significantly. Vehicle tracking systems are an integrated part of the "layered approach" to vehicle protection, recommended by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) to prevent motor vehicle theft. This approach ...

  6. Tracking - Wikipedia

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    Track and trace, a process of determining the current and past locations and other status of property in transit; Asset tracking, which provides status of objects of an inventory or mobile stock; Vehicle tracking system uses GPS to find out about movement and/or location of cars, trucks, and/or other vehicles

  7. Tracked articulated vehicle - Wikipedia

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    A tracked articulated vehicle or articulated tracked vehicle (abbreviated as ATV. [ 1 ] but not to be confused with all-terrain vehicle ), is a variation of a continuous track vehicle that consists of two cars, each with their own track, most commonly with an actuated linkage in between.

  8. Snow Trac - Wikipedia

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    It uses a unique steering mechanism called a variator that allows a tracked vehicle to be steered using a traditional automotive steering wheel instead of levers. VW powered Snow Trac, 54hp, 4 manual speed transmission. The Aktiv Fischer Snow Trac is a tracked vehicle, which was manufactured from 1957

  9. Continuous track - Wikipedia

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    Continuous track or tracked treads are a system of vehicle propulsion used in tracked vehicles, running on a continuous band of treads or track plates driven by two or more wheels. The large surface area of the tracks distributes the weight of the vehicle better than steel or rubber tyres on an equivalent vehicle, enabling continuous tracked ...