scholarly journals Effects of employee monitoring notification policies on HR manager opinions

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-81
Author(s):  
Gundars Kaupins
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Computer Virus ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Employee Productivity ◽  
Monitoring Methods ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Ethical Implications ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Hr Managers ◽  
A Company

As a variety of electronic monitoring methods such as global positioning systems are available, monitoring employees without notice is a consideration even though several laws ban it and ethical questions remain. Monitoring without notice has risks that Human Resources (HR) managers should consider when they set monitoring policies to enhance knowledge management. A total of 174 HR managers were asked about their top reasons to electronically monitor employees with or without notice. About half received information that a company did not notify employees of electronic monitoring and the other half received the opposite information. Prospect theory was the basis for collecting data to understand the importance of risk in setting policies. It states that people in perceived good conditions avoid risk because they feel there is more to lose than to gain. The leading reason to electronically monitor employees for both groups was computer virus and malware protection. Organizational threats associated with legal issues showed more HR support for monitoring without notice. Opportunities associated with employee productivity indicated relatively more support for monitoring with notice. As a result of this research, perceived threats in the workplace are significant reasons why HR managers might not provide notice of monitoring in the workplace. This has potential legal and ethical implications.

Legal Issues including Liability associated with the Acquisition, Use, and Failure of GPS/GNSS

1999 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 246-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory E. Michael
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
Short Paper ◽  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning

This, and the following two papers, were presented during the European GNSS98 Symposium held at the Centre de Congrès Pierre Baudis, Toulouse, France, from 20–23 October 1998.It is now clear that Global Positioning Systems (GPS) will be the primary navigational and positioning tool used as we move into the 21st century. As a result of the continued expansion and development of GPS, concerns have been voiced about the liability associated with development, construction, and use of the system. No short paper can explore all of the various liability issues associated with GPS. However, this paper will touch upon various liability issues in the hope that this analysis will continue with the development of GPS.

Electronic monitoring: The experience in Australia

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorana Bartels ◽  
Marietta Martinovic
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Radio Frequency ◽  
Electronic Monitoring ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
The World ◽  
English Speaking ◽  
World Trend

Electronic monitoring (EM) has been introduced in over 30 countries around the world. In most English-speaking countries, it has moved well beyond experimental status and become a regularly applied penal measure. Australia has been lagging behind this world trend, as EM has yet not become dominant in our correctional landscape. This is even though sanctions that utilise radio-frequency and/or global positioning systems (GPS) monitoring have existed in Australia for decades. This article critically examines overseas evaluative findings of EM in relation to recidivism, cost-effectiveness and net-widening, as well as some of the issues and concerns that are associated with EM. The article then summarises and explains the limited Australian EM experience to date. It predicts that increased application of EM in Australia seems likely and should be evidence-based. In this context, there is an urgent need for increased understanding about the use and impact of EM in Australia. The article concludes with some observations about the importance of comparative analysis in this context.

Confiabilidad de los registros obtenidos por medio de dos sistemas de posicionamiento global en actividades de desplazamiento humano

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (3 - 4) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jeison Daniel Salazar Pachón ◽  
David Armando Chaparro Obando ◽  
Nicolás Tordi
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
El Sistema

<p>El presente estudio examinó  la confiabilidad de los registros de dos sistemas de posicionamiento global (<em>global positioning systems  </em>[GPS]), Garmin310XT y FRWDB600,  sobre  las distancias  recorridas a diferentes  velocidades,  tras un protocolo a pie y otro  en bicicleta realizados  en una pista atlética.  Esta información se comparó con el trayecto  real de recorrido, hecho a partir  del cálculo: <em>ritmo de recorrido (r) = distancia recorrida (d) x tiempo  de recorri- do, </em>y se controló con un metrónomo Sport Beeper. Los participantes fueron dos jóvenes de edad  media  22 años  ± 1, activos  físicamente. En los resultados, se observaron diferencias  entre los registros de ambos sistemas GPS; el protocolo a pie Garmin tuvo un porcentaje de concordancia de 101,1%, mientras que FRWD presentó  103%. En el protocolo en bicicleta se obtuvo 103,4% y 101,6%, respectivamente. Se concluyó  que el uso de GPS es más fiable cuando  las velocidades  de desplazamiento humano son bajas  o moderadas  para  el sistema Garmin  (7-14 km/h), ya que al ser más altas la fiabilidad  de la información podría  ser menor, mientras  que el sistema FRWD presentó  mayor confiabilidad en velocidades moderadas (14-22 km/h).</p>

Confiabilidad de los registros obtenidos por medio de dos sistemas de posicionamiento global en actividades de desplazamiento humano

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jeison Daniel Salazar Pachón ◽  
David Armando Chaparro Obando ◽  
Nicolás Tordi
Keyword(s):  
Global Positioning Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
El Sistema

El presente estudio examinó  la confiabilidad de los registros de dos sistemas de posicionamiento global (<em>global positioning systems  </em>[GPS]), Garmin310XT y FRWDB600,  sobre  las distancias  recorridas a diferentes  velocidades,  tras un protocolo a pie y otro  en bicicleta realizados  en una pista atlética.  Esta información se comparó con el trayecto  real de recorrido, hecho a partir  del cálculo: <em>ritmo de recorrido (r) = distancia recorrida (d) x tiempo  de recorrido, </em>y se controló con un metrónomo Sport Beeper. Los participantes fueron dos jóvenes de edad  media  22 años  ± 1, activos  físicamente. En los resultados, se observaron diferencias  entre los registros de ambos sistemas GPS; el protocolo a pie Garmin tuvo un porcentaje de concordancia de 101,1%, mientras  que FRWD presentó  103%. En el protocolo en bicicleta se obtuvo 103,4% y 101,6%, respectivamente. Se concluyó  que el uso de GPS es más fiable cuando  las velocidades  de desplazamiento humano son bajas  o mo- deradas  para  el sistema Garmin  (7-14 km/h), ya que al ser más altas la fiabilidad  de la información podría  ser menor, mientras  que el sistema FRWD presentó  mayor confiabilidad en velocidades moderadas (14-22 km/h).

scholarly journals A Time-Based Objective Measure of Exposure to the Food Environment

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (7) ◽  
pp. 1180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Scully ◽  
Anne Moudon ◽  
Philip Hurvitz ◽  
Anju Aggarwal ◽  
Adam Drewnowski
Keyword(s):  
Food Environment ◽  
Fast Food ◽  
Objective Measure ◽  
Mobility Patterns ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Fast Food Restaurants ◽  
Logistic Regressions ◽  
The Relationship

Exposure to food environments has mainly been limited to counting food outlets near participants’ homes. This study considers food environment exposures in time and space using global positioning systems (GPS) records and fast food restaurants (FFRs) as the environment of interest. Data came from 412 participants (median participant age of 45) in the Seattle Obesity Study II who completed a survey, wore GPS receivers, and filled out travel logs for seven days. FFR locations were obtained from Public Health Seattle King County and geocoded. Exposure was conceptualized as contact between stressors (FFRs) and receptors (participants’ mobility records from GPS data) using four proximities: 21 m, 100 m, 500 m, and ½ mile. Measures included count of proximal FFRs, time duration in proximity to ≥1 FFR, and time duration in proximity to FFRs weighted by FFR counts. Self-reported exposures (FFR visits) were excluded from these measures. Logistic regressions tested associations between one or more reported FFR visits and the three exposure measures at the four proximities. Time spent in proximity to an FFR was associated with significantly higher odds of FFR visits at all proximities. Weighted duration also showed positive associations with FFR visits at 21-m and 100-m proximities. FFR counts were not associated with FFR visits. Duration of exposure helps measure the relationship between the food environment, mobility patterns, and health behaviors. The stronger associations between exposure and outcome found at closer proximities (<100 m) need further research.

scholarly journals Using Different Combinations of Body-Mounted IMU Sensors to Estimate Speed of Horses—A Machine Learning Approach

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 798
Author(s):  
Hamed Darbandi ◽  
Filipe Serra Bragança ◽  
Berend Jan van der Zwaag ◽  
John Voskamp ◽  
Annik Imogen Gmel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
The Body ◽  
Biomechanical Analysis ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Speed Estimation ◽  
Motion Patterns ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Measurement Units

Speed is an essential parameter in biomechanical analysis and general locomotion research. It is possible to estimate the speed using global positioning systems (GPS) or inertial measurement units (IMUs). However, GPS requires a consistent signal connection to satellites, and errors accumulate during IMU signals integration. In an attempt to overcome these issues, we have investigated the possibility of estimating the horse speed by developing machine learning (ML) models using the signals from seven body-mounted IMUs. Since motion patterns extracted from IMU signals are different between breeds and gaits, we trained the models based on data from 40 Icelandic and Franches-Montagnes horses during walk, trot, tölt, pace, and canter. In addition, we studied the estimation accuracy between IMU locations on the body (sacrum, withers, head, and limbs). The models were evaluated per gait and were compared between ML algorithms and IMU location. The model yielded the highest estimation accuracy of speed (RMSE = 0.25 m/s) within equine and most of human speed estimation literature. In conclusion, highly accurate horse speed estimation models, independent of IMU(s) location on-body and gait, were developed using ML.

INS/GNSS Integration with Account for Timing Skew and Displacement of GNSS Antenna. Experience of Practical Realization

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 52-68
Author(s):  
N.B. Vavilova ◽  
◽  
A.A. Golovan ◽  
A.V. Kozlov ◽  
I.A. Papusha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Separation ◽  
Measurement Unit ◽  
Complex Data ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Inertial Navigation Systems ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Antenna Phase ◽  
Antenna Phase Center ◽  
Timing Skew

We examine two aspects specific to complex data fusion algorithms in integrated strapdown inertial navigation systems aided by global positioning systems, with their inherent spatial separation between the GNSS antenna phase center and the inertial measurement unit, as well as with the timing skew between their measurements. The first aspect refers to modifications of mathematical models used in INS/GNSS integration. The second one relates to our experience in their application in onboard airborne navigation algorithms developed by Moscow Institute of Electromechanics and Automatics.

Effect of Kinesiology Tape on Tri-Axial Accelerometry During the Dance Aerobic Fitness Test

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Moulder ◽  
Ross Armstrong ◽  
Matt Greig ◽  
Chris Brogden
Keyword(s):  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Relative Sensitivity ◽  
Positioning Systems ◽  
Fitness Test ◽  
Loading Patterns ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
Global Positioning ◽  
Monitoring Training ◽  
University Level ◽  
Kinesiology Tape

Objectives: Kinesiology tape (KT) is thought to provide greater mechanical support during physical activity, however, there is a paucity of research investigating its application in dance. The study aimed to determine whether KT reduces PlayerLoad (PL) during the Dance Aerobic Fitness Test (DAFT) in addition to examining the relative sensitivity of accelerometer site locations. Methods: University-level dancers (N = 11; age 18 ± 0.45 years, height 168.17 ± 12.25 cm, body mass 57.50 ± 9.91 kg) participated in two trials of the DAFT protocol in two conditions: no tape (NT) and kinesiology tape (KT). Global positioning systems (GPS) and accelerometer units were attached onto the seventh vertebra (C7) at the mid-scapula region and lower limb (LL) located at the mid-gastrocnemius of the dominant leg calculating measurements of triaxial (PLTotal) and uniaxial measures (anteroposterior [PLAP], mediolateral [PLML], and vertical [PLV]) measures of PlayerLoad during the DAFT. Results: No significant main effect was observed for the taping condition in all measures of PlayerLoad (P > 0.10). A significant main effect (p < 0.01) was observed for unit location and time, with greater loading at the LL compared to C7 and during each consequent stage of the DAFT. No significant (p > 0.52) location*taping, nor location*taping*time (p > 0.36) interactions were observed for all variables measured.Conclusions: Kinesiology tape does not reduce loading patterns in healthy dancers during a fatigue protocol. However, triaxial accelerometers provide adequate sensitivity when detecting changes in loading, suggesting the LL may be deemed as a more relevant method of monitoring training load in dancers.

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