So I have created PackMapr. Great, that was fun. But really, REALLY how useful is it? I think it is kind of neat and I know I will use it to track whatever is coming my way in the mail but here is what I REALLY want.

How about all shipping vehicles be equipped with GPS devises. I mean ALL. Trucks, planes, sorting facilities, those strange outdated USPS Jeeps and minivans. (shouldn’t they be hybrid by now?) Everything. Now in every shipping label that goes on a package include a wireless transmitter. The sticker type just like the security ones that Fred Meyer’s puts on products in their electronics department.

Now these transmitters simply transmit their package’s tracking number to the GPS device in the truck, van or whatever. NOW we have something. Now we can just query the GPS device to tell us what packages it sees and poof, we know exactly where our packages are in the world, in real time.

I wonder the cost benefit ratio. Sure would cut down on lost packages and maybe even shipping insurgence. A win win. Where do we start?