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Many farmers are giving up and are hesitant to protect their equipment against theft and smuggling rings ... the France 2 report below shows otherwise, and a network was dismantled by the gendarmerie forces after several months of investigation.

GPS are tools that actually contribute to the dismantling of these networks!

Rémi Carpentier says he is "disheartened, distraught." This farmer works 240 hectares of land in Marbeuf. At the beginning of June, he had "two GPS consoles with their antennas stolen from two different tractors." A loss of nearly €25,000

During the Connectwave webinar on the subject of geolocation for construction site equipment, the company FAYOLLE was able to share a testimonial and their feedback on the TICATAG solution.

Since the end of 2023, nearly 90 pieces of construction equipment, such as mini-excavators, have been stolen in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, resulting in losses exceeding four million euros. A meticulous investigation conducted by the Bordeaux Research Section (S.R.), supported by the Gironde Departmental Gendarmerie Group (GGD), led to the identification of an organized network and the arrest of several suspects.

According to insurers, 300 motorhomes are stolen every year. So many owners are looking for solutions. “This is my little tracker. It’s very simple, you put it in the vehicle and I have an application on the phone ,” shows a motorhome owner.

New report in the 8 p.m. news on TF1 on October 30, 2023.

New forms of trafficking are appearing in the countryside, with the increase in thefts of GPS devices from tractors. Sophisticated equipment that can be worth a few tens of thousands of euros .

A TF1 team was able to meet a victim in the South West.

In Lot-et-Garonne, as in all of France, thefts of agricultural GPS are increasing. Their price can reach several tens of thousands of euros, the damage is therefore considerable for farmers. The gendarmerie calls for vigilance.

Funny surprise for a resident of Grignan ( Drôme ). On Monday morning, he noticed that his mini-excavator, a machine of construction site used for earthworks, had been stolen . He immediately alerted the police and filed a complaint, reports The Dauphiné Libéré . ​​The gendarmes The municipality then opened an investigation into the crime.