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We try not to  handle absolutes here,  however when it  concerns how high to hang a  imagethe French gallery rods I use, we do have some solid recommendations. We  likewise put the  concern out to our Framebridge  neighborhood and you all had some  exceptional perspectives, too. Here we  respond to all of your inquiries about how high to hang frames.
 The Eyes Have It
 We  recommend hanging your art so that the vertical center (the middle of the frame) is 57″ (inches) above the  flooring, or at your eye-level if it’s in a  corridor or  entranceway where you’re  normally  strolling past it. That  chooses single pieces ( pictures, paintings, posters)this hanging wire  along with  plans like gallery walls. Museums and galleries  utilize this  general rule and if it’s good enough for them, it’s certainly  sufficient for us!
 
 Measure the height of your piece or  plan, divide in half and add that number to the 57″ to mark where the top of your frame  need to be. Check out our  pointers for hanging with a hanging wire, sawtooth  wall mount, or corner brackets (on large pieces) for a perfectly aligned frame
 
  corridor with patterned wallpaper and  little  image framed in gold frame
 Via @emilyley featuring the Richmond frame.
 What if I’m hanging a frame above  furnishings?
 What height to hang frames depends on what’s around them, too. If you’re hanging frames above  furnishings like a  sofa, bed, or desk, we  recommend the bottom of the frame  need to be 7 – 10″ above the top of the  furnishings.
 
 living room with  sofa and two  images in wood frames these screws
 Via @teenwolfd featuring American Hardwoods
 As far as width goes, whether it’s a single large piece or a full gallery wall, some  state it  must span about 2/3 of the width of the  sofa, headboard,  and so on,  however we think there’s some wiggle room and even  created our Triptych gallery wall in king and queen size to fill  the majority of the width of a headboard or  couch.
 
 How about hanging  images in  spaces with high ceilings?
 We think the same  general rule applies– 57″ off the ground for the vertical center of the piece.  Obviously if there’s room, you can stack more pieces up from there!
 
 living room with framed  images in white frames
 Via @elizabethbeardesigns featuring the Marin
 What about hanging gallery walls and  numerous frames?
  Consider a gallery wall or grouping of  numerous frames as one  huge piece. Whether you’re hanging a predesigned gallery wall (ours come with  really  convenient life-size hanging guides which  permit you to  line up the  whole  plan  simultaneously) or are getting  innovative with an eclectic gallery wall of your own, the same  guideline applies– 57″ or eye level to the vertical center.  For instance, when hanging  3 pieces vertically, the center of the middle frame would be at eye level.
 
 gallery wall of framed  images on wall in living room
 Via @rebeccaprus
 Is the 57″ eye-level  guideline set in stone?
 There are of course exceptions to every  guideline and all of your framed art and  pictures  need to work within your existing space. The  situations are as unique as your style and there are  lots of  methods to hang your art. Have  especially low  furnishings? You  might  require to adjust.  Truly  big artwork? It  might  require to come down a bit.  Usually we see  circumstances of art hung  expensive  instead of too low.
 
 A measuring tape and level are  necessary,  however a  2nd set of eyes is  likewise  really useful to have when  discovering the  best height to hang a  image.
 
 As always if you have any concerns about getting your art up on the wall, our team of designers is happy to address them.

GPS Trackers Can Potentially Help Save Millions for Public Schools

GPS Tracking Systems Good for Public School Buses

The public school bus system in Cobb County, Georgia, has been utilizing GPS tracking systems to monitor and track its fleet of school buses. Prior to implementing the new GPS tracking technology, the county received numerous calls each day from flustered parents whose children were not picked up by the bus that day.

Whether the child overslept and missed the bus or the driver actually pass by the stop, school administrators had no way of confirming which reason it was. As a result the district paid for the additional gas, and sometimes overtime, to send a bus driver back out to pick up the child.

Since installing the GPS trackers, those so-called “courtesy runs” have been drastically reduced, as have parent complaints. And Cobb County school officials are crediting a device that’s no bigger than a cell phone.

The GPS tracking system monitors the current location of each school bus in its fleet, if and when a bus is stopping to pick up children and the speed limit. School administrators say the GPS devices provide crucial data to help create a better, safer service to and from school. However, driver advocates argue that they are an unnecessary expense, coming at a time when the school system can least afford it. They also argue that the devices are being unfairly used against the bus drivers.

“This system provides a level of safety equal to a supervisor on every bus,” said Lynn Simpson, the director of Fulton County Schools’ transportation department.

Although the GPS system costs about $600,000 a year, school officials say it saves $1.2 million annually by cutting down on gas mileage and driver overtime.

Bus GPS Fleet Tracking Provides More Than Cost-Savings

Administrators have used the GPS system to track how long bus drivers are on the road, which they say has effectively lowered overtime costs by cutting down on the timesheet exaggerations or inaccuracies that sometimes happen when they rely on drivers memories. This not only allows them to keep more accurate times on their drivers, they also provide a greater degree of accountability for both drivers and administrators.

The GPS devices also help the school system map more efficient routes. This allows drivers the ability arrive at their designated stops on time in the case of detours or accidents.

More importantly, administrators say the complaints made by parents have gone down since using the GPS tracking system.

“Now we know, for a fact, if buses are stopping on time,” said Rick Grisham, the director of Cobb’s transportation department. “Before, we were relying on bus driver and parent testimony.”

However, bus driver advocates say managers are using the data obtained from the tracking technology and using them against bus drivers, accusing them of speeding, driving recklessly, getting lost and dropping students off at school late.

“Employees don’t feel, as a whole, that the technology is being used to work together but as another tool to isolate individuals and go after them for termination,” said Mark Perez, a field representative for the Georgia Association of Educators, which advocates for bus drivers.

Perez said the costs are extraordinary at a time of state austerity cuts.

“Districts are reducing bus routes they offer to parents and reducing salary and benefits to employees to make up for the budget shortfalls,” Perez said. “And yet they’re spending a large amount of money for a new system that seems to be nice, but are they the most prudent expenditures inside the current economic situation? It’s like you would like to put in a nice deck or build a new pool but your house is upside down in mortgage. It’s not good math.”

Grisham, however, stands in full support for the new tracking system, as well as for the other tools that the administration has implemented to provide a safer, more efficient and cost-effective service for its students.

“It’s a non-stop battle to come up with ways to keep students safe,” Grisham said. “Minutes and seconds matter a lot in our business.”

Real-time GPS tracking systems, such as Tracking System Direct’s Connect GPS, can potentially help public school systems like Cobb County save millions in wasted time and fuel costs. It allows dispatchers and fleet managers the ability to monitor and track each bus in real-time from an internet-enabled computer, laptop or even a mobile device, such as a smartphone or tablet, without having to contact the drivers and asking where they are.

And with the ShareSpot® feature, parents will be able to see precisely where their buses are in real-time from the school district’s website. This is especially helpful during inclement weather conditions. Parents can track where their buses are along its route and have their children at their stops right when the bus arrives instead of having to wait around and guess.

For more information about Tracking System Direct and the companies’ real-time GPS fleet management solutions, please visit them online at:

https://www.trackingsystemdirect.com