Vehicle Tracking Systems
If the car is stolen, the vehicle tracking system will send out a signal that only the police can trace. There are some sophisticated systems that are able to detect unauthorized movement of your car. Such systems alert the owner of the car that it is in the process of being stolen.
Vehicles fitted with a satellite Global Positioning System (GPS) can pinpoint the exact location of the vehicle and send information to the police. Police departments also have equipment in place to track vehicles with GPS systems fitted. Software is used to plot the actual position of the vehicle on maps.
The basic components used in GPS vehicle tracking are a mobile GPS unit, a communications network and geographic maps. GPS vehicle tracking systems are simple to install. The GPS receiver and cellular modem are fitted to the vehicle, a magnet is placed on the underside of the bumper cover, and a magnetic cellular antenna fits onto the vehicle’s frame.
Power for the GPS is supplied directly from the vehicle’s battery or by a replaceable battery pack. Fleet tracking systems are more affordable and more popular than ever before and monitoring system can be accessed via a personal home computer using specialized software. The location of the vehicle is displayed on a map showing movement as it happens. Information can include the vehicle’s current location, its route history, the date, and the speed and time of direction.
There is also a vehicle tracking system available called Passive GPS. Passive GPS is used by individuals or organizations that wish to track a person’s whereabouts during a specified amount of time. The locations a vehicle has been to can be downloaded after the vehicle has returned home. Passive GPS is particularly useful for delivery and courier companies. Vehicle tracking systems may seem expensive at the time of purchase, but they may well pay for themselves not too long after they are fitted.
And we should not forget the Plant Tracking, this one gives you the ability to view all your plant at all times via a computer. Tracking enables the manager to see all deliveries and collections made at the touch of a button. It also assists with billing and invoicing so checking these areas is simple, quick and easy to do.
Each vehicle is fitted with a tracking device, these units are installed by the supplier for you and comprehensive training should come as standard.
Most plant tracking systems will allow the ability to view historical data and alerts can be set up if equipment is being used incorrectly or out of office hours where equipment can also be remotely immobilised.
Most Plant Tracking systems are web based and therefore can be accessed by any PC which has a broadband connection so that could be in the office, from a customer’s office or simply from home.
Use fleet tracking systems to more efficiently manage your employees.
