What is GPS?
What does a GPS vehicle tracking system do?
How do @Road GPS vehicle tracking solutions work?

 

 

What is GPS?

 

GPS, or Global Positioning System, consists of 24 Earth-orbiting satellites that transmit precisely timed microwave signals. GPS receivers must connect with signals from at least three of these GPS satellites and calculate the time it takes a signal to travel from each satellite to provide a distance reading that is accurate within 10 to 20 meters.

 

 

What does a GPS vehicle tracking system do?

 

Basic Function

At the most basic level, a GPS vehicle tracking system provides business managers and dispatchers with information on the locations of their vehicles.

 

Software-Enhanced Function

By combining GPS information with advanced, web-based software services (such as @Road solutions), managers and dispatchers gain additional tools for improving the management and efficiency of their mobile workforces, including:

 

	See current locations and routes of mobile resources on an online map
	Find out when a vehicle travels across a defined perimeter
	View reports on activities such as number of stops, time at each stop, speed, idling time, routes traveled, miles traveled and trailer door open or close

Additional Features

@Road GPS vehicle tracking systems provide additional features such as:

 

	Remote reporting of vehicle diagnostics to minimize breakdowns
	Remote completion of work orders and other forms to reduce paperwork delays
	Two-way messaging for more efficient driver and dispatcher communication
	Secure in-vehicle Wi-Fi access for remote access to office applications

 

 

How do @Road GPS vehicle tracking solutions work?

 

Gathering Data

@Road solutions track the location of your mobile resources using GPS receivers that are embedded in either @Road vehicle-installed hardware devices (called iLMs) or GPS-enabled phones equipped to support the @Road application. The vehicle-installed iLM temporarily stores and later transmits information when out of wireless coverage.

 

Transmitting the Data

Wireless technology is embedded in the in-vehicle hardware, along with an Internet Provider protocol and computing power, so that the GPS location and other data can be sent via wireless carrier networks to the @Road server.

 

Turning Data into Mobile Resource Management Tools

Once in the server, the gathered data is rapidly processed and delivered to customers in the forms of maps and reports that managers and dispatchers can view on their desktop computer's web browser. The maps, reports and alerts use the processed data to show vehicles' real-time location, speed, time and distance traveled. Managers use this information to create more efficient work processes and routes, leading to reduced operational costs.

 

 

 

Need help deciding which GPS vehicle tracking system best meets your business needs? Contact us to learn more or request a live demo.