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What is GPS Vehicle Tracking?

 

What is GPS?
What does a GPS vehicle tracking system do?
How do the Trimble and @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 software applications (such as Trimble and @Road solutions), managers and dispatchers can:

 

•	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

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

 

•	Remote reporting of vehicle diagnostics
•	Remote completion of work orders and other forms
•	Two-way messaging
•	Secure in-vehicle Wi-Fi access

 

 

How do the Trimble and @Road GPS vehicle tracking solutions work?

 

Gathering Data

Trimble and @Road solutions track the location of your mobile resources using a GPS receiver that is embedded in a vehicle-installed hardware device. For Trimble solutions, this device is the Trimble CrossCheck and for @Road solutions, the @Road iLM (Internet Location Manager). Both hardware devices include GPS receivers, wireless communication technology, IP protocol and computing power in a low-profile compact enclosure. The vehicle-installed device also temporarily stores and transmits information for other features like vehicle diagnostics, two-way messaging and Sensor Services.

 

Transmitting the Data

Wireless technology is embedded in the in-vehicle hardware so that the GPS location and other data is sent via wireless carrier networks to the Trimble or @Road server.

 

Turning Data into Mobile Resource Management Tools

Once in the server, the gathered data is immediately processed and delivered to customers in the forms of maps and reports that managers and dispatchers can view on their desktop computer or 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.

 

 

 

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