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Fleet management systems have been around a while and have become so complex that it has evolved into Field Resource Management. This article explores 5 reasons why all fleets need at least a basic Field Resource Management system.
A one-of-a-kind GPS tracking system has successfully been implemented in New Dehli. The GPS tracking system monitors the real-time movements of trains. Never again will riders have to stand outside in the rain or snow waiting for a train that is running late.
The tracking system allows passengers to check the status of train departures and arrivals, making it easy for riders to stay on schedule, plan their travel, and never miss a bus again. The newly designed tracking system, which uses GPS satellites service, is expected to immensely overcome a lot of the limitations of the area’s current Train Running Information System.
Smartphones equipped with GPS tracking technology will be very useful for parents this Halloween. These GPS tracking apps enable parents to receive timely data on where their children are. GPS tracking apps can also notify parents if their children wander too far away.
Here are three FREE apps for mobile devices with GPS tracking technology, allowing parents to know where their trick-or-treaters are at all times.
Now that the iPhone will receive GPS data from 55 GPS satellites total, the iPhone GPS system is able to look at both satellite constellations at one time and leverage them to get much more accurate location data. This greatly increases the chance the phone will be able to find its precise location, zeroing in on where you are within a couple of dozen feet, instead of the vague light-blue circle encompassing several city blocks that many iPhone owners are used to.
Waze is a social mobile application that was designed to help driver’s get around traffic. It provides users with free turn-by-turn GPS navigation based on the live conditions of the road. The GPS technology company just confirmed that it has raised another $30 million in growth funding, led by Horizon Ventures and Kleiner Perkins Caufield […]
Anyone with a cell phone, computer or a tablet, should be paying attention, because LightSquared is proposing to build something that currently does not exist: a high-speed wireless system that reaches almost every corner of America, including underserved rural areas and over-capacity urban areas. LightSquared, a company trying to break new ground in the telecom industry as a national wireless broadband provider, has invested billions of dollars to develop America’s first ever broadband system that utilizes a combination of satellite and cell tower technology.
Sentencing was delayed yesterday for a man who recently plead guilty to cyberstalking a woman in San Diego, CA.
According to court documents, the ex-Navy man, Michael Lutz, made hundreds of calls to a woman’s telephone and tracked her through GPS tracking technology after she made clear their relationship was over. He once chased the victim throughout a shopping mall, followed her into a women’s bathroom and climbed under a locked stall to confront her.
Lutz made hundreds of calls to the victim, tracked her with GPS tracking technology on her phone, and illegally downloaded a program onto her computer that allowed him to spy on her Internet use, according to prosecutors.
According to LightSquared, a majority of precision GPS devices can be fixed by replacing the external antenna, others will require a factory retrofit. The company says they are working with three high-tech companies to develop inexpensive, efficient solutions.
The first GPS device manufacturer to bring LightSquared compatible receivers to the marketplace is Javad GNSS. At a live news conference last week, the companies showed an external antenna roughly the size of an enterprise Wi-Fi access point and a ceramic filter smaller than a pencil.
LightSquared is under a new deadline to prove that it can come up with an affordable solution to stop the company’s wireless network from interfering with global positioning system (GPS) signals. If LightSquared can produce a viable solution in time, then the FCC and Congress are likely going to have to decide who will pay for the upgrades.
Troy Suhr of Alpine Materials used to have a lot of problems managing his 14 delivery drivers. Every morning he would meticulously plan out his drivers’ routes, but his drivers would often make unscheduled stops or would take too long at deliveries, which would completely throw his plans off. So he decided to research fleet tracking systems, because he “needed more control” of his employees out in the field.
Troy said, “Customers waiting for a delivery would often call wondering when their materials were going to arrive. So I would have to track down the driver on my cell phone and try to figure out where he was and reassess when he would arrive at his next delivery. Then I would have to call the customer back. It really ate up a lot of my time.”
So Troy decided to take control of the situation and purchased FieldLogix+Nav for his entire fleet. Since then, FieldLogix has greatly improved his operations, customer service and driver safety. “It makes planning the day so much easier,” said Troy. “I like not having to worry about whether or not my employees have made it to a stop, are on the way to a stop, or have left a stop…. I have more peace of mind knowing my guys aren’t speeding or driving recklessly.”
