When Do You Need Satellite Tracking For Vehicles?

When was the last time you watched a horror movie? (If you are like myself, probably a long time ago because I value my sleep!)

A cliche in these movies is not being able to call for help. Over the years, many movies had scenes where characters had no service and were not able to use their cellphones.

How many times has a dropped signal caused you inconvenience?

It might not always be life-and-death but imagine the frustration if an important phone call drops. Or if a TV stream goes offline, as mine did while watching a close 4th quarter in the NBA playoffs.

Iridium GPS Tracker

The default way to track vehicles is to use cell coverage. However, some businesses travel to areas with weak or no coverage. How can businesses still get consistent data and ensure worker safety?

Enter satellite vehicle tracking. For areas where cell coverage is not possible, iridium GPS trackers (satellite tracking) fills these gaps by providing data without losing connection.

GoFleet uses the IRIDIUM satellite network for this need. This network is added to a traditional cellular based tracking system through a modem.

Consider the following cases.

Remote Operations

Businesses may operate in areas without cell coverage. Consider the following coverage map from OpenSignal and notice the dead zones.

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Cellular tracking does not work in these zones. This leaves managers thinking. Where are the drivers? How are they driving?

The only way to answer these questions is to use satellite tracking.

Oil Rigs

One of GoFleet’s partners is an oil company that operates oil rigs in the middle of the ocean. And yes, just like the movie clips, there are no cellular signals in the middle of the ocean.

These oil rigs are expensive and are valuable assets. In the event of failure, the business needs to send helicopters and replacement parts to repair the rig. This costs thousands and thousands of dollars. How can costly repairs be prevented?

Many cellular-based tracking devices offer diagnostics tools. These tools allow maintenance managers to track & schedule service dates, as well as receive fault codes.

The Iridium GPS Tracker allowed the business protect their oil rigs by receiving these same reports over a satellite network.

Emergencies

Imagine this scene. A driver is going through a remote area. While driving, the weather worsens. The driver is suddenly going through a blizzard and becomes stuck. When they pull out their phone to call for help, the phone says “No Service”.

This problem, unfortunately, happens every year. Countless drivers get stranded in storms and cannot call for help. Drivers can also get stranded in other industries involving remote work, such as oil/gas and forestry companies. How can these drivers get help?

Iridium GPS trackers are equipped with a man-down system. When drivers are not able to get cellphone signal, they can send an emergency message through satellite. This message is relayed back to the office. The driver is then notified when the message has been received.

Minimizing Cost

Is satellite tracking costly? Compared to cell phone coverage, yes, satellite tracking is more costly. These costs, however, could be minimized with a failover system. Failover systems reduce cost by only using satellite when necessary.

Failover Systems

For example, the Iridium GPS Tracker combines satellite tracking with cell coverage. This system normally uses cell coverage and only switches over to satellite when the signal is lost. The system then uploads data captured with satellite when cell coverage returns.

This reduces the amount of satellite usage, and in turn, reduces the cost of the system.

Does your business operate in remote areas?
Read more about Iridium GPS Tracking.

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Iridium Satellite Solves Minimal Coverage Concerns

Our telematics devices are responsible for tracking vehicles and assets and managing data for fleet managers within your company. All the information recorded can be easily accessed and downloaded for further decision making and strategic use. Our devices are capable of pulling the necessary information when they have enough power and strong network coverage to record data regardless of where your assets are located such as downtown in the city or in more remote areas.

Sharing the responsibility of managing and tracking your fleet results in you wanting to know where your vehicles are at all times. However, there might be a few companies who seek for the same capabilities but operate in areas with minimal network coverage. In order to gain tracking information, we utilize this opportunity and provide an add-on solution by integrating both our Go Rugged and GO device, with the communication reliability of the Iridium Network. Although the device is still capable of recording and storing information when operating in an area with minimal/no network coverage, the Iridium satellite is capable of providing the data in real-time.

GoFleet’s Integration with Iridium

The Iridium Satellite solution is a third party system that integrates with our Go Rugged and GO devices. It’s an external modem that connects to the unit and provides a robust failover system that allows for assets to continue to record positional updates while operating in remote areas out of cellular coverage. The devices are preconfigured to efficiently continue logging all GPS data and save it to its internal memory so, when it does gain cellular coverage, the data can be automatically uploaded to the database to provide a full breadcrumb trail of the trips performed while the vehicle was out of cellular range.

Benefits of the Iridium Satellite Tracking Solution

There are significant benefits to having the add-on Iridium Satellite Tracking system:

  • Coverage Anywhere – Regardless of whether your assets are located in or out of cellular coverage, you’ll still be able to receive real-time updates on your asset whereabouts.
  • Man-Down Functionality – GoFleet has also integrated a “Panic” feature with the Iridium add-on. When triggered, the satellite sends a top-priority message over the Iridium network to our software solution. The device on the driver’s end will also start to beep indicating that the message has been sent. The solution then sends a reply back to the vehicle and the device stops beeping, letting the driver know that the database has received the message.
  • Cost Efficient Data – The Iridium solution is a failover system, meaning that the device will only send data over the Iridium network when the GO cannot send data through the cellular network. The add-on is strategically designed to only send certain data over the Iridium network in order to maintain manageable costs but still receive reliable data updates from assets.

For more information on the important features of GPS fleet tracking, and how it can help your business save thousands of dollars, contact one of our highly trained fleet consultants.

source: http://www.geotab.com/blog/benefits-of-iridium-satellite-tracking/

Satellite Tracking Device: Indispensable Business Tool

The Indispensable Business Tool: Satellite Tracking Device

For many businesses, the satellite tracking device has become an indispensable tool for fleet management and asset tracking. Originally, Global Positioning System, also known as GPS, was developed for the US military by the Department of Defense. Currently, GPS is available for civilian use all over the world. Businesses are learning how to leverage this extremely powerful technology to improve the way they conduct business.

GoFleet’s satellite tracking device helps managers effectively manage their fleets. The easy-to-use internet-based fleet management software provides accurate location information, route history and driving data including drivers’ behaviors. It has been proven that using GoFleet’s satellite tracking device can increase a company’s bottom line, reduce overhead costs, increase productivity, improve driver safety, and reduce fuel consumption. Effective fleet management can also help improve overall customer satisfaction.

The fleet management software gathers and organizes the driving data so that fleet managers can improve their operational efficiencies. Customizable reports and alerts can be set up to notify fleet managers of drivers’ behaviors such as speeding, excessive idling, aggressive driving, route deviation, unauthorized vehicle use and seat belt usage. Reminders can also be set for upcoming preventative maintenance based on vehicle mileage, engine hours or time.

In addition to fleet management, GoFleet’s SmartOne Sat can also be used to track a company’s assets such as equipment, containers or trailers. It is not enough to have a list of important company assets. Not keeping track of valuable company assets can lead to huge financial losses. It is critical for companies to know where their assets are located at all times. The SmartOne Satellite Tracking Device can be easily synchronized with GoFleet’s fleet management software for easy location.

GoFleet has other satellite device tracking options and add-ons such as Spot Tracker, vehicle cameras, tire monitoring, wireless gas detection, trailer temperature monitoring, Man Down System, and much more. For more information about GoFleet’s satellite tracking device or other fleet management tools, Contact Us.

GPS Satellite Tracker: Take The Stress Out Of Fleet Management

Take The Stress Out Of Fleet Management With GoFleet’s GPS Satellite Tracker

Across the world, businesses are using GoFleet’s GPS satellite tracker to effortlessly manage their fleet of vehicles. What once was a stressful job, fleet management now can be done with ease to make a business run more efficiently, boosting productivity and reducing fleet operating costs.

With GoFleet’s GPS satellite tracker installed on your fleet vehicles, you can rest assured that you are using a premium fleet management system that you can rely on. There is an extensive variety of software management tools that will make your fleet manager’s job easier. The web-based software can be accessed from any computer or mobile device with an internet connection. Even when your fleet managers are offline, you can still keep track of your vehicles and keep an eye on your drivers with alerts that can be set up to be sent by email or SMS text message. These alerts can include notifications when vehicle goes in an unauthorized area, the driver is speeding, driving aggressively or excessively idling.

Using a GPS satellite tracker system from GoFleet provides you with a 360˚ view of your fleet operations including vehicle locations, engine diagnostics, fleet management reports, vehicle history, alerts, and messages. There are many fleet management system features that can be tailored specifically to your business. Unlike other fleet management options, you will not have to worry about getting charged for costly customization. GoFleet is your fleet management solution partner that will help you reduce operating costs related to fuel, driver management and maintenance.

Regardless of the size of your business, there is an affordable GoFleet GPS satellite tracker solution that will make your business more efficient without breaking the bank. Implementing a GPS satellite tracker system in your fleet is simple and fast. You will be able to see a return on your investment within a matter of months.

Satellite Asset Tracking Gives Your Company Edge

Satellite Asset Tracking

In the competitive world in which we live, businesses of all shapes and sizes should always be on the look out for ways in which to gain the edge over their rivals. Of course methods and measures will vary according to the nature of the business but those that incorporate some sort of transport, and have their own fleet of vehicles could certainly benefit from satellite asset tracking. This is essentially the use of a GPS device that records and reports feedback (data) from your vehicles, so that you, the business owner or manager is aware of the exact location of your assets at all times.

Reasons to use satellite-based asset tracking

You will find that the use of satellite asset tracking gives you the edge over other businesses for a number of reasons. First of all it allows you to cut costs, through monitoring fuel usage and driver behavior, freeing up valuable cash flow for use in other places. Thanks to the satellites tracking your assets you know the exact location of each vehicle in your felt at all times, helping with organization and scheduling, allowing you to reach customers, suppliers or other destinations much faster than previously and most importantly faster than your competition.

GoFleet’s GPS satellite asset tracking military grade Smartone LP is built for years of maintenance-free, satellite-managed, container and trailer tracking. The powerful device operates on the industry-leading Globalstar satellite network; offering global coverage. For more information and/or pricing quotes call 1-888-998-1122 or email [email protected].

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Runaway Cat Fitted With GPS Satellite Tracking Device

GPS Satellite Tracking Device Will Prevent Cat From Going Missing Again

After going missing for a third time owners of Benjie, a three-legged cat, invest in a GPS satellite tracking device to prevent it from happening again.

Steve and Claire Thorn, owners of Benjie, quickly turned to their local newspaper when their cat had disapeared for a third time. The newspaper appeal helped locate him and now the travelling cats owners have decided to purchase a GPS satellite tracking device to keep Benjie from getting lost again.

With this GPS satellite tracking device now attached to this adventurous cat’s collar his owners will be able to pinpoint his real-time location. Steve and Claire were so grateful that he was found but won’t be taking any chances of this happening again in the future.

Three-legged Benjie often wanders off and has even been known to jump into neighbors cars and going for a ride without them knowing.

Steve and Claire knew that in order to protect their precious pet they had to do something to keep him from going missing again. A GPS satellite tracking device, although a little pricey for tracking a cat, will give them peace of mind. They will be able to see all the adventures he has been on throughout each day and ensure he isn’t anywhere he shouldn’t be.

GPS satellite tracking devices can help you achieve peace of mind when it come to your fleet, assets, and employees. With GoFleet’s GPS Tracking Devices you can ensure you know where your vehicles are 24/7. You will also have the peace of mind that your employees are safe, and doing their job.

If you want to learn more about our GPS Satellite Tracking Devices then please Contact Us Today!

Source: The Huddersfield Daily Examiner