{"id":34365,"date":"2021-10-01T09:08:41","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T13:08:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/?p=34365"},"modified":"2023-12-09T22:27:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T03:27:53","slug":"what-is-telematics-an-in-depth-look","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gofleet.com\/what-is-telematics-an-in-depth-look\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Telematics? An In-Depth Look"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the most general terms, <\/span>telematics<\/span><\/i> is the fusion of telecommunications (e.g. phone lines and cables) and informatics (computers) to create a holistic overview of one\u2019s enterprise. Most often, telematics solutions are applied to commercial fleets, automating and leveraging the collection of GPS data across any number of assets.<\/span><\/p>\n

While certainly not a new industry, the telematics field stands at the precipice of massive growth opportunities.<\/span> The following is GoFleet’s primer guide on telematics; we\u2019ll show you how it works, the types of data sets that are collected, and how to harness the power of telematics to increase your productivity and profitability.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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How did telematics start?<\/b><\/h2>\n

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The digital science of merging telecommunications channels with information technology (or informatics) began In the 1960s, when The Department of Defense in the U.S. developed GPS \u2014 the Global Positioning System. GPS was created specifically to trace the movement of their domestic military assets and improve internal communications.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the internet expanded, more telecommunications networks went up, transferring data in real-time and enabling information to travel remotely, automating the capture of detailed data for a variety of purposes. Telematics was also made possible due to technological breakthroughs in machine-to-machine communication (M2M) \u2014 highly intelligent computer devices that gather and analyze mass data to manage real-world systems.<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, vehicle telematics integrates wireless communications, GPS navigation, third-party software platforms, hands-free cell phones, automatic driving assistance systems and message encryption. Telematics systems can report on a vehicle’s speed, idling, tire pressure, driver habits, engine fault codes, collision detection and much more.<\/span><\/p>\n

Added to the tracking device hardware, GoFleet’s software platform<\/a>, AI algorithms and other patented knowledge allows for accuracy, quality and protection of GPS and other data transference. Known as ‘curve-logging’, this allows our software to discard unnecessary information, while preserving and logging the most useful vehicle maintenance data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How telematics works<\/b><\/h2>\n

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With regards to fleet tracking, vehicles equipped with Vehicle Tracking Devices<\/a>; small, durable black boxes that provide superior GPS and asset tracking technology. These telematics devices often plug into an OBD II or CAN-BUS port in the vehicle. Paired with a SIM-card and on board modem, the units enable constant communication across all cellular networks.<\/span><\/p>\n

The asset tracking, vehicle information recording, and communications transmission devices involved in telematics logging include the following key components:<\/span><\/p>\n