Vehicle tracking management has become an entire field nowadays and a unit which is fixed in the automobiles is used for tracking along with the application used for it.
There are number of computer generated tracking mechanisms available which you can do automatically. Using GSM module, communication can be done and information can be transferred to the server with the help of GPRS facility. Information about the vehicle can be seen using PC and vehicle can be tracked using maps through application software used for it through inter network. In large cities and urban areas, vehicle tracking has become a duty of public transit authorities, so the organization Net Research Labs created the software VETRAC as well as InVANET, where VETRAC being a wireless enabled vehicle tracking management system which is used especially in urban city. InVANET can be used as a division of automotive electronics which has to find out an optimal minimum path for travel with minimum intensity for traffic. This system can be utilized for locating city guide and finding out the landmarks in new city.
Whenever you need to track more than one vehicle at a time then you need to have some standard rules come communication protocol in order to avoid the signal interference. The simple and most common method used is TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) where each IVU (In-Vehicle Unit) communicates during the predetermined time slots. The synchronization is not much difficult, when we have IVU which is GPS based, as the GPS receiver delivers very clear reference signal for time. TDMA based have very less expandability as well as flexibility and their bandwidth is also poor. Each vehicle is dealt with the control station and the IVU sends the data accordingly. Nowadays ‘the ball is in the court’ of service providers as the demand for communication links are increasing. Europe and America are taking the lead in service providing and in countries like India, this area has yet to come under light.
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When buying a vehicle tracking system the number one consideration should be what return on investment it can offer. The ROI often depends on what features the system includes, so comparing features as well as costs is vital before deciding on a system.
Vehicle tracking is a mature technology which helps companies to streamline their operation and cut costs. Simply by knowing where your vehicles are at all times could revolutionize the way your business operates overnight.