Mobile Manager
Use any cellular
phone with SMS text messaging or WAP internet capability to access the
TRAKIT Nationwide vehicle tracking system. Inquire for the last reported
location of a vehicle. Change the Alert Settings from anywhere to arm or
disarm the alert message function. When armed, Event/Emergency and
Start/Stop alert messages and current locations are automatically
transmitted to email addresses and cellular phones listed in the
directory. Current locations of vehicles can be requested with a Query.
Mobile
Manager Brochure
TRAKIT
Nationwide
TRAKIT
NATIONWIDE is a GPS AVL tracking system that provides wide-area coverage
(virtually all of
North America
) at an exceptionally low cost. Location information is captured in the vehicle and transmitted
over the GPRS communications network to the
GLOBAL TRAKIT DATA CENTER. Access to this
data is provided by internet BROWSER ACCESS, MOBILE MANAGER
SMS text
messaging and WAP internet access and the WEB-CLIENT software.
Global
TRAKIT Data Center
The GTDC (GLOBAL TRAKIT DATA CENTER) is a data processing facility located
at IDA Corporation International Headquarters in Fargo,
North Dakota. The GTDC serves as the data
gateway for many applications including GPS AVL tracking, wireless
emergency alert systems and construction equipment data acquisition. Data is received from numerous infrastructures including radio
and GPRS. Access
to the data is provided by internet BROWSER ACCESS, WEB-CLIENT software, cellular
SMS text messaging, and cellular WAP internet access.
General Packet Radio Service
GPRS is a means of wireless data communications technology using the GSM digital cellular networks throughout the country. GPRS provides a communications infrastructure for economical,
nationwide GPS tracking of mobile assets. Not restricted by geographic limitations of any specific cellular
carrier, vehicles or equipment units can be tracked anywhere in
North America
.
Time Interval
Each VEHICLE UNIT is programmed to one of several plans:
- GEO- No regular time interval reporting
occurs. The unit can be QUERIED
to obtain the current location
.
- DAILY- A location transmission occurs
once per day when movement is determined. The unit can be
QUERIED to obtain the
current location.
- HOURLY-
A location transmission occurs once per hour when movement is
determined. The unit can
be QUERIED to obtain the current location.
- QUARTER
HOUR- A location transmission occurs once every 15 minutes when
movement is determined. The
unit can be QUERIED to obtain the current location.
Event
Emergency
An input on the VEHICLE UNIT senses a 12V circuit closure to generate a
special location transmission to the GLOBAL
TRAKIT
DATA
CENTER. Any 12V closure sensor is
acceptable including the EMERGENCY/STATUS BOX. An
EVENT/EMERGENCY transmission can prompt alert messages to be
sent to email addresses and SMS cellular phones.
Start/Stop
An input on the VEHICLE UNIT senses 12V high, 12V low for capturing of
stop records. Most often the
connection is made to an ignition-on, ignition-off point on the fuse block
of the vehicle. These records
sometimes referred to as arrival and departure records are used by STOP
ANALYSIS in the WEB-CLIENT and MOBILE
MANAGER.
Query
In normal TRAKIT NATIONWIDE operations, the location shown will be the last-reported location for the vehicle. Query will allow an authorized person to send out a request for the
current location of the vehicle. This
process can take several minutes to accomplish. There is an additional TRAKIT NATIONWIDE cost for queries.
Alert Settings
The settings programmed into the system will determine when
EVENT/EMERGENCY and START/STOP transmissions will generate alert messages
to email addresses and SMS cellular phones. Settings can be input and changed with the
BROWSER ACCESS,
WEB-CLIENT, cellular phone WAP internet access, or
cellular phone SMS text messaging. Vehicles can be independently set or settings can apply to the
entire fleet.
- ON ALWAYS - When
this setting is selected all START/STOP
and EVENT/EMERGENCY
alerts are broadcast to email addresses and cellular phones in the
directory.
- ON TIME - You can
set a time range in the system during which you desire a START/STOP
or EVENT/EMERGENCY event to trigger an alert
message to be generated. When
the MOBILE MANAGER setting is ON
TIME only alerts taking place within the time range will cause
alert messages to be sent to emails addresses or cellular phones in
the directory.
- OFF - When the ALERT
SETTING is set to OFF no alert messages are
generated.
SMS Text Messaging
Today nearly all of the cellular phones, from virtually any carrier, have
SMS (Short Message System) text messaging capability. SMS provides the ability to send and receive text messages on
cellular phones. Messages can
be exchanged between cellular phones and also sent to standard internet
email addresses. Messages can
be sent from cellular phones to internet email addresses as well as
received from common internet email sources.
MOBILE MANAGER processes coded SMS messages to return vehicle tracking or
system configuration information. An
SMS message is addressed to the GLOBAL TRAKIT DATA CENTER
(GTDC@trackidaco.com). This address can be pre-programmed in the directory of the cellular
phone. Coded messages
determine the information being requested. To
assure that the setting change was processed, a text message is received by the cellular phone with the requested
information or confirmation of the setting desired.
P (vehicle alias)
AS (vehicle alias)
AA (vehicle alias)
AD (vehicle alias)
AT (vehicle alias) |
returns
the last reported text-address location of the vehicle
returns the status of the alert
system
alert alarm set to “ARM” (ON ALWAYS),
confirmation returned
alert alarm set to
“DISARM” (OFF), confirmation returned
alert alarm set to “TIME
ARM” (ON TIME), confirmation returned |
Browser Access
Use any common internet browser program (Netscape, Internet Explorer,
etc) to see information on fleet vehicles tracked by the TRAKIT NATIONWIDE
system.
- Get the last reported vehicle position
either by text-address or shown on a color map.
- QUERY the current location of a vehicle.
- Get the status of the alert message
settings.
- Change the status of the alert message
settings.
WAP
Internet Access
Cellular phone technology now provides internet access from cellular
phones. Because of the nature
of this technology only special internet sites are practical to be
accessed. These sites are
called WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) sites as they are specially
created for use on wireless devices.
The MOBILE MANAGER WAP internet access
provides these functions:
- Get the last reported vehicle position
either by text-address or shown on a color map.
- QUERY the current location of a vehicle.
- Get the status of the alert message
settings.
- Change the ALERT
SETTINGS:
Access the MOBILE MANAGER WAP page by
going to http://www.trackidaco.com/wapindex.wml.
This address can be programmed as a bookmark in the cellular phone.
The message will be displayed:
Welcome to the GLOBAL TRAKIT DATA
CENTER
Key in the LOGIN and PASSWORD
A list of your fleet vehicles will be
displayed. Select the desired vehicle and press DONE.
Displayed will be the last reported
time and location of the vehicle.
Press MENU for more options.
Displayed will be:
- Unit - Choose this option to look at
another vehicle in your fleet
- Map - The option will display a
vehicle icon positioned on a color digital map. The map can be
zoomed in or out.
- QUERY
- Alarm - Displayed is:
Alarm Status
Start Time
End Time
The alarm status can be:
- ON ALWAYS - will send alert messages
for all start, stop and emergency events to all SMS cellular
phones programmed to receive them.
- OFF - indicates that alert messages
will not be generated for start, stop or emergency events.
- ON TIME - setting will cause
messages to be sent when start, stop or emergency events occure
between the hours that are set.
Press MENU to change status settings.
Displayed is:
- Unit - will allow you to go to
another unit in your fleet.
- Alarm Off - will change the setting
to not send messages.
- Alarm On - will change the setting
to send messages for all start, stop and emergency events.
- Alarm On by Time - will change the
setting to send messages for all start, stop and emergency events
that take place between the hours (24 hour) that are set.
Stop Analysis
The WEB-CLIENT software includes the ability to recognize and record
that vehicles have stopped at specified locations. Once the stop location has been referenced in the system all stops
by any fleet vehicles at that location are documented. Data captured includes date, time, vehicle and duration of stop. Reports show the named stops made by a vehicle over a time period.
Also, there are reports that show by stop, the visits to that stop
by all of the vehicles in the fleet over a time range. Stop data can be archived to maintain a log of fleet activity for
an indefinite period of time.
STOP ANALYSIS sample report
CUSTOMER sample report
Web-Client
TRAKIT NATIONWIDE WEB-CLIENT software is installed on any computer
with internet access. No
internet browser is used. The
web-client software module connects automatically to the GLOBAL TRAKIT
DATA CENTER. View the
last-reported locations of multiple vehicles on the same digital map. Customize the map with landmarks and labels. Maintain an interactive database with the exclusive Point &
Click Data feature. QUERY
vehicle locations. Change
MOBILE MANAGER ALERT SETTINGS. Create
and print reports on historical activity of vehicles over any time range. STOP ANALYSIS gives detailed stop-by-stop analysis of not only
vehicle activity but also activity by stop.
Brochure
Sample Report 1
Sample Report 2
Vehicle Unit
This GPRS transceiver unit is installed in the vehicle. Included are the
GPRS and GPS antennas. The power wires are connected to a constant power source. The stop sensor wire is connected to the ignition or other 12V
sensor for indication of stops for STOP ANALYSIS.
VEHICLE HARDWARE
Emergency/Status Box
This is a separate device that connects to the VEHICLE
UNIT. When the button is pressed an alert is transmitted through the
MOBILE MANAGER system to standard email addresses and to SMS capable
cellular phones. The
Driver-Call Light included on the box can be turned on and off from the
dispatch center using the WEB-CLIENT software.
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