24 April 2011

Centralized and Web-based Design

Centralized application services and web based database requires less at client end so system can be deployed rapidly. In addition, this kind of architecture is able to offer more flexible configurations at client side so a customer could choose browser or client to access and operate the system.

20 April 2011

A Cost Effective AVL Implementation

A basic AVL implementation for two-way radio fleet management only requires a gateway to bridge a base radio and Internet. A dispatcher uses browser to login and access web based tracking database without any software installation required. The vehicle's locations will be overlapped on an online map such as Google map.  Such system architecture made deploying rapidly and will meet many customer's requirements.  

19 April 2011

NFC Tag for Fleet Radio Management and Maintenance

Keeping tracking information is essential for both end users and service providers to manage or maintain fleet two-way radios. Storing the information such as radio ID, programming file index and last maintenance record into a NFC tag and sticking to a radio will obviously helpful. In additional, it can exchange data with other equipment such as a smart phone with NFC function. Comparing to optical bar code, a NFC tag is more suitable for harsh or dirty environments.

15 April 2011

Simple but Effective AVL and Dispatching

According to my experience, even for some customers such as city engineering departments, the most effective dispatching is still over voice. Although their AVL software has dozens functions that not only tracking vehicles, but also messaging, checking status, lone works, alarm, speed control, and etc, most of time they just use map to locate vehicles and talk to drivers. Think about this circumstance that your digital Mototrbo radio can display text messages but has to roll forward and backward to show the complete message in which there are more than 20 characters, unless using a MDT attached to radio, it is definitely not convenient. Therefore, for many fleet management, voice dispatching + vehicle tracking will meet customer's requirements and made their jobs easy.