FleetSkyTrack - Fleet Tracking Services

	Fleet Tracking Services General Cost Study. Find out what you get for the money.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Passive Vehicle Tracking
Reports for use at the end of the day.	Passive devices store GPS location, speed, heading and sometime a trigger event such as key on/off, door open/closed. Once the vehicle arrives at a predetermined point, the data is downloaded to a computer for evaluation.	Google Earth software Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) Transponder Installation GPS unit maintenance	Lacks the ability to see the fleet in real time operation. Personal Tracking: User must have some computer skills.
Reports for use at the end of the day.		Online services	Buy and Install	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) Transponder Installation GPS unit maintenance Online services	Lacks the ability to see the fleet in real time operation. Personal Tracking: Some additional cost for online services.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Real-time Vehicle Tracking
Know were the vehicle is at any moment If leasing, installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.	Active devices collect GPS location, speed, heading and sometime a trigger event such as key on/off, door open/closed and transmit the data in real-time via cellular or satellite networks to a computer or data center for evaluation.	Google Earth software Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install Lease	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder), if not leasing Transponder Installation Wireless monthly fee. Monthly fee for the use of the Service center.	Lacks the ability to see the whole fleet in operation. Every user will require a software installation. Some IT infrastructure needed. Personal Tracking: The cost is not justified for the needs.
		Google Earth software Proprietary mapping software		Note: Some companies will set-up the wireless account, and charge the combined fee for service center use and wireless access. The monthly fee varies depending upon the frequency of data transmission (location per minute)
Know were the vehicle is at any moment Usually the online access is provided as a free tool with real-time tracking. If leasing, installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.		Online services	Buy and Install Lease	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation Wireless monthly fee (in some cases) Online access services (in some cases). Maintenance	Lacks the ability to see the whole fleet in operation. Personal Tracking: The cost is not justified for the needs.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Customized Vehicle Tracking
Reports for use at the end of the day. If leasing, installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.	Active devices collect GPS location, speed, heading and sometime a trigger event such as key on/off, door open/closed and transmit the data based on a triggered event (ping) via cellular or satellite networks to a computer or data center for evaluation.	Google Earth software Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install Lease	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation Wireless monthly fee. Monthly fee for the use of the Service center. Data transfer fee per event. GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.	Lacks the ability to see the whole fleet in operation. Every user will require a software installation. Some IT infrastructure needed. No history data of daily activity. Personal Tracking: User must have some computer skills.
Reports based on events Monthly fee is a lot lower than real-time tracking. If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.		Online services	Buy and Install Lease	Personal tracking Small fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation Wireless monthly fee. Monthly fee for the use of the Service center. Data transfer fee per event. GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.	Lacks the ability to see the whole fleet in operation. Some IT infrastructure needed. No history data of daily activity.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Passive Fleet Tracking
Reports for use at the end of the day.	A group of Passive Vehicle Tracking devices for which the information is stored and analyzed as one entity.	Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install	Small fleets Medium fleets	GPS unit Transponder Installation GPS unit maintenance Software maintenance IT infrastructure	Lacks the ability to see the fleet in real time operation. Every user will require a software installation. Some IT infrastructure needed.
Reports for use at the end of the day.		Online services	Buy and Install	Medium fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) Transponder Installation Monthly fee for the use of the Service center. GPS unit maintenance. Online services	Lacks the ability to see the fleet in real time operation. Additional cost for online services.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Real Time Fleet Tracking
Know were the vehicle is at any moment. If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.	A group of Real Time Tracking devices for which the information is stored and analyzed as one entity.	Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install Lease	Any size fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing. Software maintenance IT infrastructure	Every user will require a software installation. Some IT infrastructure needed.
Know were the vehicle is at any moment. Usually the online access is provided as a free tool with real-time tracking. If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.		Online services	Buy and Install Lease	Any size fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation Monthly fee for the use of the Service center. GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.	Some customization necessary for specific needs.
Benefits	Description	Software	Transp.	Uses	Your Cost	Downsides
Customized Fleet Tracking (Mobile Applications)
Know were the vehicle is at any moment. If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.	A group of Real Time Tracking devices with specific custom features. Custom alerts and messages. Custom remote control operations.	Proprietary mapping software	Buy and Install Lease	Any size fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing. Software maintenance IT infrastructure Custom features development.	Costs increase with the degree of customization needed Every user will require a software installation. Some IT infrastructure needed.
Know were the vehicle is at any moment. Usually the online access is provided as a free tool with real-time tracking. If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is part of the lease agreement.		Online services	Buy and Install Lease	Any size fleets	GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing Transponder Installation Monthly fee for the use of the Service center. GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing. Custom features development.	Costs increase with the degree of customization needed

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