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Fleet
Tracking
Services
General
Cost Study. Find out what you
get for the money. |
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Description |
Software |
Transponder |
Uses |
Your Cost |
Benefits |
Downsides |
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Passive Vehicle Tracking |
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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.
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- Google Earth software
- Proprietary mapping software
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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- GPS unit (Transponder)
- Transponder Installation
- GPS unit maintenance
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- Reports for use at the end of the day.
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For personal tracking:
User must have some computer skills.
For small fleets:
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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- GPS unit (Transponder)
- Transponder Installation
- GPS unit maintenance
- Online services
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- Reports for use at the end of the day.
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For personal
tracking:
Some additional cost for online services.
For small fleets: |
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Real-time Vehicle Tracking |
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
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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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
- If leasing, installation and maintenance cost is part of
the lease agreement.
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For
personal tracking
The cost is not justified for the needs.
Customized vehicle tracking with ping
capabilities or passive tracking is more suitable.
For small fleets:
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Lacks the ability
to see the whole fleet in operation.
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Every user will
require a software installation.
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Some IT
infrastructure needed.
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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- GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing
- Transponder Installation
- Wireless monthly fee (in some cases)
- Online access services (in some cases).
- Maintenance
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- 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.
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For personal
tracking the cost is not justified for the needs.
Customized vehicle tracking with ping capabilities or passive
tracking is more suitable.
For small fleets:
Lacks the ability to see the whole fleet in operation. |
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Customized Vehicle Tracking
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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
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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- 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.
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- Reports for use at the end of the day.
- If leasing, installation and maintenance cost is part of
the lease agreement.
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For
personal tracking
User must have some computer skills.
For small fleets:
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Lacks the ability
to see the whole fleet in operation.
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Every user will
require a software installation.
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Some IT
infrastructure needed.
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No history data
of daily activity.
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- Personal tracking
- Small fleets
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- 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.
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- Reports based on events
- Monthly fee is a lot lower then real-time tracking.
- If leasing, usually installation and maintenance
cost is part of the lease agreement.
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For small fleets:
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Lacks the ability
to see the whole fleet in operation.
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Some IT
infrastructure needed.
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No history data
of daily activity.
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Passive Fleet Tracking |
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A group of Passive Vehicle
Tracking devices for which the information is stored and analyzed as one entity.
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- Proprietary mapping software
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- Small fleets
- Medium fleets
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- GPS unit
- Transponder Installation
- GPS unit maintenance
- Software maintenance
- IT infrastructure
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- Reports for use at the end of the day.
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For
small fleets:
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Lacks the ability
to see the fleet in real time operation.
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Every user will
require a software installation.
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Some IT
infrastructure needed.
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- GPS unit (Transponder)
- Transponder Installation
- Monthly fee for the use of the Service center.
- GPS unit maintenance.
- Online services
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- Reports for use at the end of the day.
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Real Time Fleet Tracking |
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A group of Real Time Tracking devices for which the information is stored and analyzed as one
entity. |
- Proprietary mapping software
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- GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing
- Transponder Installation
- GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.
- Software maintenance
- IT infrastructure
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- Know were the vehicle is at any moment.
- If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is
part of the lease agreement.
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- GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing
- Transponder Installation
- Monthly fee for the use of the Service center.
- GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.
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- 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.
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Customized Fleet Tracking (Mobile Applications) |
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A group of Real Time Tracking devices with specific
custom features. Custom alerts and messages. Custom remote
control operations. |
- Proprietary mapping software
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- GPS unit (Transponder) if not leasing
- Transponder Installation
- GPS unit maintenance, if not leasing.
- Software maintenance
- IT infrastructure
- Custom features development.
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- Know were the vehicle is at any moment.
- If leasing, usually installation and maintenance cost is
part of the lease agreement.
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Costs increase
with the degree of customization needed
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Every user will
require a software installation.
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Some IT
infrastructure needed.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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