GPS Vehicle Tracking

GPS collects information of the ground surface and surrounding atmosphere. In GPS, the main technology is to capture precise microwave signals from at least 24 medium earth orbit satellites. Thus GPS technology enables the users to identify the location. GPS Vehicle tracking is another field which is very popular now-a-days.

In a Global Positioning System(GPS) there are three segments namely -

•  The space segment – it is composed of 24 GPS satellites. These satellites are again equally distributed among six circular orbital plane.

•  Control segment – It consists of the monitoring stations situated in Colorado springs, Colorado, Hawaii, Ascension Island, Diego Garcia, Kwajalein etc. which observes the flight path of satellites. Those informations are operated by NGA and sent to the Air Force Space Command.

•  User segment – In GPS Service user segment consists of a receiver . It receives the frequency of signals which helps to determine location of an object.

Coming to the Concept of GPS Vehicle Tracking, i t is a technology that is attached with vehicles, which have special identification. In the Vehicle Tracking facilities provided by GPS , the GPS itself is integrated within the vehicular electronics. There are some very common features or field, where GPS Vehicle Tracking technology is used vigorously. Those are -

•  It is a vehicle locater. If the vehicle is stolen, the police can locate the vehicle from the control segment and can reach the stolen car very easily.

•  It shows the status of engine, date of last servicing of the vehicle, and many other important which are associated with the vehicle and its location.

•  It also shows the nearer service center location that important problems can be sorted out immediately.

There are many more facilities in GPS Vehicle Tracking. Now-a-days with increasing number

of vehicles, it is seen that the GPS Vehicle Tracking is gaining importance with a very rapid pace. The uses of GPS Vehicle Tracking are divided and again they are subdivided into various parts. These are -

GPS Vehicle Tracking in auto sales and rentals :

•  Monitoring high risk auto loans – car companies sales cars with GPS Vehicle Tracking technology to know the whereabouts of the buyer with poor credit history.

•  Tracking rental cars – car rental companies set this GPS Vehicle Tracking to keep in touch with the status of the car regularly.

GPS Vehicle Tracking i n bus and taxi :

•  GPS equipped bus routes – it locates the bus location of all buses so that in crowd and busy schedule they can reach the bus location immediately in emergency or crime etc. it also determine the necessary speed of vehicles to estimate the right time to reach the bus stoppages.

•  School bus tracking – for knowing its location and other necessary associated information.

•  GPS equipped taxi cabs – it saves time and cost by showing the best possible shortest route. Customer satisfaction is another added advantage with it as taxi cabs can reach their customer with the best route map provided by GPS Vehicle Tracking technology.

GPS Vehicle Tracking in corporate fleet management :

•  GPS technology is being used in mobile phones to know the vehicle location of employees in corporate fleet sectors.

GPS Vehicle Tracking in law enforcement, police and emergency response:

•  Speedy arrival on Pinpoint location of emergency reports – by knowing the exact location of vehicle the rescue team and police reach the place immediately.

•  Tracking suspected and convicted criminals – it can monitor the activities of victims on a regular basis.