Tracking system is an effective tool designed for managing the vehicles fleet. Vehicles fleet monitoring can be carried out "on-line" that is necessary for effective vehicles tracking.
 

Tracking system functions

• Operational vehicles fleet monitoring;
• Time & place of fueling monitoring as well as fueling volume monitoring;
• Vehicles’ operating time monitoring;
• On-line vehicle travel route monitoring;
• Vehicles operating parameters & Vehicles operating conditions monitoring;
• Developing & checking fuel consumption rates.

Tracking system is installed on

Trucks and passenger cars, buses, technological transport, tractors, loaders, graders, road-building machinery, stationary diesel generators, boilers, burners, etc.

Technologies

Vehicles location is determined with high accuracy using satellite-based systems [GPS].
Information is transmitted from on-board the vehicle to the office via GPRS, SMS communication channels.

 Benefits

• Increasing efficiency of vehicles fleet operation;
• Reducing fuel and wages costs
• Increasing vehicles service life, lowering repairing & maintenance costs. 

Unlike other GPS tracking systems 

1. Real-time displaying current vehicle location.
2. Tracking system is a complete solution that allows you to solve simultaneously several problems: operational vehicles fleet monitoring, fuel consumption monitoring and vehicle operating time monitoring.
3. A wide range of sensors and terminals allows each user to choose the necessary equipments – from simple and inexpensive to complex and multifunctional.
4. Tracking system is produced with the use of high-quality components that meet industry and road standards.
5. Tracking system has several degrees of protection against vandalism and interference.
6. Reports on movement and stops, engine operation and fuel consumption. 

The Global Positioning System, or GPS as it is widely known, is a navigation system. It is an integrated system of 24 satellites that orbit the earth and through the navigational process of triangulation can pinpoint a position anywhere on earth where a GPS receiver is located; it provides highly accurate location with the use of special GPS receivers and their augmentations.

Figure 1: GPS Concept

This accurate GPS data is of limited use by itself, unless it is coupled with a powerful visualization tool like the Geographic Information Systems (GIS). 

The GIS is a widely accepted visualization tool that presents data in a graphic form, which is a convenient and effective means of communicating complex information. These systems also have loads of relevant spatial and non-spatial data existing as different layers of information that can be expressed as a map. Thus, the integration of GPS and GIS brings into existence a powerful tool that has location and visualization aspects that can be put to effective use in all its applications.

Fleet management deals with remote vehicle tracking and monitoring for effective utilization of resources and for building an information interface through which the consumers as well as the fleet owners can keep track of goods and vehicles. GPS-GIS integrated systems provide real-time meaningful location and status of the vehicles in the fleet, which can be used to plan trips, attend to real-time demands from consumers and monitor the traffic condition and driver behavior.

The solution main idea as shown in figure 1 could be summarized in the following steps:

• A GPS receiver monitors microwave signals from the orbiting satellites. These signals contain the time of transmission and the position of the satellite.
• The receiver analyzes these signals by using the travel time of the signals and positions of the transmitting satellites.
• GPS coordinate data is fed into the unit's database of GIS information indicating your location on a stored map through GPRS, SMS or Satellite.

Functionality and Features

The proposed solution is designed to monitor massive quantities of dynamic devices more effectively, which increases bottom line results and enhances control and customer satisfaction whilst providing security and safety.

The proposed solution consists of two functional parts: 

Surveillance Portal

The Proposed solution is a real-time tracking and display of vehicle locations on Map. Locations of vehicles and all relevant other data received in the data records can be monitored online. The update frequency of the system is user definable and is always in real time. It allows multiple user access and permits each user to function independently of the others, while ensuring that the information displayed on each user’s screen is current and synchronized with all other users. Each standard PC logged in using standard browser technology is able to monitor all or a grouped sub-set of the devices. There is no practical limit to the number of vehicles that can be monitored and displayed. 
Location icons, representing the devices on the map, are user configurable allowing for an appropriate symbol for each device being monitored and are color coded to represent the status of the device. The status of each device is automatically updated when new data records are received (stop, driving) using the intelligence on the device connected. All data records are shown, in logical text, in the message trays in a tabular manner. The use of color-coding facilitates quick and easy determination of the status of the devices. 

Administration module:

A centralized administration capability is provided to allow a supervisor to create and maintain an asset inventory of vehicles and equipment; and supports associating and editing of unlimited attributes for agency vehicles, personnel and equipment. It also allows system administrators to implement security by configuring the system to allow only authorized personnel to access the system.