| Tracking systems are used for many reasons. A | | | | bought vehicle tracking system installations, |
| courier can determine where, and how fast, one | | | | reports tell a 6 to 12 month return on |
| of their vehicles is going at any time. Thieves can | | | | investment, from the increased efficiency of |
| be followed right to their doorsteps. They can | | | | production and reduced costs. Of course, one |
| even remember mileage records and such, and | | | | should never leave out of their memory the |
| remind you when go in for a service. Most Vehicle | | | | obvious drastic recoup of costs one would |
| tracking systems use GPS, or Global positioning | | | | experience in the successful recovery of ones |
| system, to record their exact position, speed and | | | | stolen asset or vehicle via the highly sophisticated |
| direction at regular intermissions. A network of | | | | system or network of satellites that circulate the |
| satellites in medium earth orbit gathers such data. | | | | outer atmosphere of the planet, coupled with the |
| This system is used for other applications, such | | | | unit installed on the vehicle. Navigation is made into |
| as navigation, map making and land surveying. It | | | | child's play when one utilizes a satellite navigation |
| was originally created by the US department of | | | | device to aid them in finding accurate guidance to |
| defence, who developed it to attain a precise | | | | the sometimes near-impossible task of getting |
| time reference for earthquake study, and for | | | | from their original position to the desired |
| synchronizing telecommunication systems. Some | | | | destination they require. A Nuvi, for example, |
| advantages of fitting ones vehicle with a satellite | | | | which is a small (as small as a box of twenty |
| tracking system would display as follows. One can | | | | cigarettes) gadget with an easy to use touch |
| get a 30 percent discount on vehicle insurance | | | | screen graphical user interface, will display a map |
| when fitted. Companies can catch out employees | | | | of the immediate area, provided it has the data |
| who are using company time to satisfy their | | | | stored in its memory, and obligingly guide it's |
| personal needs during valuable company paid | | | | owner via voice suggestions concisely and directly |
| hours, or those dragging their feet for | | | | to their targeted destination. It can store up to |
| unwarranted extra overtime pay. Company | | | | any number of maps and geographically useful |
| managers of service and delivery organizations | | | | items of information, within the capacity of its |
| can respond to an order or call-out promptly by | | | | probably large digital memory, making it |
| sending the nearest available vehicle to the area | | | | indispensable to any person who happens to need |
| of the call, they can also gratify customers by | | | | to negotiate difficult traffic situations or perhaps |
| providing a very accurate estimated time of | | | | cut a living in the regular transportation of goods |
| arrival on deliveries and service. All employee or | | | | or what have you to destinations of irregular |
| driver records like his or her exact routes can be | | | | situation. These to name a few, are some of the |
| charted and kept for the appropriate time - no | | | | great benefits of investing in the brilliant service of |
| employee can lie about their whereabouts. For the | | | | a GPS tracking system. |
| benefit of a company dispatcher, asset data can | | | | Phil Smulian is a reviewer for supplier of a vehicle |
| be freely monitored and managed over the very | | | | tracker, who will help you with real time vehicle |
| simple and user friendly system of a computer | | | | tracking, Tracetec. |
| application. Upon feedback from those who have | | | | |