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Citadel Customers serviced by GPS.AT

April 2011: The Austrian company Citadel GmbH has shifted its GPS Tracking business to GPS.AT (Software-Management GmbH).

GPS.AT (Software-Management GmbH) is the biggest solution integrator for GPS Vehicle Tracking, Fleet Management and Telematics in Austria. We provide most of our business customers with direct support. We are happy to serve our new customers from Citadel, that can continue to use their tracking devices together with our brand-new GPS Fleet Software.
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Hr. Gerald Walter (CEO of Citadel GmbH) is happy, that his customers are continued to be served by a market leader with an experienced team for GPS tracking and many very attractive and new features such as sending orders to Garmin devices.

FAQs

How does it work

Basic Overview

A GPS tracking device uses the Global Positioning System to determine the precise location of a vehicle, person, or other asset to which it is attached. It records the position of the asset at regular intervals. The recorded location data is transmitted to a central location data base, or internet-connected computer, using a SIM card (GPRS or SMS) or satellite modem. This allows the asset's location to be displayed on a map or when analysing the track later using GPS tracking software.

System Overview for GPS Telematic System

A simple GPS Telematic system contains several components:

GPS: Global Positioning Satellite System
GPS Tracking Device with GPS receiver (antenna) and SIM card utilizing GPRS (or satellite modems).
GSM network operator: the GPS tracking device sends the tracking information via GPRS to the software. If there is no GPRS connection, the tracking device will store the information until it can send the data.
GPS Fleet Software: The GPS Fleet Software receives the tracking information and displays it on maps, in graphs or reports. It also sends automatic alarms in case of events. Automatic scheduled reports are sent to the users. The GPS Fleet Software is setup as a web-based service or securely inside a company
Software users connect to the GPS Fleet Software using their internet browsers to locate the current position of vehicles and get information and reports about past trips.

Types of tracking devices	Application
Vehicle Tracking	Installed inside a vehicle and connected to the vehicle main power and additional signals such as ignition. It is used to track the vehicle position and to generate reports such as automated vehicle logbooks.
Personal Tracking	Used to track the movement of people. Normal applications range from security, to track workers in dangerous situations or tracking children or patience
Asset Tracking	Tracking of mobile assets, machinery or containers. Most tracking devices contain internal batteries and internal antennas and are embedded in rugged boxes.

User Requirements

Applying GPS Tracking Systems is an innovative technology. When you consider the following requirements, nothing can go wrong:

- Getting professional help to choose the right tracking device for your needs
- Usage of the right SIM cards with data packages to make the data transfer work
- Experienced people should install the tracking devices

Software Release 3.8.8

Release Note GPS Fleet Software 3.8.8

We are happy to announce our latest software release for the GPS Fleet Software. It contains additional features for our customers:

Show Geofence Areas in the Map (Current Overview)

The GPS Fleet Software will show the geofence borders as a blue rectangle in the map. It will display only the geofences to the selected vehicles that are shown on the map and that are close to the vehicle.

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Send Navigation Targets to the Vehicle

You can use the GPS Fleet Software to send navigation targets to the vehicle. This requires to install the GFSxNavi navigation device in the vehicle together with an upgraded version of the GFSx44 tracking device. You can send geofences as new targets to the device.

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SMS Alerts

Besides email alerts users can now configure to get SMS alerts. SMS alerts can be configured for almost each type of alert in the asset configuration.

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You can also send the geofeance alert to SMS. This can be configured in the geofence mask.

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In order to make it work go to Options > Account User Data and enter a valid mobile phone number as destination for your alerts. You can purchase SMS packages by clicking on the SMS Recharge link on top of the GPS Fleet Software:

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Additional Asset Configurations

The asset configuration can now also set a absolute speed limit per vehicle that works per each asset independent from the road level.

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The harsh braking alert can be configured by the user. Enter the maximum value in mV (millivolt) to trigger a harsh breaking alert.

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Advanced Reporting Filters

You can set special reporting filters to analyze your reports faster. Besides the start and end time for the report you can select time patterns (e.g. only Mondays, only after work, only between 9 am - 6 pm), so that the report only shows the data within the time patterns or outside the time patterns.

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Improved Asset Maintenance Report

The asset configuration shows additional service information for the next service. You can define that the next service shall be based on kilometer distance, date or operation hours. What's more, you can add a comment text.

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The data that you enter per vehicle are shown in the asset report. The asset report can be now used to search for the next vehicles that must go to maintenance or service.

Global Positioning System

History of the Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides reliable location and time information at all times and anywhere on or near the Earth when and where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites. It is maintained by the United States government and is freely accessible by anyone with a GPS receiver. In addition to GPS other systems are in use or under development.

GPS satellites broadcast signals from space, and each GPS receiver uses these signals to calculate its three-dimensional location (latitude, longitude, and altitude) and the current time. The system is composed of 24 to 32 satellites in medium Earth orbit. The users are composed of military users of the secure GPS Precise Positioning Service and tens of millions of civil, commercial, and scientific users of the Standard Positioning Service.

Applications of the Global Positioning System

Military usage
Navigation devices
Automated vehicle location tracking
Mobile Object or asset tracking
Surveying
Science (tectonics, etc.)
Any many more...

CANBUS Fleet Management Systems Interface (FMS)

How can you get more details from your vehicles?

The Fleet Management Systems Interface (FMS) is a standard interface to vehicle data of commercial vehicles. The six European manufacturers Daimler AG, MAN AG, Scania, Volvo (incl. Renault), DAF Trucks and IVECO have developed the so called FMS-Standard in 2002 to make manufacturer independent applications for telematics possible.

Among others the following data are broadcast at the FMS interface and can be communicated with our tracking device:

- Vehicle speed
- Total fuel used (litre since life time)
- Fuel level (0–100 %)
- Engine speed
- Total engine hours (h)
- Service distance
- Engine coolant temperature