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Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL)
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) provides up-to-date location information for emergency vehicles, delivery trucks, freight trucks, service vehicles etc. The AVL system consists of a GPS receiver on the truck or vehicle, a communications link between the vehicle and the dispatcher, and pc-based tracking software for dispatch. The communication system is usually a cellular network similar to the one used by your cellular phone. The diagram above illustrates the AVL system. It shows the GPS signal arriving from a satellite to the truck (on the left). The truck location is communicated to the PC dispatch software (on the right). That's all there is in a basic AVL setup. The equipment comes pre-packaged with simple installation instructions and manuals. For those who want details, read the section to the right or follow the links above.
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March 2010
The Advantages of AVL system
- Locate and send nearest vehicle to customer
- Greater number of pickups and deliveries per day
- Increase on-time deliveries
- Increase number of vehicles dispatcher can manage
Who Uses AVL?
Transportation real-time fleet management
Emergency vehicles: Law enforcement, fire, and paramedic. Utilities: locating nearest available vehicle to respond to a service.
Delivery services: Courier, newspapers, and fast food where prompt customer service is critical.
Public transportation: buses, vans. Commercial sanitation. Towing and snowplows. Commercial carriers, TL and LTL. Military and logistics. Forestry, oil and gas exploration.
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How it Works
The system has 24-satellites which at least 4 communicate to the AVL vehicle GPS receiver. The geographic location is logged into the vehicles GPS units and transferred with vehicle ID to dispatch along with time, speed, and heading. User set updates can be every X seconds or X minutes.
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March 2, 2010
FLEET MANAGEMENT
■ Capitalize on accurate fleet and asset data for profit/loss analysis, accountability and budget preparation.
■ Reduce unnecessary over head costs directly associated with excessive fuel consumption, fleet maintenance, billing errors, over-time expenses, and unauthorized vehicle use.
■ Increase operational efficiency with Global Tracking Communications advanced software.
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March 1, 2010
Portable Tracking
Real-time Monitoring
• Know the exact location of loved ones, workers & pets
• Respond timely to Emergency events with real time tracking
Safety
• Two-way communication
• Lone-worker functionality – panic buttons
Parolees Monitoring
• Used to monitor the parolees
• Set the geo-fence for parolees and know in time if left the geo-fence
• Quick check on their location.
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