GPS Tracking and Telematic Solutions for Embedded Platforms

GTS Enterprise
(see also the Feature Comparison chart below)

Building upon the features and capabilities of the OpenGTS system, we add various other features from our commercial GTS Enterprise suite to create a customized GPS tracking/telematic solution to fit your specific requirements.

Our 'Basic' GTS Enterprise includes the following additional features:
  • Additional web-interface support (source code included):
    • User "Role" administration support.
    • Custom StatusCode descriptions administration support.
    • "System Administrator" account support providing the ability to create new accounts through the web-interface.
    • "System Information" page which summarizes basic GTS system attributes
  • A "Lite" version of the Event Notification Rules-Engine feature which provides the ability to send email notification on Geozone arrival/departure (minor custom coding/configuration necessary).
  • GTS DB administration utility (binary) with user interface.
  • Configuration Assistant utility (binary) to help with simple configuration changes (Linux platforms required).
  • Additional configured reports:
    • Geozone Elapsed Time Report.
    • Geozone/Driving Report.
    • Trip Detail Report.
    • Periodic Maintenence Report (requires vehicle, or GPS-based, odometer).
    • Distance Traveled Summary Report (requires vehicle, or GPS-based, odometer).
    • Temperature Monitoring Report (requires temperature sensors).
    • Wireless Data Usage Report.
    • Unassigned Devices Report (requires device communication server support).
  • Additional documentation.
  • Autostartup scripts (on reboot) for Fedora and CentOS.
  • Web-service support for accessing the GTS database and querying report, mapping, and database information in XML format.
  • Included device communication server support:
  • Device Communication Server support for "Unassigned Devices" to keep track of incoming communication from remote GPS tracking units that have not yet been assigned to an Account/Device.
  • Free client GPS tracking software for the Motorola i290 Boost Mobile Phone. (Requires Boost Mobile service and coverage to utilize the i290 phone as a tracking device)
  • Purchase includes 30 days of technical/configuration support. (Continued upgrade support, and remote installation on selected Linux distributions also available for additional fee).
See the Feature Comparison chart below for a comparison of the various module features.



Event Notification Rules Engine
(see also the Feature Comparison chart below)

As a separate add-on to the above 'Basic' GTS Enterprise, we can provide a full commercial version of our Event Notification Rules Engine which includes the following features:
  • Event Notification Rules-Engine support module (binary) license, which can analyze incoming events and send email notification (or SMS messages with wireless service provider support) based on certain pre-defined criteria, such as arrive/depart, low-battery (provided the hardware supports low battery events), panic, digital-input changes, time-of-day, etc.
  • The Event Notification Rules-Engine module can also be used for selecting specific icons to display on a map based on the specific type of event. Such as displaying a specific icon for "ignition on" events, etc.
  • Additional web-interface for creating event rules.
  • Documentation for creating and using event rules.
  • Assistance in setting up various types of 'Rules'.
  • Purchase includes 30 days of technical/configuration support. (Continued upgrade support also available for an additional fee).



Additional Remote Tracking Device Support

As separate add-ons to the above 'Basic' GTS Enterprise, we can provide support for many devices from different GPS tracking/telematic hardware manufacturers. We can also implement support for other tracking devices if not already listed below:

The following is a partial list of our currently supported remote tracking/telematic devices available as separate add-on modules to the basic GTS Enterprise:



Other Supported Features

Here are few other additional features and modules we can provide:
  • State-line border crossing detection:
    For I.F.T.A. fuel tax reporting, supports detection of state border crossings (city, county/province, country, also possible with the proper shapefiles).
  • Support for trailer drop/hook detection:
    (available only on selected client hardware). This feature provides reporting of which trailers are hooked to a truck, and where they were disconnected/dropped.
  • Support for truck J1708 / J1587 / J1939 monitoring and engine disagnostics:
    (available only on selected client hardware). Engine data buss monitoring allow collection of engine disagnostic information, such as actual vehicle odometer, RPM, fuel used, fault codes, etc.
  • Support for load temperature monitoring:
    (available only on selected client hardware). Temperature monitoring for refrigerated compartments, etc.
  • Customized client telematic device integration:
    Integration of features such as driver notification, Bluetooth/WiFi connectivity, specialized telematic data collection, legacy system integration, video system integration, tire pressure monitoring, etc.
  • Additional commercial mapping provider and reverse-geocoding support:
    Including MapTuit, MultiMap, ESRI, and others.
  • Secure GeoCorridor support:
    (available only on selected client hardware). For high-value loads, this provides route monitoring from one location to another. If the vehicle deviates from the route an alert event is sent, or if the vehicle dwells/stops too long in the route an alert event is sent.
  • Support for custom requirements:
    We can help with the integration of the tracking/telematic data into legacy systems, or help with the development of other specific telematic requirements.
  • Continuing upgrade support and maintenance:
    We can provide continued upgrade support and maintenance to meet you specific requirements.


Feature Comparison Chart

Feature Open-Source
OpenGTS
Basic GTS
Enterprise
Event
Notification
Rules Engine
State-Line
Border
Crossing
1)  General
a)  Web-based User Interface Yes Yes -- --
b)  Customizable Look-and-Feel Yes Yes -- --
c)  Geofence Arrive/Device detection Yes Yes -- --
d)  "Events" Servlet for GoogleEarth KML Support Yes Yes -- --
e)  Access-Control-List (ACL) Support Yes Yes -- --
f)  International Support Yes Yes -- --
g)  Source Code Included Yes Yes -- --
h)  Secure Web-Access (SSL) note 1 note 1 -- --
i)  Server Auto Start on Reboot (Fedora) -- Yes -- --
j)  "Cron" based Task Server -- Yes -- --
k)  System "Offline" Support -- Yes -- --
l)  XML-based Web Service Support -- Yes -- --
m)  Database Management UI Tool -- Yes -- --
2)  Device Communication Servers
a)  "MotoDMTP" tracker for Motorola Phones Yes Yes -- --
b)  OpenDMTP server Yes Yes -- --
c)  ICare TCP/UDP-based server Yes Yes -- --
d)  Example 'Template' server Yes Yes -- --
e)  "GPRMC" HTTP-based server Yes Yes -- --
f)  "GPSMapper" server Yes Yes -- --
g)  "Mologogo" server Yes Yes -- --
h)  Sanav HTTP-based server (GC-101/GX-101) Yes Yes -- --
i)  Sanav TCP/UDP-based server -- Yes -- --
j)  Other servers available -- note 2 -- --
k)  Starter disable/enable -- note 3 -- --
3)  Mapping
a)  Vehicle Location Map Yes Yes -- --
b)  Fleet/Group Location Map Yes Yes -- --
c)  Customizable Pushpins Yes Yes -- --
d)  Per Vehicle Pushpins on Fleet Map Yes Yes -- --
e)  Pushpin Info Balloons with Lat/Lon, Speed, Heading ,etc. Yes Yes -- --
f)  Selectable Map Providers Yes Yes -- --
g)  Date/Time Range Selection Yes Yes -- --
h)  Pushpins showing direction of travel Yes Yes -- --
i)  Pushpins showing device name label Yes Yes -- --
j)  Auto-Update Yes Yes -- --
k)  Replay vechicle travel Yes Yes -- --
l)  Export to Google Earth Yes Yes -- --
m)  Point-Radius Geozones Yes Yes -- --
n)  Polygon Geozones soon Yes -- --
o)  Colorized Geozones Yes Yes -- --
p)  Display Geozones on Device/Fleet Map Yes Yes -- --
4)  Reverse-Geocoding
a)  Confgurable Reverse-Geocoders Yes Yes -- --
5)  Report Output Formats and Options
a)  HTML Yes Yes -- --
b)  CSV Yes Yes -- --
c)  XML Yes Yes -- --
d)  HTML - Sortable Table Columns Yes Yes -- --
e)  Email reports Yes Yes -- --
6)  Vehicle Detail Reports
a)  Vehicle Event Detail Yes Yes -- --
b)  Vehicle Trip Report Detail -- Yes -- --
c)  Vehicle Geozone Elapsed Time Detail -- Yes -- --
d)  Vehicle Geozone/Driving Summary -- Yes -- --
e)  Vehicle Ignition-On Elapsed Time Detail -- Yes -- --
f)  Temperature Monitoring and Graphing -- Yes -- --
7)  Summary Reports
a)  Last Known Vehicle Location Yes Yes -- --
b)  Number of Received Events Yes Yes -- --
c)  PowerUp/Reboot Initialization Yes Yes -- --
d)  Ignition-On Elapsed Time Summary -- Yes -- --
e)  Session Connection Statistics -- Yes -- --
f)  Periodic Vehicle Maintenance -- Yes -- --
g)  Vehicle Distance Traveled -- Yes -- --
h)  Unassigned Devices -- Yes -- --
8)  Performance Reports
a)  Excess Speed Yes Yes -- --
b)  Driving/Stopped Time Yes Yes -- --
9)  Administration Web-Interface
a)  Account Administration Yes Yes -- --
b)  User Administration Yes Yes -- --
c)  Device/Vehicle Administration Yes Yes -- --
d)  Group/Fleet Administration Yes Yes -- --
e)  Geozone Administration Yes Yes -- --
f)  Change Password Yes Yes -- --
g)  Role (ACL) Administration -- Yes -- --
h)  StatusCode Description Administration -- Yes -- --
i)  System Admin Account Manager -- Yes -- --
j)  System Admin System Info -- Yes -- --
k)  System Admin Find Assigned Mobile IDs -- Yes -- --
10)  Rule-based Event Notification
a)  RulesEngine Event Notification -- note 4 Yes --
b)  Send Emails on Event Triggers -- note 4 Yes --
c)  Panic Button Notification -- note 4 Yes --
c)  Geofence Arrive/Depart Notification -- note 4 Yes --
d)  Exceeding Posted Speed Limit Notification -- -- note 5 --
e)  Engine Fault Notification -- -- note 6 --
f)  Selected Status Code Notification -- -- Yes --
g)  Full Rule Selector Definitions -- -- Yes --
h)  Event Notification Queue -- -- Yes --
i)  Event Notification Callback Support -- -- Yes --
j)  Rule Administration Web Interface -- -- Yes --
k)  Map Icon Selection based on Event Type -- -- Yes --
l)  GeoCorridor (route-based) geofencing -- -- soon --
11)  State Borderline-Crossing Detection
a)  State-Line Border Crossing Detection Database/Server -- -- -- Yes
b)  State Border Crossing Summary Report -- -- -- Yes
c)  State Mileage Summary Report -- -- -- Yes
12)  Working Operating System Platforms
a)  Runs On Linux (Fedora 10 / 11 / 12 preferred) Yes Yes Yes Yes
b)  Runs On FreeBSD Yes Yes Yes ?
b)  Runs On OpenBSD Yes Yes Yes ?
c)  Runs On Mac OS X Yes Yes Yes --
d)  Runs On Windows Yes Yes Yes --
13)  Pricing and other Services
a)  Price Free note 7 note 7 note 7
b)  Remote Installation Available -- note 7 note 7 note 7
c)  Hosted Solution Available -- note 7 note 7 note 7
d)  Customization Services Available -- note 7 note 7 note 7
Notes:
1 - Requires Tomcat SSL configuration.
2 - Other add-on servers available for additional fee.
3 - Depending on selected device commuication server add-on.
4 - When using "RuleFactory Lite" (hardcoded Java rules).
5 - Special reverse-geocoder required.
6 - Special telematic hardware required.
7 - Contact us for details.



We can help you design a system that fits your specific requirements. Please contact us for additional information or assistance with your custom GPS tracking and telematic project. We have a team ready to assist you. Contact us at projects@geotelematic.com


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