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Tracking Systems

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are a particularly popular piece of technology these days. This satellite navigation system is made up of a network of 24 satellites orbiting the earth. In 1980, it was made available for civilian use. This interesting system has been used in all sorts of weather conditions all over the world, throughout the day. There are a large number of GPS applications but tracking systems for mobile asset management are the most common applications.

Tracking vehicles such as taxicabs, police vehicles, trucks, and emergency vehicles is possible with the GPS tracking system. The system helps to increase the efficiency of the vehicles. A tracking system needs a position sensor installed in the vehicle to locate it using the network of satellites. By using real time monitoring, which is required for critical applications, the position data is logged on the onboard memory so that you can download it whenever you want. 

How Tracking Systems work?
The GPS satellite orbits the earth twice a day and transmits the information down to earth. The function of the GPS receiver is to receive the information and with the help of the triangulation method calculate the user’s exact location. It compares the two times, once when the signal was transmitted and again when it was received. The difference in the time tells receiver the distance of the satellite. This data is taken from several satellites, which are then used to accurately determine the user’s position. The position is then displayed on the unit’s electronic map.

A GPS receiver has to be locked on to the signal provided by at least three satellites to accurately calculate the latitude and the longitude of the object. If there are three or more satellites in view the users can effectively calculate the 3D position of the object i.e. latitude, longitude, and altitude. Once the position is calculated, the GPS unit can easily calculate the speed, bearing and track along with distance to destination and sunrise and sunset time. This Satellite Tracking is extremely accurate due to the parallel multi-channel design. It helps in Vehicle Fleet Management, Satellite Truck Tracking, and Mobile Worker Applications.

SupaTrak is one of the most reliable service providers
SupaTrak is a simple to use, low cost tracking system that is easy to install. As one of the most cost effective solutions available today, it offers 60 second updates as standard. It is a future proof investment as it allows you to integrate CANbus and Mobile Worker options in the system.

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