Breakthrough GPS Location Technology

Index

1. Overview
2. Components of GPS Systems
3. Benefits to Business
4. GPS Functionality
5. Software Classifications
6. Breakthrough Developments
7. Future Quest AVL Solutions
8. Request for Information or Quotation

Future Quest AVL Solutions

For business managers who want the ability to monitor and track their vehicle fleet status and location on a real-time basis, without high cost or complexity, Future Quest offers several solutions, in both ASP and Enterprise formats.

ASP Solutions

iTRAK™

New levels of simplicity and economy have been made possible with the innovative iTRAK™ series of GPS devices, which work with a fully functional web based vehicle mapping service called iTRAK Fleet Manager™. There are 3 different products in the iTRAK series:

1. iTRAKjava™ is specifically designed for GPS-enabled phones, such as the Motorola i355. By purchasing a low cost java application and loading it onto their phone, users can then subscribe to iTRAK™ Fleet Manager on a monthly basis to obtain a rich set of automatic vehicle location (AVL) functions, including real-time location tracking, location history reporting, geo-fencing, etc. The combination of these new GPS-enabled phones and TRAKjava™ may be just the right potion for pulling AVL technology across the chasm and into the commercial, if not consumer mainstream. 

2. For companies that require a device permanently attached to the vehicle, rather than one attached to a cellular handset, the iTRAKpro™ combines a wireless data modem and GPS received into a rugged housing for installation into a vehicle. A primary benefit of the pro version is its ability to monitor external inputs, such as vehicle sensors, driver emergency switch, vehicle PTO, etc.

For more information on the innovative iTRAK™ series, click here.

Enterprise Solutions

Fleet.NET™

For business managers that are looking for an in-house enterprise (maps and mapping software installed on your own Win 2K, XP, NT Server) vehicle tracking system, consider Fleet.NET™. Fleet.NET™ supports a variety of GPS devices, ranging from Nextel/Telus Mike GPS phones to permanently installed black boxes, such as the CommVision2020™. Fleet.NET™ also supports communications over wireless packet data networks to any PocketPC device, such as the HP iPAQ or Dell's Axim PDA. For more information, see the available portable GPS devices for Fleet.NET™ .

PhoneLink™

PhoneLink™ provides real-time vehicle tracking and two-way messaging enhancements to the new Motorola i355 series of iDEN® GPS enabled phones available from Nextel or Telus Mike.

To add AVL (Automatic Vehicle Location) tracking capability and full two-way canned and free form text messaging to the i355 phone, a java application is purchased on a one-time basis from Future Quest and programmed into the phone. Next, add Nextel or Telus Miek's wireless packet data option to your mobile plan. Then  subscribe to a hosted Fleet.NET™ GPS mapping and tracking service for a low monthly amount. For more information on PhoneLink™, click here.

Click here to request more information or a quotation for an AVL solution