The
location of vehicles is determined through
the cell identification of the cellular
operators. The basic advantage of using
network based techniques is that one uses
existing Cellular towers and base stations,
therefore there are relatively low costs
involved in using this technology. We have
tie –ups in place with the major GSM operators
in India. In India, mobile network has infiltrated
the cities to a wide extent and Fleet Management
within the city could use the existing network-based
infrastructure.
The network-based
technique is a big deal for the
fleet owners. The identification
of the Mobile network cell and thus
the area in which the fleet is positioned,
at the control room can be accomplished
at a relatively low cost. The fleet
owners can then be informed about
the position of the fleet on a digitized
map through web and SMS twice or
thrice a day on their mobile phones.
This will help to get the location
of the vehicles to the accuracy
as is desired and purposeful for
the fleet owners.