Features of Vehicle Tracking

Vehicle tracking systems offer a range of features that help companies to manage their fleets movements and operational costs. These features generally fall into 2 categories which are real time and historic. These features include:

Geofences

A Geofence allows a user to place a virtual ‘ring fence’ around an address or location on the tracking application’s map. A Geofence reports and alerts when a tracked vehicle enters or exits a predefined ‘ring fence’. Many customers use Geofences to monitor locations of significance to their business such as customer and employee addresses. Geofences can be named so that when reviewing tracking reports customer and employee addresses are easier to identify.

Alerts

Many tracking systems allow users to setup Alerts. Alerts provide notifications of predefined vehicle activity such as entry/exit of a Geofence and drivers speeding or idling excessively. Alerts keep fleet managers informed of vehicle activity without the need to refer to the tracking system.

Live Mapping

This feature plots a vehicle’s real time position against a virtual map. Live mapping keeps users informed of vehicle locations, the direction it is travelling in and the speed at which it is travelling. Many tracking systems also provide a Satellite Overlay which provides users with an overhead photograph of an area. This helps users to further identify a vehicles location.