Vehicle Tracking System And Its Details
There are many advantages of using GPS system over the traditional methods. The hardware and software work together to give you minutely accurate position of the vehicle in real time. The tracking data comes to your receiving device and gets updated automatically in real time as well. You don't even need a computer either, you can use your Smartphone for the same purpose as well. If you are doing passive tracking, the device stores the data periodically in the server. This is a better system where the wireless coverage is not strong, like the remote areas. You can check the location and route of the vehicle at a convenient time, later. The design of these devices is small and adjustable. Moreover, these devices are very easy to use. You don't have to be a technically gifted to use these devices.
If you want real time update, then you better use the real time or the active GPS systems. Active tracking means the GPS device keeps on sending continuous data to the receiver using the wireless network and you get the most recent and very accurate data in real time. The network can be a central server, or the direct satellite uplink but in most cases the mobile networks are preferred due to the low cost of accessing those and their ever expanding reach. It can not only give you the location of the vehicle but also can give you speed and direction of the vehicle every moment. Although the internal theory, logic and architecture of the system is really complicated, the user interface is easy and there is no ambiguity in the data received. It can allow you to respond quickly to any unwanted situation, be it a wrong direction or speeding violation or even an accident.