Inside Track
After dispatching the message, I examined the tracking capabilities of the product. While a driver is checked in, GPS data is retrieved by the system and displayed in a text-based table format or as a graphical map. The data retrieved included the location, speed and duration of stops, so I was able to watch Don's progress in real time as he drove through town. If the user enters a building, where GPS doesn't usually function, the device reports the last known location. Once the phone is brought outside again, it takes approximately one minute for the GPS to re-initialize and begin tracking location.
Data analysis on speed, route and stops is easy to access and useful for job evaluation and planning. Data can be viewed based on date and time periods. Speed analysis can be performed by specifying a maximum speed, which results in a report on all times and locations at which speed exceeded the threshold. The only feature I found missing from the analysis and real-time tracking is the ability to specify alerts. This is an important feature for organizations such as transportation companies because drivers are regulated based on the amount of time they can be driving in a single time period. Televigation indicates that alerts, as well as more robust data analysis, will be available in upgrades this fall.
Reports that specify check-in/check-out times and job status are also available. These reports include all replies from the driver. Job and time-sheet reports can be exported from Televigation's Web site to a CSV (Computer System Validation). Plans are in the works to provide bidirectional access to reporting and dispatching via XML, making the process of automation and integration a much easier task.
Lori MacVittie is a Network Computing technology editor working in our Green Bay, Wis., labs. Write to her at [email protected].
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