GPS Location Technology - Moving Beyond Vehicle Tracking to Protect Non-Vehicle Based Lone Workers
The use of GPS Fleet Management, also known as Vehicle Tracking or Vehicle Telematics, is increasingly common in today's business environment, both in the private and public sectors. As the use of GPS Location technology has developed and become more widespread, so has the scope of its use widened. Once the domain of the Fleet Manager used as part of Vehicle Tracking system, GPS Location technology has now extended beyond the fleet department and into the hands, literally, of non-vehicle based staff. Many organizations with a reliance on a vehicle based workforce have invested in GPS Vehicle Tracking technology to help administer a number of functions related to fleet and driver management, including: Vehicle journey time calculations, Vehicle mileage monitoring, Route planning, two way messaging, Driver behaviour analysis, Fuel usage reporting, Vehicle Service Scheduling and Job Schedule Adherence reporting. Being able to monitor the real-time location of vehicles across a fleet,