Looking For Vehicle Tracking Units:

[Tracker_Giant]

Hello,

We are also Vehicle Tracking Company and doing this business since last many years. We have good number of customers and we are trying our best to serve them with most reliable and economical solutions. We have our own developed Vehicle Tracking Software so we are still looking for some reliable and economical Vehicle Tracking units so can someone suggest any Vehicle Tracking unit? If some one has any suggestion for us then it would be really appreciate able.

Regards,
Picasso

 

[|tera|]

Where does Netstar and Tracker get theirs? There must be some type of tracking unit manufacturer or something? You normally find this out before creating software don't you?

I smell something fishy

 

[Syndyre]

I smell something fishy

Glad I'm not the only jaded cynic.

 

[|tera|]

Glad I'm not the only jaded cynic.

Hey, I have my moments

 

[Skeptik]

The Netstar and Tracker guys just use modified bits of cellphone as far as I know.

 

[Syndyre]

The Netstar and Tracker guys just use modified bits of cellphone as far as I know.

I thought it was supposed to be satellite-based? I know Matrix somehow use the MTN network so that must be cell-based.

 

[Skeptik]

One of the companies uses a different method, but I can't recall which. The satellite bit is for locating the vehicle. Their cellphone thingy transmits it's location and the co-ordinates are put into the GPS for the choppers to follow. Much like Vodacom's personal cell tracking service.

 

[Syndyre]

One of the companies uses a different method, but I can't recall which. The satellite bit is for locating the vehicle. Their cellphone thingy transmits it's location and the co-ordinates are put into the GPS for the choppers to follow. Much like Vodacom's personal cell tracking service.

Ok so presumably it would incorporate a GPS receiver and then those co-ordinates would be transmitted over the cell network? How accurate is Vodacom's Look4Me service anyway?

 

[Gunny]

Look for me is quite acurate normaly in a 500m radius but with triagulation you can get near exact i hear

 

[kronoSX]

guys i am netstar,s please if you have questions just ask .
I have all the anwsers,But due to formalities i cannot devulse everything
but i can try to help,so let it rip

 

[Syndyre]

guys i am netstar,s please if you have questions just ask .
I have all the anwsers,But due to formalities i cannot devulse everything
but i can try to help,so let it rip

ok how does the system work, in general terms, obviously you can't give too many specifics.

 

[Syndyre]

Look for me is quite acurate normaly in a 500m radius but with triagulation you can get near exact i hear

I think it works best in urban areas the closer the towers are to each other the more accurate triangulation etc will be.

 

[cyberarmy]

And I heard tracking companies put somekind of receivers at major traffic junctions and along routes.........I think Tracker has this facility installed at BP stations........Am I right?

 

[Syndyre]

And I heard tracking companies put somekind of receivers at major traffic junctions and along routes.........I think Tracker has this facility installed at BP stations........Am I right?

I've seen signs for "Tracker self-service test" or something similar at BP service stations, basically you can make sure its detecting your location correctly etc.

 

[cyberarmy]

yup, that's what I am talking about....

 

[kronoSX]

no no no,listen there are land base which is rf and there are gsm with gprs
netstar has all 3 of these products,
The vigil is the product that can see fuel consumption real speed and pinpoint to 3 m square.It has a gsm aerial and a gps which has to see three satellites.
It has a panick button which if pressed will locate you on the network.Ask me more

 

[kronoSX]

I've seen signs for "Tracker self-service test" or something similar at BP service stations, basically you can make sure its detecting your location correctly etc.

this is called sign posts,and there are thousands in sa and at sa borders.
I cannot say more about where they are and how they work

 

[Syndyre]

So would the vigil be the most advanced product then? Do all 3 products pinpoint their location with GPS and then just use different methods to deliver that data?

 

[Syndyre]

this is called sign posts,and there are thousands in sa and at sa borders.
I cannot say more about where they are and how they work

I presume there's some sort of RF equipment installed there to facilitate tracking though?

 

[Skeptik]

So the very basic product is a (rough) cellphone hidden in a part of the car (location specified by manufacturer type).

This allows the cells to triangulate position and transmit the coordinates to the network and tracker company, who can then use a GPS to track the vehicle.