Vehicle Tracking Service
Technical Document
Ver 1.2 ‘SE’ (Second Edition)
June 4, 2010
Author: Ambuj Pandey
Head Office
CE Info Systems Pvt. Ltd.
68, Okhla Industrial Estate, Phase – 3
New Delhi – 110020
Document History
Date Author Version Change Reference
May 24, 2010 Rishin Kalara VT 1.1 Initial Version
3.2 : VTS Features:
3.2.7 Login Screen: Forget Password
3.2.1 Main Menu: Change in the main menu list, Legend symbol changes
3.2.3 Reports: Stoppage report add, detail/summary reports available, Data availability for 2
June 4, 2010 Ambuj Pandey V T1.2 Months and report generation for 7 days
3.2.4 Alerts: Over speeding, Stoppage
3.2.5 Setting : Feature add -Change password , Device description, Public Access
Profile : Removed
Browser Support: IE 6/7/8 and IE 3.5/3.6
3.3 Vehicle’s current address
September 17,2010 Ambuj Pandey VT1.2 ‘SE’
List of Reviewers
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Distribution List
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Contents
1. Introduction
1.1 Vehicle Tracking
1.2 Problems Solved
2 MapmyIndia VTS
2.1 About MapmyIndia
2.2 MapmyIndia VTS
3 Vehicle Tracking Services
3.1 Devices - features
3.2 VTS Features
3.3 Application
1. Introduction
1.1 Vehicle Tracking
A basis for remote vehicle monitoring, it’s a small hardware device mounted inside the car or truck.
The device is actually an Onboard Computer with GPS and wireless communication capabilities that
transfers all relevant information from the vehicle to the fleet management centre.
1.2 Problems Solved
Vehicle tracking systems are an integral part of big enterprises and help in managing resources to the
best. MapmyIndia VTS has the following advantages:
• Reduction of
o working hours
o idle time cost
o fuel costs
o vehicle thefts
o insurance expenses
o communication with the driver expenses
• Increase of
o delivery speed
o level of organization
o transport reliability
o accuracy
o work discipline
o business productivity
2. MapmyIndia VTS
2.1 About MapmyIndia
MapmyIndia is the provider of India’s most comprehensive navigable and GIS map dataset that powers
location based services such as internet mapping applications, mobile navigation, car navigation, and
GIS-based decision support systems.
MapmyIndia brings India’s best maps with broadest coverage, most extensive detail and most accurate
data, fully attributed for navigation. MapmyIndia is backed by Qualcomm which has made a strategic
investment in it, and has more than 500 enterprises as its clients like Coke, Motorola, Yahoo India to
name a few.
2.2 MapmyIndia VTS
MapmyIndia Fleet exclusively uses GPRS technology for communication with vehicles, thus
accomplishing the best possible ratio between cost of usage and amount of available data.
About the technology
• Vehicle current position and status
It’s simple as that: MapmyIndia’s VTS( Vehicle Tracking System) lets you see any vehicle’s
position and status in real time, at any place, at any time.
• Vehicle history analysis
It gives you straight answers to the questions like: where did the vehicle drive for the last, say,
10 days, where did it stop, how fast did it drive, was there over speeding moments, how many
kilometers did it make, and much more.
• GIS support
Having its strong background in Digital Mapping and car navigation technologies, MapmyIndia
integrated its superior digital map technology into the MapmyIndia’s VTS, thus giving its users
one of the most advanced road oriented GIS systems available today.
• Routing and route optimization
The integral part of MapmyIndia’s VTS is the route calculator and route optimization engine.
You can calculate road distances, make optimal route calculations between any numbers of
geographical points and solve Traveling Salesman Problem with just a few mouse clicks.
3. Vehicle Tracking Services
3.1 Devices – features
• High-end Device
o Technical Detail:
Power supply: 10 - 30V DC, 12 W Max
Energy consumption: GPRS: 200 mA r.m.s Max., Sleep: 25 mA r.m.s.
Operation temperature: -25°C ... +55°C
Storage temperature: -40°C ... +70°C
Storage relative humidity: 5 - 95 % (non condensation)
o Feature Detail:
Any element event triggers (external sensor, input, speed, temperature, etc.)
Highly configurable data acquisition and sending
Multiple Geofence areas
Sleep mode
Real-time process monitoring
Authorized number list for remote access
Firmware update over GPRS or USB port
Configuration update over GPRS, SMS or USB port
TCP/IP or UDP/IP protocol support
15000 record storing
CE and E-mark certified
Different Input and Output data available.(Like: Fuel level, Vehicle Immobilization etc.. )
• Economical Device
o Technical Detail:
Normal Temperature: +15°C to +35°C
Operating Temperature: -10°C to +55°C
Normal Humidity Range: 20 – 75%
Storage Temperature: -30°C to +70°C
o Feature Detail:
Any element event triggers (external sensor, input, speed, temperature, etc.)
Highly configurable data acquisition and sending
Sleep mode
Real-time process monitoring
Configuration update over SMS or USB port
TCP/IP or UDP/IP protocol support
5000 record storing
3.2 VTS Features
User friendly and customizable GUI
3.2.1 Locate
• See Current Position on the map
• See road information for current position
• Track device group location on a map
• Supports all popular browsers
• Live Track vehicle – page auto refreshes every 30 seconds to show where vehicle is
• Multiple tracking option (Distance/ time/ track angle base)
• Different legend for different state of vehicle
3.2.2 Replay Route
• View multiple days Trip History
• Replay the route traversed on map with point info on speed, time and location along the way
3.2.3 Reports
• Movement report – see speed and road information for different times
o Export to excel
o Total movement time/ Stop time/ Traveled Distance/Average Sped etc..
o Summary/ Detail Report
o Location wise spent time
• Stoppage Report
o Export to excel
o Total stop time
o Summary/ Detail Report
• Area Report – see entry/exit times for areas defined
• Over-Speed Report
3.2.4 Alerts
• SMS/E-Mail alerts for over speeding
• SMS/E-Mail alerts for stoppage
• SMS/E-Mail alerts for Area Entry/Exit
• Add/Modify/Delete geo-fence where you want an alert
• Search any location and set radius on map. When vehicle enters/leaves the radius, alert is triggered
3.2.5 Setting
• Register you number to get nearBy POI information
• Add/Modify/Delete number for SMS communication
• Create Public Access link
• Change Vehicle Display Name
• Change password
3.2.6 FAQs
• Learn more about MapmyIndia vehicle tracking solutions
• Download help manual
3.2.7 Forget Password
• You can retrieve your password by an e-mail on your registered mail-ID.
Logon to http://track.mapmyindia.com to see a live demo.
Account: Guest
User: Guest
Password: Guest
3.3 Application
Screen 1: Login Page
• Enter Account ID, Username and password and then click login button. (Use Guest for demo)
Screen 2: Main Page shows you where you vehicle currently is
• Click to get the address of the vehicles current location.
Screen 3: Live Track Page
• Click “Live Track” to see live position, speed, movement status of the vehicle.
Screen 4: Replay Route Page
Used to replay routes already covered by the Vehicle in the past.
• Click “Trip History” to see the history of the vehicle.
• Select device select “Start Date” select “End Date” Click “GO”
Screen 5: Replay Route Page
• Click to run the vehicle history.
• Click to pause the vehicle history
• Click Back to go Trip History Page.
Screen 6: Report Page
Report Page basically helps you see data coming from the Vehicle in an informative manner.
• Click on the “REPORTS” view the available vehicle reports. (Currently only 3 Reports available :
“Movement Report, Stoppage Summary Report and Vehicle Area Report“ )
• Click on the “Movement Report”.
• Select Vehicle Number select “Start Date” select “End Date” Click “Generate Reports”.
Report View:
• Click to export data to excel file.
• Select Summary/Detail reports view.
Screen 7: Alerts Page
Alerts Page is dedicated to create condition for alerts (SMS/E-mail). Currently 3 types of alerts are
available.
1. Over Speed Alert: You can set the speed limit of the vehicle. Violation of the rule can generate
the alert.
2. Stoppage Alert : You can create the stoppage time alerts for a vehicle
3. Area Entry-Exit Alert : Area Alerts basically helps a user to find out weather a Vehicle has
entered/ left an Area/ Area’s which have been stored in the system.
• Click on the “AREA ALERTS” view and create the Geozone.
• Select the Geozone and click “View” to view the available Geozone.
• To create the new Geozone : Click “Create new Geozone” write the Geozone ID Select “Radius
Right Click on the map Click “Mark My Location Here” click “Submit“
Screen 8: Setting Page
You can modify your account setting in this page.
1. Registration for NearBy feature
2. Public Access
3. Device Description
4. Password Modification
Screen 10: “FAQs” Page
