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The Protea Coin Group has at their disposal, their own unique tracking system. This is not only a tracking system but also a full fleet and time management system. This system can be deployed anywhere is South Africa, while Protea Coin monitors the movement from the 24 hour control room, on a real time basis.
Protea Coin currently deploys units with built in panic buttons on all high risk and reaction vehicles, which relays all incidents to the appropriate stakeholders, within seconds. The position of the vehicle is updated to the control room from anything ranging between 30 seconds to 12 hours, depending on the customer’s need or the situation.
The system has the capability to forward intelligent text messages to remote cell phones providing up-to-date information without having to be constantly monitored. The remote functionality also allows remote users to perform certain task while being away from the control room.
Functionality
Automatic reporting of sampled positions and status changes
Multiple positions (currently 20-23 positions) compressed into a single SMS message
3600 position historical memory
Automatic out-of-coverage reporting
No-Go, Preferred and Notification Zones
High Update mode. Automatically activated by panic and zone violations. Can be user activated
Polling and History Request
GPS Odometer
Speed and Speed Violation
Harsh Braking
Excess Idling (Stationary with ignition on)
User selectable sampling and reporting rates
User selectable immediate reporting status’s
Programmable multi-control room numbers
Alternate day/night control room numbers
Delayed ignition on/off reporting
Sleep mode with user selectable wakeup-and-report mode
Message Received Confirmation
Areas of Interest
Customised areas can be created and uploaded to each unit
Preferred - Will report if the vehicle exits the area
Each vehicle has its own assigned preferred area, indicated on the map and allocated to the specific vehicle. Should the vehicle at any stage exit or exceed the boundaries of this preferred area the alarm at the control room will immediately be activated, flashing a “No go area” signal with all the detail, position and stage of the specific vehicle. The moment the alarm is activated, the tracking monitoring automatically goes into High Update Mode (stage red monitoring) and enjoys a high tracking rank. As mentioned earlier in this document, should the manager choose to receive text messages on his cell phone regarding all e.g. panics or No-Go zones, a message will be send to his cell phone with all the mentioned detail.
No-Go - Will report if the vehicle enters the area
The No-Go Area works on the same principal as the preferred area with the only difference being should you prefer not to allocate a preferred area; you should only indicate No-Go areas. The vehicle can travel anywhere but the moment it moves into an area marked as No-Go, the system will signal a No-Go alarm.
Notification - Will report when the vehicle enters or exits the area
Alarms also activates in the following incidents
Speeding and Speed Violation
Harsh Braking
Excess Idling
Battery disconnected
History of all alarms is kept automatically on a database format for later reference and statistical reasons.
Status Routing
Setup text messages that will be sent to personal cell phones upon receipt of prescribed status’s from assigned vehicles
Status routing keeps you informed of what is happening with your vehicles without having to be in front of the computer
The descriptive position engine is used to convert the useless longitude & latitude numbers into a meaningful message
Remote Command Messages
Various instruction messages can be remotely sent to the control room from your personal phone
Last Message Received
Poll Vehicle
Last Position Received
Activate/Deactivate Immobiliser
Set Odometer
Message Forwarding Activation
Points of Interest
Places that have meaning to the user can be added to the system
The places are used in the descriptive position engine and are displayed with customised pictures on the maps
Reports
Reports on each vehicle could be printed/e-mailed regarding the following:
Map
Trip
Trip Summary
Status Occurrence
Stoppage
Billing
Recovery process
Potential recovery alarms are reported in real-time, shortening the time before the recovery service is informed
The exact location of the vehicle at the time of the alarm is known, focusing the recovery’s search area
The vehicle may continue to report, providing up to date positions for the recovery service to work on
Text messages providing latest vehicle information can be sent to operatives in the field
The vehicle can be installed with a governor or immobiliser that can be activated from the control room
Units not reporting on its regular reporting time period can generate an alarm, making the operator aware of a potential recovery situation and increasing the potential for full recovery
Historical data can be replayed providing additional information that can aid in the recovery process and prosecution of the guilty parties
Advantages and Cost Savings
Minimise non-productivity
Less "No-Load" travelling
Route Planning
Minimised vehicle abuse
Recall of historical information
Ensure a correct maintenance and service schedule
Reduction is speeding fines
Improved vehicle usage
Automatic informing of customers and depots of current position and expected arrival times
Proof of occurrence or non-occurrence of incident
Incident Reporting
Availability of vehicles
Prevent theft of goods and bring guilty parties to book
A Cost Effective, Proven Return on Investment Solution to Take Control, Monitor and Protect Your Assets
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