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What is Mobile Resource Management?

Mobile Resource Management (MRM) refers to a category of business solutions designed to maximize the productivity of mobile workforces. The most effective MRM solutions combine Internet services with applications that leverage on-demand GPS, dispatch software, wireless capabilities, fleet management tools and transaction processes to help companies reduce operating costs and raise the quality of customer experience.

What is GPS and how does it work?

Developed by the U.S. Department of Defence for the military, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide, satellite-based, radio navigation system that will give you the exact position of your vehicles, no matter where they are, what time it is, or what the weather is like. There are a total of 24 satellites orbiting the Earth. Each satellite transmits a unique code, its exact location and a very precise time code. On earth, the GPS receivers take this satellite data from multiple satellites and - using an algorithm & the time stamps - calculate the individual distances of each satellite from the GPS receiver. With some clever calculations, these can then point the precise location on Earth where the signal is received. The precise location is then transmitted by any of the available methods such as mobile phones (GSM/GPRS, WCDMA), Wireless (RF, WiFi, WiMax) and even a Satellite uplink for remote locations.

How does Fleet Tracking work?

Fleet Tracking uses satellite based Global Positioning System (GPS) to pinpoint the vehicle location. It is a real-time tracking system designed to receive, store, transmit and poll vehicle location status using an available wireless backbone and digitized maps. The vehicles are mounted with Tracking Units that collect geo-coordinate information from the satellites and use it for calculating the position, speed and direction of the vehicle. The base Monitoring Station is equipped with the main server that collects all the relevant information from the various Vehicle Tracking Units and displays the vehicle position on digitized geo-referenced maps with the help of a specially customized application software.

What is GSM, GPRS & GIS?

GSM (Global System of Mobile) is a popular mobile communication system provided by most of the cellular service providers in most countries internationally.
GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) is a new communication service introduced by the GSM operators which allows secure and confirmed transfer of content like digital photos and other data to other GPRS capable systems.
GIS (Geographical Information System) is a software which consists of specially developed comprehensive and detailed maps of the city/country with latitude & longitude information of each place, street, junction and address.

How does Auto Routing work?

All employee details like name, number, gender, address etc are maintained in the Employee Master Database, using which all employee locations are geocoded on the city’s digitized map. Every team leader is then required to make weekly/monthly duty rosters using the Employee wise Calendar Screen. However, changes can also be made on a day-to-day basis using the Dynamic Roster Module. All employees in a particular shift are then aggregated in the database, which helps the routing algorithm determine the most optimum route and trip pick-up sequence for the given number of employees. Not only does it automate the trip sheet generation process but it also gives a choice of several variables like type of vehicle, seating capacity, etc. In addition to this, it allows prior weekly/monthly cost budgeting by giving the time and distance estimate for a given roster. It can also be integrated with an Automatic Vehicle Location System for tamper proof logging of kilometers traveled, as well as doubling up as an .online. exception based attendance system. This in turn will help in automating the data entry for the billing system.