EPC Vehicle Tracking/Management System

Pacific GIS/RS user Conference 2010Nomeneta Saili

OverviewGoal of the systemSystem development aimHow the system worksSystem Components System featuresAdd-on tool (Fault Service Dispatch Feature)EPC GIS Asset data integrationAnti-Tamper Measures Costing Future developments Conclusion

Goal To develop a tool that will effectively manage

the use of EPC fleet of vehicles (81 vehicles)Tracks and record the use of EPC vehicles

Development aimCost effective, flexible and sustainable Full control Server based for multiple access to ensure

transparencyWeb Interface for ease of useReal time tracking for dispatch and proactive

management Intagrate EPC GIS data

How it works

X1 Plus Unit in EPC Vehicles captures and then send location data through GPRS

GPRS

GIS-Server

EPC Computers

EPC Network

Components1. Hardware

a. X1 Plus GPS Tracking unit per vehicle 10 sec tracking interval 5-10m accuracy WGS 84 8-30v DC power Data logging if no GSM signal $160 USD

b. DELL T310 PowerEdge Server

Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® 3400 series processor

8 gig ram

c. SIM card GPRS enabled Voice disable

d. Terminal Laptop/PC connected to EPC

Computer Network

2. Softwarea. GPSGateServer Tracking/management software Server/web based Uses Ajax Open platform Java scripts plug-ins functionality Administrator and operators (user) accounts Multi-Concurrent user access accounts $49 USD per license perpetual with 1 year maintenance

b. Windows Server 2008 – Operating systemc. MySQL – Backend database for storing track recordsd. Geoserver Mapping Component Open source Web Server Supports WFS, WFS-T, WMS, and WCS

e. IIS8 – Web Serverf. Firefox, Chrome, Safari web browser – Client access

System Diagram

GPSGateServer

MySQLGeoserver

EPC Assets, Topographic

layers Shapefiles

Web Browser

3. Communication system GSM GPRS (TCP/IP packets) Samoatel, 95% coverage of Samoa Send location packet from X1 Plus

tracking unit to ISP Router which forwards packet to local GIS-Server

ISP Router (Port 6090) IP

123.176.77.176X1 Plus GPS tracking unit

GIS-Server (IP 10.10.1.6), GPSGate listens to port 6090 for packets

GPRSForward packets

to local IP

Features1.Near Real time tracking of vehicles every 10

seconds

Showing real time movement of EPC vehicle number 215 alon

Richardson road as of 16th August 11:56am with speed of 81km/hr and distance of 50km.

2. Alarm/Events

Alarm and events are triggered when certain conditions are met. Some of the examples include a vehicle breaking the set speed limit, violating geofence or operating at unauthorized periods.

Geofence example

3. Vehicle Track Visualization (mapping)

Vehicle track visualization visualize the track and stop location/duration a vehicle made for any specific period

4.Reports

Reports

Distance reports Summary detail of vehicle usage

Distance reports (detail)

Summary + details of vehicle usage

Event reports Report listing details of events/alarms a vehicle(s) triggered

Vehicle reports

Over Speed Report (Event) Sample

Detail Distant Report Sample

Add-on tools1. Fault Service Dispatch tool

Allows fault service staff to locate location of faults complaint/reports using either meter number, pole number or consumer name

Consumer location with location of the two fault service vehicles in real time

GIS data integration

Anti-Tamper Measures1. Tamper Seals

2. Terminal Module

Detail Costing

Item Description CostSamoatel 1hr non stop tracking 2.1 sene per vehicle

24 hr non stop tracking

50 sene per vehicle

31 days non stop tracking

$15.50 per vehicle

Digicel 24hr non stop tracking Not tested yet

Item Description Cost Freight DutyX1 Plus GPS/GPRS Tracker Unit $160 USD or

$410.15 Tala *$28 USD or $71 Tala

$20 tala

GPSGate License License to allow the X1 Plus unit to be tracked on the GPSGateServer Software (tracking software)

$49USD or $125.61 tala *

NA NA

Sim Card Phone SimCard use in X1 Plus tracking unit to send location data to GpsGate

Samoatel $30 talaDigicel $10 tala

NA NA

X1 Plus Hardware installation

X1 Plus unit hardware must be install under the car dashboard for security reasons

$230 tala ** NA

Summary Costing1. One – Off establishment cost

$900 per vehicle (hardware, license, simcard, installation of tracking unit in vehicle, freight, duty&tax)

2. On going cost$4-14 max per vehicle per month(Samoatel GPRS cost)

1.1 MB GPRS bandwidth if Vehicle is track every 10 sec for 24hrs non stop i.e vehicle engine is on for 24hrs non stop

Note : GPRS/Tracking unit will only be in use if vehicle engine is on

FutureAdditions of Church and Schools location on

map/GeoserverSMS proxy for direct control of tracking units

from GPSGateServerFuel monitoringDetail vehicle use policyField staff access

Conclusion We have achieve all system development aims. Overall the system cost us a total of $11,000 tala or $4700 tala in establishment minus the physical server.

We have also achieve the system main goal of managing our fleet of vehicles

Questions?

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