7900 GPS Application - Asset Tracking

Application - Asset Tracking

The precise location of assets like vehicles, machinery (forestry and construction), valuable goods, luggage, ... is transmitted and captured by a PDT. Stolen vehicles, armored transport, ... can be found back and even applications for private investigation are thinkable. The GPS-location is queried via a pull technology.

Using this Data Enables:

Displaying the asset on a map
Locating the asset
To keep track of every asset
Reduce the time/cost (fuel, ...) for searching

Asset Tracking

Find Out More About The Dolphin 7900 GPS

Case Study

Application Overview & Situation Analysis:
- A major provider of gas delivery services in Europe
   with over 7,000 commercial customers
- Accurate and on-time delivery of gas is critical to their
   customer service model
- Needed an in-vehicle GPS device that enabled drivers
   to enter an end location and receive route driving
   directions to that location
- No plans to incorporate wireless communications or
   barcode reading into their existing application, but
   wanted to invest in a solution that had those capabilities
   for future applications.

Why They Chose Dolphin 7900 GPS

User preference testing was a major consideration:
They piloted potential devices with 400 drivers
Drivers graded each device on pre-determined usability criteria:

Keyboard: Ease-of-Use & Readability
Device Ergonomics: Weight, Device Style, Functional Layout, Handling/Usability
Screen: Clarity, Readability, Size

Integrated GPS versus a secondary module
Competitor’s product required a peripheral GPS module connected via Bluetooth to complete the solution & this proved sub-optimal.

The 7900’s GPS is 100% integrated into the device architecture.
The 7900’s combination of integrated GPS and an IP64 rating was also signiicant - no current competitor can match this.
Signiicantly better battery life.
9+ hours for the Dolphin versus 3-4 hours for competitor’s product.
Battery life was less important for the customer today because the application was 100% in-vehicle, but they wanted a device that would enable prolonged out-of-vehicle use if tomorrow’s application required it.

Key Takeaways

The Dolphin 7900 with integrated GPS is a diferentiating product in today’s market :

THE ruggedized (IP64 rating / multiple 1,5 m drops to concrete) solution with integrated GPS
A fully integrated device eliminates the need for buying and maintaining several components to create a GPS solution
Battery life of the 7900 GPS beats the competition exponentially (9+ hours vs. 3-4 hours)
Real-world testing shows users prefer the Dolphin 7900 GPS across key usability criteria for in-vehicle GPS applications