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Application - Real-time
Location / Geocoding |
Combination GPS Receiver / WWAN Radio Devices broadcast
their location at fixed intervals over a wireless
network (cellular or satellite), allowing dispatchers to
see location of the vehicles on a computer map.
Using This Data Enables:
- More stops per day
- Reduced fuel consumption
- Reduced overtime requirements
- Improved customer satisfaction
- Location of parcels
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Find Out More About The Dolphin
7900 GPS |
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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.
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| Why They Chose Dolphin 7900 GPS
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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.
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| 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
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