What are some of the basic questions addressed by location-based services?
Some of the basic questions are mentioned below:-
i) What are the key considerations for remote vehicle monitoring through a mobile app?
Part of a fleet management admins job is to ensure that delivers are moving on schedule. Without automated means, the primary communication is a phone call to the driver at numerous times throughout the day for status updates. This manual “check-in is frustrating for both the admin and the driver, taking time and focus away from other more important activities.
ii) How can the mobile app help prevent unsafe driving?
If you are a fleet management company, this should be a top concern, keeping drivers as well as the public safe and sound. Today, it’s a highly cost-effective solution and operates well in carrying out image processing, utilizing mobile device cameras and in-vehicle networking. Through a google database or GPS, the speed limit can be located which helps an admin to decide the speed limit threshold.
iii) Is a driver’s log an integral part of the app?
Yes, it has to be an integral part of the app which is like an organization’s CCTV but it provides virtual tracking of a driver’s different activities. It provides key reporting which includes the following:-
- a) Starting time of pickup and trip
- b) Total mileage traveled
- c) Number of working hours
- d) Trips made by a driver
