Telematics – telecommunications and informatics combined, the latter describing the act of processing data to find meaning – represents exciting opportunities for the transport industry. By processing the data from onboard sensors detecting location, motion, temperature, speed, and fuel consumption, fleet managers can optimize route planning, identify unsafe driver behavior, track assets and safeguard against theft.
Over land, sea and air, connectivity is a critical element of this process, ensuring that the data gathered can be transmitted back to base. Connectivity devices that switch between GSM when available, and satellite when out of cellular range, optimize connectivity and cost.