Transport Telematics Solutions

Telematics systems on road, air and sea freight

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.

“Telematics offers large opportunities to strengthen the positive features of transport (availability, mobility), while minimizing its negative impacts (e.g. environmental pollution, energy consumption, congestion, accidents, infrastructure construction costs) without any additional spending on investment.”

– Jerzy Mikulski

Key to the success of any telematics solution is the reliability, ruggedness and interoperability of the devices used. Ground Control is an important element of this solution, as our devices collect your sensor data, and transmit it back to your base of operations via cellular or satellite. It’s an automatic switch ensuring that you always receive your data at the lowest cost for the transmission.

A further area where Ground Control can help is by facilitating your fleet managers’ need to have a single pane of glass view of your fleet operation. Our devices are delivered with robust, well documented and easy to use APIs, so you can layer other services such as maps and weather patterns over the data supplied to get an enriched view.

Case Studies

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Data Buoys for Offshore Telemetry

Data buoys are sent into the water for a wide variety of reasons and will be equipped with technology designed to collect and transmit information along the buoy’s journey.

Case Study

Vessel Monitoring System Regulations

Vessel monitoring systems (VMS) are used by an increasing number of private and commercial maritime organisations for varying purposes. Systems will have requirements to transmit anything from location information to messaging, catch reporting, and emergency alerts.

Case Study

The Challenge of Asset Tracking

Learn how Ground Control helps companies keep track of valuable assets around the globe.

What do you need for transport telematics?

For telematics applications, you’re sending small amounts of data relatively frequently, and often moving in and out of cellular connectivity. An Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD) service could be ideal for your needs, and these three devices all leverage this; the RockFLEET is a hybrid device that also supports GSM. Please do get in touch if you need any help choosing the right product.

Hybrid cellular and satellite tracking and communication, designed for use on the move

Transmit data, update your position, and communicate from anywhere on Earth

Send and receive short messages from anywhere on Earth with a clear view of the sky

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Ground Control has offices in the USA and UK, and combines the industry experience of not just Ground Control, but Rock Seven and Wireless Innovation, too. We’re here to help recommend the best devices and connectivity for your telematics solution.

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