making the most of satellite navigation and tracking integration with your business system
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Agenda Why integrate Navigation with your
Business System»Drive Assist recap
»Integrated features and benefits Introduction to ALK’s Corporate Mobility
Solutions»CoPilot Live Professional
»FleetCenter How to Integrate
»CoPilot Live Professional SDK and API Set
Agenda Why integrate Navigation with your
Business System»Drive Assist recap
»Integrated features and benefits
Reference Case Study The new combined functionality provides
»Call address details start CoPilot with route
»Calculated ETA sent back to enterprise system or to customer via canned text message
»Location data sent back with job status messages
»Support for multiple job route optimization
»Call mileage logging
»Asset location tagging
»Request assistance button
Solution Benefits 75% reduction in delivery paperwork 3.6M mile reduction in fleet mileage Improved stock utilization / reduction in fleet
purchases Nationwide delivery time reduced to two hours Improved lone worker health and safety Reduced fuel consumption / environmental benefits Enhanced productivity Increased data security
Pre Implementation
Customer Calls Call Centre
Central Reservations allocates the job to
regional depot
Regional depot allocates Job, paperwork and
directionsto driver
Regional depot allocates suitable vehicle
to the Job
Car is inspected by driver
Driver delivers car,completes paperwork
with customer
Driver and customer inspect vehicle.
Driver returns to depot
Vehicle inspection paper work
stored in filing system
Rental detail manually entered back into VHMS Customer Calls Call Centre
Job and vehicle allocated and ‘pushed’ to
drivers Handheld device
Driver collects and inspectsvehicle using Hand held device. Data sent back to VHMS
Handheld navigates driver to customer
Driver uses Handheld to inspect vehicle with
customer
Customer signs screen. Job details
sent back to VMS
Driver gets next job on Handheld
Post Implementation
Process Improvements
Navigation, Communication, Management Traffic information, multi-
stop routes with optimisation
GPRS
Message and itinerary updates from dispatcher to mobile device
GPRS
Easy destination entry, detailed routing, multiple views
GPS
Vehicle and device tracking, communication, and fleet managementGPRS
Solution Components Hardware
»Windows Based Computing Device»Map Data Storage»GPS Receiver
Content»Map Data»Real-Time Traffic»Vehicle Metadata (tracking)»Speech Engine»UK Safety Camera Database
Communications»Real-Time Traffic»Vehicle Tracking & Messaging»Backend Business System Integration
Integration with Tracking & Fleet Management Fully integrated satellite navigation, vehicle
tracking, and fleet management»Real-time multiple vehicle/device tracking
»2-way fleet messaging
»Over-the-air job despatch and remote itinerary updates
Advanced features for increased control»Customer tracking invitations
»Find nearest vehicle
»Real-time exception reporting
»Historical reports for review and audit
CoPilot Live │FleetCenter System Architecture
GATEWAY
Gateway Service
Storage App
SQL SERVER
Storage
MAP SERVER WEB SERVER
Map Service FleetCommander.NET Application
CoPilot Pro PPC
CoPilot Pro SP
Manager
Dispatcher
Data Center
XML Web Service
SDK Overview Allows you to leverage CoPilot’s real time
navigation and messaging functionality from within your application
CoPilot and your application can be on the same or separate machines
Simple and straightforward integration options »Remote Control - controlling CoPilot via simple API
calls
»Server Configuration - integrating navigation functions into your product
SDK Integration – Remote Control Send a request to CoPilot, responses are
received asynchronously through the use of callbacks or through a queuing mechanism
CoPilot SDK allows you to control CoPilot Live in a request/response paradigm»Send text messages, trip itineraries»Modify window states (show/hide, etc.)»Modify the size, pan/zoom, position, and z-
order»Get/Set languages, routing profiles, etc
SDK Integration – Server Configuration CoPilot runs in a separate hidden
background Via a post/subscribe mechanism receive
real time data updates as they become available:»Guidance maps showing location, route,
surrounding streets, etc..
»Turn instructions: street name, cross street, turn types
»Turn distances: next turn, 2nd turn, ETA, etc.
SDK Details Provides platform, location and network
independence»Any SDK enabled version of CoPilot (laptop,
PPC)»Messaging based on TCP/IP»Local or Remote operation
Supported compilers»Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003»Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 3.0»Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
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