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From
the Editor:
This
month's newsletter features Automatic Vehicle Location
(AVL) systems. As I point out in a brief
article, AVL and LBS are cut from the same rug.
Please take note of another exceptional study report
from C.J.
Driscoll & Associates, this one about AVL in the
U.S. This in-depth study includes analysis of US fleet
market size and penetration. The
study examines market trends, including the potential
impact of broadband wireless networks, GPS-enabled devices
and Homeland Security on the AVL market. Market growth
through 2006 is presented. Once again, we've packed
in lots of other good content… enjoy!
Visit
the Java Location Services Web
site to stay up to date with the latest in LBS.
Harry
Niedzwiadek
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Related
Who
Uses AVL? Fleet
managers, public safely including EMS, law enforcement and
fire, public works including maintenance vehicles sanitation,and
snowplows, utilities including locating nearest available
vehicle to respond to a service, delivery services such
as courier, newspapers, and fast food where prompt service
is critical. Public transportation including buses and
vans, towing, commercial carriers, military and logistics,
homeland security, forestry, oil and gas exploration.
Cloudberry
Wireless AVL and Tracking Cloudberry’s
wireless automatic vehicle location (AVL) tracking and messaging
products are complete, out-of-the-box, low-cost, Internet-based
tracking and messaging systems for fleets of all sizes that
include mobile hardware, software, map data, and wireless application
service provider (ASP)-type services. The Cloudberry desktop
client software, which incorporates ESRI’s
MapObjects 2, makes maps come “alive,” displaying the
dynamic positions of mobile vehicles in real time on desktop
maps, creating bread crumb trails dynamically as the vehicles
move. Read
more...
Case
Studies
Utah used AVL technology to track Olympic Athletes
(GeoWorld Article)
Howard
County Bureau of Highways Web-enables Snowplow Tracking System
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New
Comprehensive Industry Study of the US Fleet AVL Market
A
recently released US Fleet AVL Market Study,
conducted by CJ Driscoll & Associates includes analysis
of the size and current AVL penetration of the US fleet
market. Market trends are examined, including the potential
impact of broadband wireless data networks, GPS-equipped
phones and Homeland Security initiatives on the US fleet
AVL market. The study assesses new wireless networks
used for AVL and the impact of carrier plans to phase
out service on other networks.
The
report also evaluates AVL market growth in recent years
and projects future growth through 2006. This new study
is based on primary and secondary research, including
over 70 interviews of executives of leading AVL suppliers
and wireless network operators servicing the AVL industry.
The study includes information on most major US and
Canadian AVL suppliers and many new suppliers. For most
suppliers, this information includes targeted markets
and communication links supported, as well as current
installed base and pricing. Full
Release
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