Automatic Vehicle Locator

CRP514: Geographic Information System

Automatic vehicle locator

by:

Abdulaziz S.Mutairi

ID#:201204080

Prepared for:

Dr.Baqer Al-Ramadan

April 15h, 2015

Tentative table of content:

• INTRODUCTION
• PAPER OBJECTIVES
• REVIEW OF LITERATURE
• TYPES OF AVL “TYPES OF DETERMINING LOCATION METHODS”
• IDENTIFICATION OF AVL BENEFITS
• TRANSIT AGENCY BENEFITS
• FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION

Abstract:

Automatic vehicle locator has been progressively prevalent and ubiquitous in different businesses and work matters, especially in transportations and logistics. This technology uses both GPS and GIS to determine and transmit thelocation of a vehicle. Geographic information system serves as a store and integrator for data, collected from Global positioning system, for further analysis and interpretation. Global Positioning System serves as a locator by sending a radio signal to the satellites employed around the earth.

This term paper will discuss the types of AVL system, the integration between GIS and GPS in details along with its special applicationsin transportation management. The numerous functions of the AVL and their specifics will be discussed in this paper. This paper will examine each single alternative that has been used for determining the location of a vehicle, such as GPS, ground-based radio, Dead-reckoningand signpost.  The communication system, transferring the vehicle information to the GIS program the end user, will be indeed studied identifying the best media for such transmission.

Objective:

This paper aims to examine the types of AVL system along with the integration between GIS and GPS. Moreover, the paper will discuss in details the different types of location determination methods used in AVL.

Literature review:

Automatic vehicle locator is a very sophisticated device used to track and monitor any vehicle.  AVL has embraced two types over its span of development, where the system can be passive or active monitoring. In the passive system, the data about a vehicle are collected and saved in a small device installed in the vehicle. Once the car arrives to its final destination, the memory chip of the monitoring device can be plugged into the computer for data analysis. However, this system does not provide and support real time tracking and cannot prevent the vehicle car from robbery.