Fleet

In an increasingly competitive mobile resource management industry, fleet operators need more than simple “dots on a map”. To achieve the control and efficiency needed, fleet operators need to not only know where all assets are in real time, but also need closed loop communications, efficient dispatch and advanced fleet management. The deCarta Fleet System provides the core building blocks that allow system integrators to build high value offerings for fleet operators. Based on deCarta’s market proven location technology and adapted specifically to the needs of Fleet Operators, deCarta Fleet addresses and integrates the need for high value dispatch operations, in-vehicle communications and efficiency and access to relevant real time data. Application Programmers Interfaces (API’s) allow System Integrators to deploy these advanced technologies in value added services for Fleet Operators.

deCarta Fleet DDS

Built on deCarta’s market proven Drill Down Server (DDS) technology, deCarta Fleet DDS provides a scalable, server-based architecture that supports advanced fleet management functionality.

[+] State-of-the-art maps and routes from the recognized leader in mapping services Calculating and providing the user with the most optimal route of their choice (fastest, shortest, highways, local roads, etc.), in the shortest amount of time is where routing engine technology can either enhance or detract from the end-user’s use of and satisfaction with the routing application. DDS Fleet routing engine has powered leading internet, mobile, telematics and enterprise solutions with billions of routes calculated. With DDS Fleet’s speed and scalability, you never need to worry about the ability to support thousand of vehicles. DDS Fleet Routing is flexible and can calculate routes using additional constraints such as traffic flow; polygonal exclusion zones or other use defined data.

Feature	Benefits
Speed and Scalability	DDS Fleet can handle large volumes of route requests. Useful for input to optimization engines
Time Based/Vehicle Types	Utilize DDS Fleet to determine which technician is best to utilize now, or in the future
Multipoint Routing	Calculate routes using multiple waypoints. Provide directions for all of your technician’s job assignments
Flexible Routing	Answers questions such as: “When should I leave to arrive at a 9:30 AM appointment?” “How long will it take me to arrive given traffic conditions?” “What is my route for all my job assignments?”

[+] Traffic - DDS Fleet considers traffic flow information when calculating routes. DDS Fleet can consider real time, predictive and historic traffic. When traversing a long route, DDS Fleet knows which traffic information to apply to correct route segment. This provides users with highly accurate ETA’s and will allow you to plan more efficiently in real time or when pre-planning in advance.

[+] Geocoding - Highly accurate forward geocoding for efficient dispatching and map interaction DDS has a multi-step geocoder which eases the task of batch or interactive geocoding. The geocoder is localized for North America and many Western European countries and can handle single line input which results in improved efficiency. For additional geographic areas, DDS supports parsed address input allowing you to implement DDS worldwide.

[+] Reverse Geocoding - High performance reverse geocoding for efficient processing of GPS positions. DDS has proven itself in high volume and high load implementations and can reverse geocode hundreds of thousands of positions returning as much or as little information as you specify. Use it to return address information; Posted Speed Limits; Road Classification or any other data attributes.

[+] Stepwise Routing - In real time, select the best technician for a job, or best job for a technician considering road network; time windows and traffic conditions resulting in improved customer service This new feature allows dispatchers to improve their efficiency in managing job assignments in real time. Given a job assignment’s time and location, DDS can determine which technician (from multiple techs) is available at that time and is closest to the job site. Conversely, given multiple job assignments and a newly available technician, which available job should he take? Unlike most solutions, DDS Fleet will consider the road network and traffic conditions when calculating the answer. Given DDS’ speed, this dispatching solution can be run in real time instead of as a batch process the night before.

Feature	Benefits
Speed and Scalable Routing	Allows dispatchers to perform many route requests when considering many locations
Traffic Based Routes	Consider real time traffic, predictive traffic or historic traffic
Flexible API	Consider best job for technician, best technician for job with time based constraints in real time or in future

[+] Route Compliance - Monitor driver’s compliance with designated routes Monitor whether a driver has adhered to a planned route which improves efficiency and enhances compliance.

[+] Geofencing - Create and manage geofences and determine when stops have been visited Create, maintain and report on important locations. With our geofencing APIs, you have the necessary tools to implement geofencing quickly and efficiently. DDS will also check geofences against vehicle locations to facilitate activity and exceptions reports. Utilizing your existing database and vehicle GPS locations, you can perform the following types of queries:

• When did a technician arrive at a job location?
• When did a technician leave the yard?
• Was there any unauthorized activity during non-working hours?
• Did any jobs not get serviced?

Feature	Benefits
Geofence Creation	Use our JavaScript drawing tools to create a geofence on the map screen quickly and easily. Alternately, you can batch upload multiple geofences with simple to use tools allowing large numbers of geofences to be created at one time.
Geofence Editing	Geofences can contain time information; names and other meta information useful for assigning geofences to groups, locations and times of day allowing flexibility in queries
Geofence Checking	Check if a vehicle has entered or exited a geofence
API	Since our geofencing is a series of APIs and tools, customers can implement and run the service using their own databases and hosting servers. This allows maximum flexibility and scalability

[+] Communications API - Provides closed loop acknowledgement of sent messages and destinations to deCarta Fleet Nav. With deCarta’s Fleet Connector Specification, you can implement messaging, dispatch and advanced fleet functionality quickly and efficiently. We provide sample source code which quickly allows you to implement functionality.

deCarta Fleet Nav

In-vehicle navigation allows fleet drivers to drive routes efficiently and without the chances of getting lost or miscommunications between dispatch and driver. deCarta Fleet Nav is navigation software for use on embedded devices, providing turn-by-turn navigation with two-way messaging and job assignment that streamlines your communication and optimizes workflow. In addition, it has advance fleet functionality which improves.

[+] Messaging - Minimizing communication costs and improving driver safety can be achieved with our messaging API. Dispatchers can easily send and receive messages to our Fleet Nav Product allowing users to seamlessly and easily communicate with their workers. With our messaging API, messages sent to Fleet Nav which can be read and responded to by your technicians improving communication and safety.

Feature	Benefits
Flexible API	Send free form messages to vehicle or canned messages. Drivers can respond with free form, canned or simple yes/no responses
Acknowledgement	Send message and receive acknowledgement from vehicle automatically - message will be resent if vehicle is out of cell coverage
Utilize Existing Communication	Fleet Nav is designed to interface with the vehicle’s Black Box via a Serial Cable allowing you to use existing cellular communications

[+] Dispatch - Send job assignment locations to technicians Send job assignment(s) to drivers wirelessly. Send single or multiple locations and receive automatic acknowledgement when the job is completed.

Feature	Benefits
Flexible API	Send one or more destinations. Dispatchers can add, remove or re-order stops on the device as work orders change throughout the day
Acknowledgement	Send a destination to a technician and receive acknowledgement when the job is completed
Utilize Existing Communication	Fleet Nav is designed to interface with the vehicle’s Black Box via a Serial Cable allowing you to use existing cellular communications

[+] Turn By Turn Navigation Use turn by turn navigation to improve driver efficiency. Quickly and efficiently locate job locations and navigate to them improving response times. Using the Dispatch function, destinations can sent via the dispatcher to Fleet Nav for route guidance.

[+] Speed Alerts - Monitor Driver Behavior Using Posted Speed Limit attributes, Fleet Nav can monitor if drivers exceed posted speed limits. Dispatchers can set the threshold remotely on the device. Warnings are given to the driver when an infraction occurs. Dispatchers are notified of the violation and the location of the occurrence.

[+] Route Compliance - Monitor driver’s compliance with designated routes Monitor whether a driver has adhered to a planned route which improves efficiency and enhances compliance.

[+] Server Based Geocoding - Send free-form address queries to DDS Fleet for geocoding Utilize the geocoding capabilities of DDS Fleet to geocode addresses remotely. Save keystrokes and utilize DDS to geocode to hard to find addresses.

[+] POI Upload - Upload custom POIs to Fleet Nav from your desktop Using our POI uploader, users can upload custom POIs to Fleet Nav either wired or wirelessly. Upload customer locations and other frequently visited locations in a bulk upload. They can be used as destinations for route guidance and map display improving driver efficiency.