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Making the most of Satellite Navigation and Tracking Integration with your Business System. 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
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Making the most of Satellite Navigation and TrackingIntegration with your Business System
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
Customer Calls Call Centre Driver uses Handheld to inspect vehicle with customer Customer Calls Call Centre Car is inspected by driver Rental detail manually entered back into VHMS Customer signs screen. Job details sent back to VMS Job and vehicle allocated and ‘pushed’ to drivers Handheld device Central Reservations allocates the job to regional depot Driver delivers car, completes paperwork with customer Driver and customer inspect vehicle. Driver returns to depot Driver collects and inspects vehicle using Hand held device. Data sent back to VHMS Regional depot allocates Job, paperwork and directions to driver Driver gets next job on Handheld Handheld navigates driver to customer Regional depot allocates suitable vehicle to the Job Vehicle inspection paper work stored in filing system Pre Implementation Process Improvements Post Implementation
Agenda • Introduction to ALK’s Corporate Mobility Solutions • CoPilot Live Professional • FleetCenter
Easy destination entry, detailed routing, multiple views Traffic information, multi-stop routes with optimisation GPS GPRS Vehicle and device tracking, communication, and fleet management Message and itinerary updates from dispatcher to mobile device GPRS GPRS Navigation, Communication, Management
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
Agenda • How to Integrate • CoPilot Live Professional SDK and API Set
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
Thank You!Contacting ALK (www.alk.eu.com)Chris Quin – 0207 492 2958, cquin@alk.com