Navman NZ (of New Zealand) has gained a foothold in Latin America, with the licensing of its fleet tracking and asset management service to GPS Chile. The deal with GPS Chile is a triple first for the company; a first in South America, Navman’s first licensed software deal, and its first Spanish language application. Previously Navman has marketed its GPRS-based fleet tracking solution through subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand.
Navman offers a mobile Internet-based fleet and asset tracking solution that allows companies to track 1 to 1,000 vehicles in real-time, without the need for return trips to base or costly polling of the vehicles, said the company’s official. The technology will provide GPS Chile with a service offering a complete end-to-end solution from simple tracking through messaging and telemetry to back office financial and order processing systems.
Marcelo Tapia Adler, General Manager of GPS Chile said that the company chose Navman not only because of its ability to design and manufacture a reliable and user-friendly AVL (automatic vehicle location) integrated system but also because its existing AVL service operations in New Zealand, Australia and the UK provided a strong comfort factor for GPS Chile.
Some of the early adopters of the service in Chile are likely to be companies transporting wine, concrete or dangerous materials as well as courier companies, garbage collectors, pharmaceutical and security companies. The service will allow them to monitor position as well as other parameters of their fleets like container temperature, trailer removal or concrete download.
Navman Wireless Fleet Manager consists of a tracking device, a monitoring software application, which uses electronic location technology such as GPS and cellular communication such as GPRS, and an optional communication terminal. It enables customers to locate, manage and communicate with mobile staff in real-time and manage and monitor mobile assets.
