GPS tracking on Android Device

Fleet owners have to manage a huge fleet of vehicles. Wonder if they are on the go. They get a call from a contract party asking where is the vehicle they have booked?They can now go on this Android Application for GPS and track where their vehicle is and thereby let the contract party know when exactly the vehicle will reach the destination.

How will this Application work.

• Owners all will be given a Login name and password.
• Once they Login to the android application, they will be asked to provide a user name and password.
• Lets say the Fleet owner logs in with his user name and password. There will be a list of vehicles which are on the move at that present moment. 
• Now he can select the vehicle which he needs to track the location. Once the vehicle is selected he will exactly know where the vehicle is. 

Lets say your vehicle is not following the intended direction to reach the direction, then the owner can himself send an Automated SMS to the driver saying the 

This makes his job of managing the fleet much more easy.One can also track the fuel levels of a particular vehicle through the application.

What 300 mn Android Smart Phones can do for your supply chain

Consider this- India will have more than 300 mn Android driven Smart Phones by end of FY 2013.

This will have far reaching impact on the way any industry with need for Field Application Usage works.

Why? Well, Android Smart phone means you can capture location, photos, video and use an App to capture some details. This information is then sent to Internet thanks to 3G connectivity.

This means that data that used to reach offices 72 hours later will now reach in minutes !! Your friendly neighbourhood transporter can no longer say that he does not know where his vehicle is !!

This blog is dedicated for possible application of Android on Supply Chain Domain.

Watch this space for more !!