Are you looking to Track your Asset in Rural Areas, Logistics or in Construction
Asset tracking in logistics, construction and rural areas is an important application of IoT technology that can enhance efficiency, security, and cost savings. Here’s how asset tracking using IoT can benefit rural areas and logistics:
Enhanced Visibility: IoT-enabled asset tracking provides real-time visibility and monitoring of assets, such as vehicles, equipment, and shipments, even in remote rural areas. With the help of GPS and sensor technologies, assets can be tracked throughout their journey, enabling businesses to have a clear understanding of their location, status, and condition.
Improved Efficiency: IoT asset tracking enables optimized route planning and asset utilization. By monitoring assets in real time, businesses can identify the most efficient routes, minimize idle time, and reduce unnecessary detours. This improves overall fleet efficiency, reduces fuel consumption, and enhances operational productivity.
Theft Prevention and Recovery: Asset tracking helps deter theft and improves the chances of asset recovery. In rural areas with limited security measures, tracking systems can provide real-time alerts and notifications if assets deviate from their designated routes or enter restricted areas. This allows for immediate action to be taken, increasing the chances of preventing theft or facilitating swift recovery in case of theft.
Maintenance and Condition Monitoring: IoT asset tracking systems can also monitor the real-time condition of assets, such as vehicles and machinery. Sensors can track parameters like temperature, vibration, fuel levels, and engine performance. This data enables predictive maintenance, allowing businesses to schedule maintenance activities proactively, prevent breakdowns, and optimise asset performance.
Supply Chain Optimisation: In logistics, IoT asset tracking facilitates efficient supply chain management. Businesses can track the movement of goods and monitor critical parameters such as temperature and humidity during transportation. This helps ensure the quality and integrity of goods, especially in industries like food and pharmaceuticals, where strict temperature control is crucial.
Streamlined Operations and Reduced Costs: IoT asset tracking streamlines operations by automating data collection and analysis. Businesses can access real-time data through centralised platforms instead of relying on manual tracking and paperwork. This reduces administrative tasks, improves accuracy, and saves time. Optimised asset utilisation, preventive maintenance, and enhanced security also contribute to cost savings in the long run.
Regulatory Compliance: Asset tracking can aid businesses in complying with regulatory requirements, such as maintaining records of asset movement or ensuring compliance with temperature-controlled transport regulations. IoT systems can automatically generate reports and maintain audit trails, simplifying compliance processes.
What is Geofencing: Geofencing involves the use of GPS devices to define a virtual border or boundary in a location. Think of it simply as a digital fence that you control. This enables our software to alert, or trigger a specified response when the tracked asset enters or leaves the geofenced area, or performs a certain activity. With standard geofencing, an end software platform handles alerts by receiving the GPS coordinate data sent by the devices and determining if that was inside or outside a geofence, and what actions to take. Advanced Geofencing
On several of our GPS tracking devices, Geofences can be downloaded directly onto the device. Downloading geofences to the device means that the device itself knows when it is inside or outside a geofence so that it can modify its behavior accordingly: Setting custom speed limits on private property, such as a mine site, and triggering a buzzer when the driver exceeds the limit. Disabling cellular communication (and GPS fixes for a period) in a sensitive area. Using alternate logging parameters depending on the area a device is in, to optimize battery life. Turning on a vehicle’s emergency lights in a specific area. Contact us for information about support for other devices.
In conclusion, asset tracking in rural areas and logistics using IoT technology provides enhanced visibility, improves efficiency, prevents theft, enables condition monitoring, optimizes supply chains, streamlines operations, and ensures regulatory compliance. These benefits contribute to cost savings, increased productivity, and improved customer satisfaction in various industries reliant on asset management and logistics.
