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Use iPhone and Android to track your fleet!
2012-01-31 14:41 by Henrik

With GpsGate Mobile you can manage your vehicle fleet from mobile phones and tablets!

News
How to install GpsGate Server in less than 8 minutes
2011-12-07 13:00 by Markus

Here’s a video instruction guide on how to install your own GpsGate Server. It covers everything all the way from downloading the .EXE-file to the Map View in VehicleTracker.

Guides
Time on Site Report setup
2011-09-22 14:55 by Henrik

This guide shows how to setup a Time on Site report. It includes report plugin installation, Point of Interest import and report configuration.

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Move to Reporting 3 from 2.3
2011-09-19 03:05 by Henrik

This guide shows how to move from the previous GpsGate Reports to GpsGate Reporting 3. The guide is aimed at users that have upgraded GpsGate Server from version 2.3 to version 3.0 and still use the old reporting functionality.

Guides, Reporting, News
Improved GpsGate Reports
2011-08-24 06:16 by Henrik

GpsGate Reports give you essential trip and idle information and helps you monitor fuel consumption and green driving. Reports can be run both for drivers and vehicles. You can view reports on-line and schedule them over email for easy access.

Guides, Reporting, News
How to use Tag notifiers
2011-07-26 04:53 by Markus

We’ve made it possible to dynamically add Tags to Users. This is done by adding Tag notifiers as notifications to Event Rules.

Guides
GPS logging on your laptop!
2011-07-20 20:13 by Henrik

With GpsGate Server and GpsGate Client on your laptop you have an amazing personal GPS logger! All with free software.

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Sanav and GpsGate in partnership
2011-06-28 06:14 by Sven

You can now download a free version of GpsGate Server that include 5 users from the Sanav Web site.

News
Display your position on your own web site using VehicleTracker
2011-06-07 04:20 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to display real time positions from VehicleTracker on your own web site using GpsGate Web Services.

2 Comments Development, Labs
Translate Plugins into your own language
2011-05-31 03:55 by Markus

After the introduction of GpsGate Server 3.0 and the Plugin Repository all Plugins have their own language files and therefore you need to translate them individually.

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Geocode your GIS data with WFS geocoding in GpsGate Server
2011-05-22 17:39 by Jonas

Many companies have existing GIS data in systems that are separate from GpsGate Server. The data could be geographic data such as roads, cities and district boundaries of their region, or it could be business related data such as electric power lines and stations. This blog explains how to enable geocoding of your own GIS data in GpsGate Server. This can be used with reporting to see if a vehicle has been at a location in your GIS data.

Development, Labs
Multiple customers on a single Server installation
2011-05-13 07:41 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to manage multiple customers on a single GpsGate Server installation.

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Import Points of Interest from KML
2011-05-04 04:41 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to import POI’s (Points of Interest) from a KML file.

Guides
How to create an Event Rule Report
2011-04-20 09:20 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to create an Event Rule Report.

3 Comments Guides, Reporting, News
Show your position in Google Earth
2011-04-12 09:29 by Henrik

With GpsGate Client Express you can show your actual position in Google Earth. GpsGate Client Express is free to use, with no time limit.

Guides
GPS in browser
2011-04-12 06:57 by Johan

GpsGate Client can make your web page position aware. Fill in the location as part of a web form, or display your position on a map in the browser. The possibilities are endless as GpsGate Clients connects your GPS to the web. And it is free without time limits.

Development, Labs
Geocoder Integration with GpsGate Server
2011-04-10 08:21 by Daniel

This blog will demonstrate how to integrate a geocoding service over HTTP with GpsGate Server. A simple xml-based protocol is defined which allows 3rd party integration. We show how to configure GpsGate Server to communicate with the geocoding service, and how to use the appropriate tools to test the integration.

Development
Free Gpsgate Server Starter Pack
2011-04-08 06:49 by Henrik

GpsGate Server Starter Pack License is now free for the first five users both for private and commercial use.

News
Free GpsGate Client Express
2011-04-01 02:39 by Henrik

Now GPS sharing is free with GpsGate Client Express!

News
Tracking and dispatch solution for Taxi Companies
2011-03-26 23:02 by Sven

There are many Taxi companies using GpsGate server. Taxi companies report that their customers get less waiting time and that the Taxi fleet has less time without a customers in the taxi. The service for the Taxi company can be improved by publishing real time position of the taxi that is on its way to pick up customer or if there are available taxis at a taxi stand.

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Getting started with your own GpsGate Server installation
2011-03-24 20:57 by Henrik

This guide helps you install GpsGate Server on your own server and get your first GPS tracking device online.

6 Comments Guides
Customize report definitions
2011-03-23 21:03 by Henrik

The reporting framework introduced in GpsGate Server 3.0 enables easy report customization. You can create your own report definitions and customize existing report templates without programming skills.

Guides, Reporting
Translurenije save 180,000 USD on stolen vehicle recovery
2011-03-21 22:47 by Sven

Translurenije S.R.L in Peru recently had one of their vehicles stolen. Both the vehicle and the valuable merchandise could be recovered with the real time tracking solution based on GpsGate Server.

3 Comments News
Tracking solution for Transportation companies
2011-03-19 02:35 by Sven

Many of our customers in the transportation industry use GpsGate Server to lower the fleet usage cost and minimize the risk of theft and hijacking. Customers report big savings on fuel consumption, recovered vehicles and merchandise.

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Tracking and dispatch solution for Utility Companies
2011-03-13 16:20 by Sven

GpsGate Server is helping many service companies and Utility organizations to dispatch their vehicles in an optimal way. Customers report cost savings and increased service levels for selecting the most appropriate vehicle for service and repair assignments.

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Coppel recover stolen Merchandise and save 2 Million USD
2011-03-13 09:02 by Sven

By using GpsGate Server Coppel has saved 2 Million USD in 8 months by recovering stolen Merchandise. 12 Vehicles has been rescued and 5 criminals has been detained.

News
Connect Teltonika tracking device to GpsGate Server
2011-03-10 11:03 by Markus

A quick step-by-step video tutorial on how to connect your Teltonika tracking device to your GpsGate Server installation.

Guides
Real time GPS tracking for Car rental companies
2011-03-04 07:36 by Sven

GpsGate Server is used by many car rental companies to increase service level and decrease risk and cost. When asking Car rental companies how they use GpsGate server and what problems it helps them to solve they have a common story to tell.

7 Comments News
Using Roles and Features
2011-03-01 21:14 by Markus

With the release of GpsGate Server 3.0 we have simplified the User concept. Previously we had three different user types, Administrator, Operator and Vehicle. Now there is only one user type called User. To give a user different rights we have introduced Roles and Features. A Role has access to a set of Features in an application. Multiple Roles can be applied to any User in your application.

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Low cost Police tracking solution
2011-02-23 22:17 by Sven

GpsGate Server is used by many Police customers for real time tracking and dispatching. Below is a description of the main reasons why Police organizations use GpsGate Server as their web based real time tracking and dispatching platform.

4 Comments News
Garmin PND and GpsGate Server
2011-02-23 13:55 by Mattias

In version 3.0 of GpsGate Server we added support for “secondary” devices. Secondary devices mean that you have a device that is connected to GpsGate Server through an other (master) device. One example of this is Garmin PNDs. Garmin devices can connect to GpsGate Server through a tracker that supports the Garmin Fleet Management Interface.

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Using Application Templates
2011-02-11 03:03 by Henrik

An application template is a complete application configuration that simplifies application creation. GpsGate Tracking Partners use application templates to quickly create applications for new customers automating configuration and minimizing manual tasks.

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Accessing the Report Data Store
2011-02-09 17:15 by Daniel

Hi, my name is Daniel Lidström and I work as a Software Developer here at GpsGate. I was involved in creating the new reporting framework that we have released as part of GpsGate Server 3.0. In this post I am going to show you how you can access the data stores used for reporting within your own applications. One of the reasons for wanting to do this is to be able to provide some additional value to your customers. In this post I will show how to list the distances travelled per day by the vehicles, using SQL.

19 Comments Development, Guides, Reporting
EPC dispatch vehicles 10 minutes faster with GpsGate server
2011-02-08 20:14 by Sven

GpsGate Server has helped Electric Power Corporation (EPC, Samoa) to reduce the time to dispatch a vehicle by 10 minutes per customer visit. This has a big impact on the bottom line of EPC business.

News
Activate reports in GpsGate Server 3.0
2011-02-07 20:40 by Henrik

GpsGate Server 3.0 includes a completely re-designed reporting framework for easier report configuration and increased reporting performance. Reports are downloaded to your GpsGate Server from the Site Administration application. New reports are continuously added, so please contact us if you need a specific report!

Guides, Reporting
GpsGate Server 3.0, it is finally here!
2011-01-30 18:16 by Johan

We have made a serious effort to make life easier for our many partners and users. This is a step from a useful to a great platform for GPS tracking, and still it is just the beginning.

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Budget Car rental in Thailand recovering stolen vehicles
2011-01-25 20:53 by Sven

A stolen vehicle can be hard to recover. CCM-Systems delivered a real time tracking solution based on GpsGate to Budget Car Rental in Thailand saving a substantial amount of money for the car rental company.

3 Comments News
GpsGate Server helps reduce costs for Story Group
2011-01-23 19:51 by Sven

GpsGate Server can help reduce cost in many vertical markets. An example is Story Group in UK that can offer tracking services in all divisions in the group at a low cost. By implementing GpsGate Server Story group can save money on fuel consumption, avoid unnecessary usage of the fleet and minimize idle time.

News
GpsGate platform integration example
2011-01-21 05:58 by Sven

It is easy to integrate the GpsGate Server platform with other systems to extend the functionality. A sample of this is the school bus tracking system for Fancy Transport LLC in UAE offered by GateX, a GpsGate tracking partner.

5 Comments News
iPhone app for GpsGate
2011-01-13 10:11 by Henrik

You can now use iPhone as a tracking client for GpsGate Server. ECOTEC Ltd. has released the YourTracks iPhone app for GpsGate Server on App Store. The app supports GpsGate VehicleTracker and BuddyTracker and has support for SOS (emergency button), speed, direction and battery level.

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