A Global Positioning System (GPS) is a tracking unit that is connected with vehicles or people in motion. The GPS uses the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) network.
This network facilitates the determination and tracking of the vehicle’s accurate location at different time intervals. With the GPS tracking system, users can get a real-time location as well as the history of journeys.
In the ride-hailing business, GPS plays the most crucial role. It allows the taxi companies to dispatch the booked taxis to the potential passenger’s location with the fastest route and navigation. To help the admin to assign a taxi driver who is nearest to the customer, it allows finding the precise location of both taxi and customer.
Let’s get familiar with the core parts, internal components as well as the benefits of GPS tracking system in the Fleet management tracking software.
Fundamental Parts
The GPS tracking system utilizes the Tracking Software and Tracking Device.
Tracking software
The tracking software is the basic requirement for the system as this is the part that connects and communicates with the users. It converts the data and shows it in a useful and readable form.
Tracking device
The tracking device needs to be connected with the server using a SIM card over a network for the proper functioning of the software. It connects with the network every few seconds.
Inner Traits
Real-time Location Tracking
With the live location display and tracking, the vehicle tracking software allows the users to see the location and navigation of the vehicle they have booked on Google Maps.
Location-based Alerts
Using the Geofence or Safe Zone created; the GPS sends alerts on the mobile of the user. For example, a Geofence is created within your home or office, however, when any person or vehicle will enter or leave that area, it will send a mobile notification. This trait can help you to know about the movement of the family members or vehicles which eventually will remove the security concern for any of your family members or vehicle.
Past Travel or Trip Data
As the GPS keeps data of all the travels or trips with the destination, route and time details, it helps to identify any issues faced during that travel or navigation. Providing a user-friendly interface and theme will enable the users to see the records most simply and easily.
Benefits
The significance of the GPS is increasing day by day due to the fundamental parts it has and the inner traits it offers. Let’s see some of its benefits:
Shows the precise Estimated Time of Arrival to the passengers
The end-users who book the taxi are the ones who are in a hurry and mostly ready to go and they will be assuming for the booked cabs to arrive as early as possible. However, sometimes due to external factors such as location, traffic, speed, etc. the estimated time of arrival fluctuates which affects the user’s time and spoils their experience with the cab booking. Now, here the GPS comes into the place as it helps the taxi booking apps to make more accurate and precise ETA considering the external factors.
Assists in Navigation
In a metropolitan city or highly populated area or during peak hours, it becomes a hassle getting out of the traffic. Hence, the GPS tracking system enables the drivers to see different routes to reach the pick or drop locations/destinations within a good time. This not only helps the drivers to pick their passengers from the location but also help them to drop them off with the most effective traffic routes.
Helps Driver to Serve More Users
It is well said that the person becomes successful who makes most out of the opportunity provided. This also goes for taxi drivers. Making most of the time, they can make more money on a daily basis if they take more trips.
To help drivers save their time, a GPS tracking system enables the cab drivers to choose the most efficient routes.
Sends notifications to companies of Irregular or unreliable
The one thing which passengers are concerned about is the Safety when they book a cab through taxi dispatch software. Due to this reason, the companies have incorporated the GPS feature which allows them to monitor the activity and movement of their drivers. This also makes the drivers conscious while they are driving the GPS monitored cabs.
If in any case, the managers cannot monitor the movement of the drivers or the vehicle, the GPS sends the notifications to the managers or fleet owners which helps them to take action for any unsafe driving.
The other benefits of fleet management tracking software are as follows:
- Allows the owners or managers to monitor the activities of their employees to ensure the productivity
- Locates and assigns the nearest cab to a customer during the booking
- Offers the live updates of the traffic to the drivers
- Offers the fastest and alternate routes to the drivers to reduce delay as well as estimated time of arrival
Thus, in the current scenario, the role of GPS tracking system in the Taxi booking business has gained a lot of popularity and importance.