Globalstar to offer Australia-wide wireless location service

Stuart Corner
Wednesday, 18 October 2006 16:36

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"It is estimated that there are more than 15 million un-powered assets traversing Australia today, such as mining equipment, truck trailers, rail cars and cargo containers," said Cheryl Quirion, Tenzeng managing and technology director. "Organisations tracking these assets are currently relying on GSM and CDMA mobile towers to monitor their location and external power sources or short-life batteries to run the tracking device.

"Considering the vast expanse of our country and remote location of the majority of these assets, satellite technology and long-life batteries are essential in ensuring the accuracy and worth of using tracking devices," she claimed.

Globalstar Data Everywhere service is a web-based application that provides asset owners with functions such as scheduled location alerts, the ability to locate, map, track, and search SMS and tracking history. It also supports 'geofencing', which allows users to place a perimeter around a defined 'safe' area and receive immediate alerts if the property moves outside this area.

"The asset-management market is definitely in its infancy in Australia. With new technology and innovative applications rapidly appearing in this space, it is projected that within 10 years 15 percent of Australia's estimated 15 million un-powered assets will be configured with satellite-tracking services such as the Globalstar Data Everywhere service to reduce cargo loss and reduce business inefficiencies," said Quirion.