Applications

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Internet-based Vehicle Control and Monitoring
System for Safety and Security
Introduction iVCAMS3 is a feature-rich
Internet-based vehicle monitoring and control
solution for providing management, safety and
security features for vehicles and other assets.
Combining the latest technologies in Global
Positioning System (GPS), Geo-Spatial Information
Systems (GIS), and wireless communication
(cellular and Internet), iVCAMS3 enables users to
determine the location of their vehicles, view
vital vehicle attributes and send control
commands to the vehicle, all in real-time using
only the Internet. iVCAMS3 helps businesses
improve the utilization of their vehicles and
provide peace of mind to individuals.
Furthermore, iVCAMS3 is a platform-independent
software system which provides both complete
back-end and front-end capabilities and is also
available as a development platform to create new
mobile assets management applications.

• Applications
• Vehicle monitoring and control are very useful
  capabilities that help corporations, small
  businesses and individuals improve profitability,
  safety and security in a wide field of
  applications. iVCAMS3 is available as a
  Java-based Development Kit or as a fully
  developed service available for subscription.
  While the iVCAMS3 Development Kit provides a cost
  and time-effective way for mobile asset
  management system developers to create new
  applications, the iVCAMS3 service provides
  valuable user services including
• Real-time locating and monitoring of individual
  or fleets of vehicles
• Real-time control of vehicles, enabling features
  like automatic GPS tracking, door unlocking and
  others and can be customized based on need
• Data mining of historical vehicle information

iVCAMS3 is a low-cost, complete and effective
vehicle management system that will increase your
bottom-line
Department of Geomatics Engineering, The
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 1N4 Tel [phone] Fax (403)
284-1980 Email gao_at_geomatics.ucalgary.ca Web
www.ucalgary.ca/ygao
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• Benefits
• Access to your vehicles from any location using
  only an Internet browser and connection
• Real-time monitoring and control
• Platform independent architecture enables support
  for multiple software and hardware platforms
• Complete street level coverage for North America
  and Europe
• Street level coverage for many other major cities
• Easy setup purchase an Asset-Link sensor and
  register for an account with iVCAMS3, and your
  vehicle is ready to be monitored
• Features
• Scalable Client-Server architecture
• Object-oriented design offers high level of
  customizability to meet specific application
  needs
• All vehicle data is stored into databases to
  allow for future data-mining opportunities
• Native support of CSI Asset-Link intelligent
  sensors and Aeris MicroBurst wireless network
• Support of multiple database products using
  industry-standard ODBC protocol
• Back-end and front-end capabilities are offered
  use iVCAMS3 as a complete service from vehicle to
  user or use iVCAMS3 only for acquiring and
  managing vehicle data
• Front-end offers easy to use, GIS-like graphical
  interface to efficiently manage your vehicles

Department of Geomatics Engineering, The
University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2N 1N4 Tel [phone] Fax (403)
284-1980 Email gao_at_geomatics.ucalgary.ca Web
www.ucalgary.ca/ygao