Could it be made?

stalker

Folks,

I'm doing my dissertation this year, and I would like to focus on emergency service / doctor on duty call outs. I’ve done a bit of thinking about it and I reckon that a satnav system which would let emergency services know where the emergency service vehicle is at any time to route the nearest. I know technology which radio transmitters has been in use for years, but I'm looking for a very cheap, scaled down version for use in private EMT ambulances and similar vehicles. So here’s my question;

Is there a satnav which will send current gps data over the gsm network? If not could it be bodged???

I’ve scoured the net and I haven’t come across anything. All the device needs to do is transmit the current coordinates about every 5 seconds or so. These coordinates will then be used to track the vehicle. Should there be a request, the dispatching software will automatically alert the vehicle, and send the coordinates which would show up as a pinpoint on the satnav. Simple enough in theory!

Let me know your thoughts

Steve

DublinDilbert

You can buy GPS modules and talk to them over RS232, USB or bluetooth.

You can buy GPRS modems and get a TCP/IP connection to the internet, and vodafone USB modem will do this.

To do exactly what you want to do would probably require custom software. Are you going to write the software as part of your project? or is your project just research based?

If your writing an application you would need to get mapping information from somewhere, maybe openstreetmap.org.

If your looking for a company to do this for you a company like celtrak in galway would be one of the leaders in this field.

ibh

Lots of large trucking companies use this sort of system to see exactly where a delivery is at any moment.

Not sure who the manufacturers are though. I have seen one in operation in a large window company's dispatch office.

Dilbert75

Like this? http://www.mcmsecurity.com/technology_services/satellite_vehicle_tracking

dave2pvd

I'm pretty sure this is already out there. It certainly is for EMS flight following.

http://www.zolldata.com/index.aspx

stalker

Folks,

Many thanks for taking the time to reply. I'm still trying to find exactly what i'm looking for, but i'm on the right track at least.

Cheers

Quazzie

Theres a similar set up for an iPhone App. Geotracker I think is the name for it. It might help ya.

jmck87

GPS devices that send co-ordinates over GSM are easy to get....the main consumer market ones would be vehicle theft tracking....insurance companies even insist on having one fitted to your car if its of high value. With most of them you pay a subscription fee (100ish a year) and you send a text with your mobile when you want to receive the co-ordinates of the tracker (vehicle).

I also heard that Dublin Bus are planning to use something similar to feed overhead displays at bus stops to indicate when the next bus will be arriving.....give them 10 years mind you...