Earlier this year, our partners at Geotab reached an important milestone! Geotab reached 1 million subscribers on its fleet GPS tracking network as of February 2018.<\/p>\n
1 million subscribers is an important industry milestone because it shows the growth of fleet GPS tracking as a whole. For instance, Geotab is now used in 137 countries and collects 2 billion data points per week.<\/p>\n
Beyond celebrating Geotab\u2019s achievement, this blog explores the science behind fleet GPS tracking. First, we will study its origins. Then, we will look at how fleet GPS tracking<\/a> adapted and turned to powerhorse that it is today.<\/p>\n The original science behind GPS tracking comes from a military idea. For a long time, the military needed a way to locate and track their assets. They used a lot of ideas including radar, radios, and everything in between. However, the military did not fully trust those technologies\u2019 reliability or accuracy.<\/p>\n Then, someone thought about using satellites and trilateration. What in the world do those words mean?<\/p>\n Trilateration means using 3 satellites to pinpoint a receiver\u2019s location. Confused? Don\u2019t worry, you are not the only one! Here\u2019s how it works.<\/p>\nRoots of GPS Science<\/h2>\n
The Solution<\/h2>\n