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Astrata Europe Ltd
Astrata Europe Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Astrata Group. The Astrata Group designs and develops advanced location-based IT services and solutions (telematics) that combine GPS positioning, wireless communications (satellite or terrestrial) and geographical information technology.
These solutions enable businesses and institutions to monitor, trace and control the movement and status of machinery, vehicles, personnel or other assets.
Astrata has designed, developed, manufactured and currently supports ten generations of telematics systems with thousands of units deployed worldwide.
www.astratagroup.com - Company Website
Security Background
Today’s political climate, with its growing emphasis on security, makes it vitally important to be able to track the location of hazardous, valuable or key assets. Knowing the location of these goods, and ensuring they remain on designated routes, gives reassurance and peace of mind while they are in transit.
Moreover, knowing the precise location of emergency vehicles can assist in security operations and if necessary disaster management. Astrata’s solution can provide location, heading and speed data for all associated vehicles. The company’s software can also be used to designate approved routes and schedules; then alerts can be issued automatically if they deviate from plan. In many situations you will want to track vehicles, assets or products covertly – perhaps to recover stolen goods or monitor supply-chain performance.
Astrata offers a variety of discreet telematics devices for fitting in concealed locations. They can be either 'hard-wired' in situ, or simply placed in a suitable position and used on a temporary basis – ideal for fast deployment and one-off or short-term monitoring.
Once installed, these systems allow assets to be tracked down to street level, which means a complete history of dates, times, locations and speeds can be built up. These records can be 'replayed' and analysed later, or used to track the asset in real-time. Against a background of increased security measures, it is becoming more and more important to demonstrate traceability of cargoes and goods passing through given countries. Not only do operators need to track the integrity of loads through to their delivery point; they also need to ensure that goods don’t escape into the 'black economy', depriving the host country of revenue.
With Astrata equipment on board – either a fixed unit or a freestanding, self-powered unit – it is possible to provide exactly this kind of monitoring. All aspects of the journey can be covered, including exclusion zones, length and location of stops, and typical truck delay points and rest points. With the fixed solution it is also possible to determine when and where doors are opened, helping to demonstrate load integrity, or to identify possible contraband discharging areas.
Driver performance can have a significant effect on fuel consumption, brake wear, engine performance, maintenance costs and insurance claims, so there are many reasons to monitor it.
The Astrata-GLP (Global Location Platform) device can monitor a whole range of functions affected by driving technique, including location, heading, speed, and acceleration deceleration. When integrated with the vehicle’s CANbus data system, it will also capture data from the engine management system.
This allows the operator to see a record of the engine’s RPM, the fuel consumption, and which gear the driver is using at any given time. More important, this data can be converted into a driver profile report, giving guidance for future training and staff development.
Key Security Contracts
Security Contracts include the following:
- $100 million Homeland Security Project
- Singapore Civil Defense Force Hazardous Cargo Tracking
- Senegal Customs Tracking System
- IMF World Bank Meetings
- Iraq Transport Security
Products
GLP100
Astrata’s GLP100 is a compact, technologically advanced GPS tracking device with embedded antennas for GSM and GPS enclosed in a weatherproof IP67 rated form factor housing.
The Astrata GLP100 can be rapidly installed in any vehicle or asset since there are no antennas to mount and no antenna cable to route through the vehicle. For basic track and trace, only three wires must be connected to the vehicles electrical system. The GLP100 operates in SMS and GPRS modes using 128 bit AES encryption, this gives it the ability to transmit its position securely as a text message and can be monitored in real-time via Astrata’s Geo-Location System (GLS) - a Windows client-server solution or via the GLS-Web solution hosted at Astrata’s premises in a secure environment. The GLP platform allows advanced features and applications to be catered for.
The GLP100 benefits from the following:
- Large storage capacity
- High speed 2 wire RS485 communications bus provides expandability for additional sensors, data devices and other options
- 3 Axis Accelerometers provide hi-resolution data for accident buffer, driver profiling
- Factory tested for shock and temperature
- RF transceiver beacon accommodates remote sensors for trailers and inter-GLP communication possibilities
- Ease of installation is also aided by the use of dedicated PDA software which analyse all connections to the GLP and ensures that GSM and GPS reception are optimised by the unit installation location.
RDU
Astrata’s Rapid Deployment Unit (RDU) is a state of the art module, which allows for self-contained, battery operated tracking units to be fixed to moving assets in a matter of seconds. Using secure magnetic mounts and anti-tamper sensors the RDU is available for all rapid tracking requirements.
The RDU is based around the Astrata GLP allowing users the full use of all hardware features within a self contained unit. Assets can then be monitored moving along expected routes, moving in and out of zones, all without the need for complex installations. The RDU can easily be swapped between vehicles and is an effective tool for numerous applications including Customs and Excise, or other scenarios where different assets need to be monitored for a limited period of time.
GLP40
A portable technologically advanced personal GPS tracking device with two-way voice communication.
The GLP40/41 can be used as a cellular phone in an emergency situation. It can silently call a specified number for immediate assistance in a distressed situation and can also be used for covert listening with auto answer feature and up to ten minutes of voice message.
GLS Software
Astrata’s Geo-Location Software (GLS) encompasses all aspects of the Astrata software suite. Whether a customer requires high security asset monitoring or low cost fleet management, the GLS is able to provide a solution.
Due to the flexibility of the Astrata product range, we are able to provide software for the following:
- Client/Server-based Fleet Management System (FMS), which has been designed for managing large fleets in a high security control centre environment supporting multiple clients seamlessly from a single central installation.
- Web Based FMS for the management of small, medium and large sizes fleets. Enabling users to access the information from anywhere in the globe to manage their assets effectively.
Features of Astrata's software are numerous and include:
- Interactive Map Displays
- Driver Profiling and Reporting
- Geofencing
- Asset Reporting
- Violation Reporting
- Communications (Email and SMS alerts)
- Asset sensor reporting
