“OpenEye” Automated Vehicle Location System

“OpenEye”
Automated Vehicle Location System
( AVLS)
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“OpenEye” Automated Vehicle Location System
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1 Introduction
“OpenEye”, Openware’s Automated Vehicle Location System (AVLS) is a GIS-based automated
vehicle location system that provides you with a centralized real-time monitoring as well as historical
and analytical reporting about your operations on the field. The system does a lot more things than
just vehicle location and can be tailored to suite your business and to be more than just a fleet
management system.
2 OpenEye Solution Highlights
Whether your business is a fleet management, fixed route operations, demand-response, dispatch –
delivery, and / or emergency response, Openware’s intelligent vehicle tracking system “OpenEye” is
the solution that will enhance your efficiency of operations and increase profitability. The highlights
of the solution are:
 LIVE VEHICLE TRACKING AND REPORTING
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Instant vehicle locations
Live snail trail journeys
Geofence breach/alert messages when vehicles enter or exit set places of interests such
as suppliers or customers
Map of Kuwait with all the major landmarks and public services
Web based solution for multi employee use
Simple to use solution with comprehensive reports never more than four mouse clicks
away
 IMPROVING CUSTOMER SERVICE
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Know the location of your staff with live updates
Advising your customers if a driver is late and give real-time position with E.T.A
 DIRECTLY REDUCING OVERHEADS
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Cut down on unauthorized and unnecessary usage
Accurately charge for private usage and weekend use
Plan routes/drops more efficiently
Manage vehicle speeds and idle times
Actively monitor real-time fuel usage
Accurately pay overtime with detailed journey reporting
Be alerted when vehicles arrive at HQ or defined location
Cross check manual timesheet with accurate tracking timesheet
Show time spent “on site”
 ASSISTING WITH YOUR HEALTH & SAFETY AND DUTY OF CARE RESPONSIBILITIES
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Know if a driver is working too many hours or has driven for too long without a break
Improve your duty of care with speeding alerts and reports
Know if a driver is following driving rules like fastened seatbelt, door closed, harsh
breaking, over speeding etc.
Print or email scheduled time sheet reports with working times
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3 OpenEye Solution Overview
The OpenEye AVLS solution is a highly scalable, real-time tracking and fleet management solution
that caters to various industries to efficiently track and manage their fleet. The solution is based on
Esri ArcGIS technology platform, which ensures fast data processing and accurate tracing of vehicles.
The solution is designed to meet the needs of fleets regardless of their size or requirements.
Available as thin client, rich interface web-based solution; it offers user friendly interfaces that make
it comfortable to interact with the application. The AVLS solution provides with unique reporting
functionality that allows generating analytical reports and geography based reports. The solution
implements its business functions through centralized location analysis and it supports variety of
tracking units, PDA’s and table PC’s.
The OpenEye solution includes following components:
1. An in-vehicle tracking unit that includes GPS and its antenna
2. “OpenEye” tracking solution based on esri’s advanced ArcGIS Server technology
3. Kuwiat Base Map that includes all the administrative divisions (governorates,
neighbourhoods, blocks), streets (highways, ring roads, major roads, lanes) and major
landmarks and public service locations
4. Data line subscription for 12 months from a mobile service provider in Kuwait
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4 OpenEye Solution Modules
The OpenEye solution contains the following modules for its basic version:
1. Vehicle Tracking / Tracing Module
This module allows users to track, trace and monitor their vehicles real-time. This module includes
three different views; a map view, tabular view and events view.
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Map View - Since maps are considered to be the core of any tracking system, our System
provides the user with very powerful tools that enable him/her to interact with the map.
While using the system the user might realize that the map allocates most of the space in
the screen, through this map user can:
 Use the base map as a background to display the area you want to track its vehicles.
 Determine the vehicles exact location.
 Add any other layer and use it in the map display.
 Show the status of specific vehicle when user hover the mouse over the vehicle.
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Tabular view: If user is looking for detailed information about the vehicles location,
status, their current speed, acceleration amount then the tabular view is all what he
needs to look at, this part is located in the top of the map view, it contains a list of all
the vehicles that are currently working on the field with their corresponding status.
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The following information can be made available form the tabular view
Field Name
Vehicle
Status
Speed Status
Speed
Street
Region
Governorate
Latest Update
Driver Name
Group
GeoFencing
Violation
Acceleration
Idling Time
Excessive Idling
Number of
Satellite
Acceleration
Status
Driver RFID
Ignition
Panic
Field Description
Vehicle Name or Number
Vehicle Status it can be :
 Moving
 Parking
 Not Available
 Idle
It represents the speed status according to the speed limit of the street a
vehicle is moving on. it can be :
 Above Normal
 Normal
 Below Normal
 Not Moving
Displays the speed amount a vehicle is currently moving with.
The name or number of the street a vehicle is currently moving on.
The name of the area a vehicle is currently moving on.
The name of the governorate a vehicle is currently moving on.
Last time system has received a signal from the unit.
Name of the person driving the vehicle.
Name of the group this vehicle is part of.
Shows whether the vehicle is crossing its allowed boundary or no. Values can
be :
 Yes
 No
Acceleration amount, this number is positive (+ve) when the vehicle is moving
in excessive idling and it’s negative (-ve) when the vehicle is doing a harsh
braking.
Time passed and the vehicle is still idle and didn’t get fixed.
This field determine if the idle time exceeds 1 minutes and it can be:
 Yes
 No
Number of satellite covering the region where a vehicle is moving on.
Status of the Acceleration driver is generating while changing his speed , it
can be :
 Excessive Acceleration
 Normal
 Harsh Braking
The Identification number of the person driving the vehicle.
Ignition status whether it’s on or off :
 On
 Off
If the panic button if pressed or released it can be :
 Yes
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Seat Belt
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If the Seat belt is fasten or no , it can be :
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Fastened
Unfastened
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If the lights are turned On or Off , it can be :
Light
Doors
In Vehicle Unit
ID
Satellite Lock
Lost
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No
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Yes
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No
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If the doors are open or closed , it can be :
 Open
 Closed
The Identification number of the GPS unit installed inside the vehicle.
If the signal is being able to reach the satellite and complete the transmit ion
process , it can be :
 Yes
 No
Events View: The events view provides information about violations, panic or any other
events. Each violation will be considered as an event, this system has 13 predefined
types of events that will be described briefly in this section.
Field Name
Vehicle
Events
Description
Vehicle Name or Number
 Actual Driver not defined
 Door open while moving
 Excessive acceleration
 Excessive idling
 Geo-Fencing violation
 Harsh Braking
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 High Temperature
 Out of working hours
 Panic
 RFID not assigned
 Satellite lock lost
 Speed above normal
Raised Time
 Speed below normal
Time this event has been raised or started
Duration
How long an event has lasted
2. History Replay Module
The History Replay module is used to trace Route and provide a “Replay” of the movement
of the vehicles over a selected duration; Replay will be time-accelerated, and lines will be
drawn to trace the path against recorded data .If Driver was defined, it will be possible to
see who drove the vehicle. User can Replay the vehicles speed, acceleration as well.
3. Reporting Module
The purpose of the Reporting Module is to generate rich reports about the monitored vehicles;
those reports are resulted from analyzing the actual vehicle data to provide the decision takers with
analyzed information about the performance, usage and utilization of the vehicles and drivers.
The available reports are classified into 2 different categories:
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Operational Reports: This category of reports shows the data that has been entered to the AVLS
system, the target of this category is to help the end user and the system administrator to get the
detailed data of the entities entered to the system (e.g. Vehicles, Drivers,…..etc).
Analytical Reports: This category of reports shows analyzed information about the live data received
from the tracked vehicles, those reports helps the decision makers and fleet managers in taking the
right decisions according to the analyzed information about the usage, violations, performance, and
utilization of the vehicles and drivers.
The following diagram illustrates the structure of the reporting module
Reports
Operational
Groups
Vehicles
Analytical
Drivers
Events
Utilization
Vehicles
All
Utilization
Vehicle
Configuration
Speeding
Trips
Summary
Trips
Acceleration
Idling
Panic
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4. GeoReports
Georeport is considered to be a graphic description of the events. By generating this reports
user will be able to allocate all the updating events that happened by specified time and also
it provides a complete visualization of what was going on the roads that will help in incident
analysis. Following diagram shows the results of the generated georeport. The georeports
are divided into two views; event view and map view.
5 OpenEye Optional Solution Modules
The OpenEye solution is a fully customizable solution that can be tailored to the users requirement
and business needs. Much additional functionality can be customized and implemented through this
solution. Openware provides the following optional modules that are charged separately outside of
the basic solution modules mentioned above and can be customized according to the customers’
requirements.
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Routing
Fixed route operations
Scheduling and Dispatching
Integration with other vehicle systems like CANbus, Axel weight, temperature, RFID, tyre
pressure etc.
More information on these modules will be provided upon specific requests.
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6 About Openware
Established in 1993, Openware is a Kuwaiti Owned Company specializing in GIS (Geographic
Information Systems) products and services. We also provide professional services including
consulting, training and technical support. Our staff is committed to advancing the use of GIS. We
continually acquire hands-on GIS project experience, with an emphasis on delivering quality services
to our clients' satisfaction. We continue to set the standard for high quality GIS implementation
projects, backed by staff with a wide range of industry and technical experience.
OPENWARE is the Authorized Distributor for:
ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) – is the world leader in
the field of GIS. With 11 regional offices in the United States, more than 75
international distributors, and users in more than 220 countries, ESRI stands
ready to meet the needs of its user community and to set the standards for
the GIS industry.
For More Information please visit: www.esri.com
Telvent Miner & Miner - is a market leader in developing and delivering
value-adding GIS enterprise solutions that reduce cost and improve
customer service for energy and water/wastewater utilities throughout the
world.
For More Information please visit: www.miner.com
ARCHIBUS – The World #1 Solution for Total Infrastructure and Facilities
Management. Today, more than 4,000,000 ARCHIBUS users around the
globe collectively save over $100 billion each year for their organizations.
Available in over 130 countries and more than two dozen languages,
ARCHIBUS is supported through a global network of over 1,600
professionals.
For More Information please visit: www.archibus.com
GeoEye has set the industry standard. GeoEye’s advanced Earth imaging
satellites and worldwide network of ground stations offer a unique ability to
accurately map, measure and monitor the world for our clients.
For More Information please visit: www.geoeye.com
ITT VIS – ITT Visual Information Solutions creates superior software
products that help professionals across industries access, analyze, and share
all types of data and imagery. Customers around the world use ITT VIS
products - IDL, ENVI and IAS - to analyze and deliver data and imagery, and
to develop and deploy software applications.
For More Information please visit: www.ittvis.com
OpenSpirit is the application and data exchange broker for the myriad of
E&P workflows required by the asset team, letting you work in - not on your data, to help you meet your goals.
For More Information please visit: www.openspirit.com
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Openware continually acquire hands-on GIS project experience, with an emphasis on delivering
quality services to our clients' satisfaction. We continue to set the standard for high quality GIS
implementation projects, backed by staff with a wide range of industry and technical experience.
Openware specializes in providing solutions to manage and analyze geographic data from gathering
requirements, performing system and business analysis to custom application development (web
and mobile) and enterprise integration. We offer complete implementation and application
development services in the following fields:
 Geographic Information System (GIS)
 Location Services
 Computer Aided Dispatch
 Facility / Asset Management
 Geographic Imaging for Remote Sensing
 Document Imaging and Management
 Digital Map Production
 Web-based Mapping
Since 1993, OPENWARE has demonstrated the abilities in managing and implementing enterprise
GIS solutions in diversified environments and different industries. We are proud to be serving almost
every government agency in Kuwait and major private organizations.
Local Government
Kuwait Municipality
Ministry of Public Works
Public Authority for Industry
Public Authority for Civil Information
Central Statistics Office
Energy and Petroleum
Kuwait Oil Company
Wafra Joint Operations
Kuwait National Petroleum Company
Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration
Company
Schlumberger
Ministry of Electricity and Water
Kuwait Energy
Government
Council of Ministers
Central Authority for Information
Technology
Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Kuwait Public Transport Company
Environment
Environmental Protection Authority
Public Authority for Compensation
Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs &
Fish Resources
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Security and Defense
Ministry of Interior
Kuwait National Guard
British Army
Camp Doha
Ministry of Defense
American Embassy
Education and Research
Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Research
Kuwait University
Sabah Al-Salem University Campus
Telecommunications
Ministry of Communications
Wataniya Telecom
Alcatel
Nokia
Small and Medium
Al-Shaya
Philip Morris
National Bank of Kuwait
Gulf Consult
Parsons Brinckerhoff International
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