More and more construction companies are using telematics to locate and monitor construction machinery via GPS and to record services. 123fleet from 123onsite offers a manufacturer-independent tracking portal – for full control of equipment and fleet in one system.
What you can expect in this article:
- Locating construction equipment in real time: the most important facts in brief
- Locate construction machinery – Full control over equipment & fleet in real time
- Locating construction equipment made easy – why 123onsite relies on telematics
- GPS tracking of construction machinery: What exactly can the solution do?
- How does the tracking of construction machinery work?
- Locating construction equipment: How can data be integrated into commercial solutions?
- Locating construction machinery & software – can the two solutions be coupled?
- GPS for construction equipment: What are the technical requirements and what does the application cost?
- Locating construction machinery – What are the main advantages for the user?
- GPS location data for construction machinery: Where are the servers located and do you store the data geo-redundantly?
Locating construction equipment in real time: the most important facts in brief
- Locating construction machinery is becoming increasingly important for efficiency on construction sites and for construction projects.
- 123fleet – the telematics solution from 123onsite – provides construction companies with a uniform overview in just one system.
- With 123fleet you can locate construction machinery and integrate data into commercial solutions.
Locate construction machinery – Full control over equipment & fleet in real time
GPS tracking of construction machinery is becoming increasingly important for construction companies in order to optimize the use of equipment, avoid downtimes and allocate costs transparently to construction sites or projects.
Telematics solutions such as 123fleet from 123onsite make it possible to record and monitor equipment and vehicles via GPS and automatically bill for the services provided. This allows construction companies to maintain an overview of their entire machine fleet – regardless of manufacturer and in a central system.
Product Marketing Manager Jan Köster explains why this is a real game changer in practice in an interview with construction journalist Heike Blödorn:
Locating construction equipment made easy – why 123onsite relies on telematics
Jan Köster: Every construction equipment manufacturer and tracking provider has its own system for locating construction machinery and assigning it to construction sites. For the contractors, this means that they have to log in to the various portals to get an overview. It is therefore not possible to display the fleet in an overall view and automatically book machine times. We want to offer both the users of our 123onsite time recording software and all other contractors a solution that focuses on the construction sites. The aim is to bill these in the best possible way with the least possible effort.
GPS tracking of construction machinery: What exactly can the solution do?
Jan Köster: The core of our system – 123fleet – is the manufacturer- and location portal-independent integration of all open telematics and manufacturer portals for the automatic recording of construction machinery such as excavators, cranes, dump trucks, bulldozers, etc. We combine both the location services of different manufacturers and providers in one system. We thus combine the tracking services of different manufacturers and providers in one system. For the company carrying out the work, this means that it does not have to choose one tracking service and can also include its construction machinery that is already equipped with a tracking service by the manufacturer. If individual pieces of equipment are not equipped with GPS tracking , these construction machines can be manually recorded and assigned in the system.
How does the tracking of construction machinery work?
Jan Köster: The application displays the entire fleet in an intuitive map view. The GPS tracking of the construction machines enables a visual processing of the equipment running times – allowing you to plan the fleet more economically. If the equipment is at a position where a construction project is stored during service recording, the GPS location automatically assigns the construction machinery. The program evaluates construction site situations individually so that a booking can be made without manual intervention. Thanks to GPS tracking, the construction company always has its construction machines in view and can see where they are and what service they are currently providing.
Based on performance and location data, the solution automatically records the equipment hours and posts them to the relevant construction sites. This eliminates the previously laborious manual transfer and posting and provides an up-to-date cost overview.
Locating construction equipment: How can data be integrated into commercial solutions?
Jan Köster: Interfaces to all common commercial systems are integrated into the 123fleet system, so that the user can import the data recorded via GPS tracking for construction machinery into the commercial programs for further processing and assign it to customers and cost centers. If the user also uses 123onsite, both access the common database. This makes work easier for everyone.
Locating construction machinery & software – can the two solutions be coupled?
Jan Köster: Yes, of course. The telematics application, i.e. construction equipment location, is the extension of 123onsite to include the areas of equipment and equipment automation. This reduces the workload in addition to recording working hours, as all master data such as Staff and construction site information is easily synchronized between the systems. Of course, a construction company can also use the telematics solution independently if it requires an equipment overview and automated production data collection.
GPS for construction equipment: What are the technical requirements and what does the application cost?
Jan Köster: As the application is browser-based, the only requirement is an Internet connection and access to the machine data. 123fleet is available at various prices.
Technically, the solution supports the ISO 15143-3 standard, among others, which was developed with the manufacturers and the VDBUM. This enables the contractor to integrate as many different sources as possible into this portal.
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Locating construction machinery – What are the main advantages for the user?
Jan Köster: A major benefit for the user is the central collection of location data for all construction machinery and the direct billing of equipment performance on the construction site. The user also receives a status display with the position of all equipment in a live map view. Thanks to the clear display on the digital map, the equipment can be dispatched more efficiently. The device data flows automatically into reports such as the daily construction reports. If the user also uses 123onsite, he can access the master data that has already been entered.
As the Time tracking of Equipment can be automated by using 123fleet, not only is the error rate reduced, but also the manual workload, which means added economic value. If the provider’s interface allows it, the booking of times on the construction sites takes place without critical delays, as the machine times are transmitted in real time. This also allows the scheduling of construction equipment to be optimized and the equipment to be better utilized.
GPS location data for construction machinery: Where are the servers located and do they store the data geo-redundantly?
Jan Köster: The servers are located in German data centers and are therefore subject to German law with its high standards of data and consumer protection. In addition, the data is mirrored in real time between two data centers (geo-redundancy).
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