AIS 140 GPS Devices at lowest price

There are a few AIS 140 GPS device manufacturers in India. LocoNav is leading the race of AIS 140 GPS device manufacturers with at least 50,000 vehicles successfully passed through RTO across the entire country.

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AIS 140 GPS tracking devices are vehicle tracking systems that fully comply with the AIS-140 mandate. On 1st April 2018, the Indian government made it mandatory for all commercial vehicles, either the vehicles with a yellow number plate including public and private transport buses, cabs, taxis and other vehicles that ferry people to get AIS 140 certified GPS Trackers. As per this mandate, these vehicles are supposed to have a vehicle tracking system installed within, along with surveillance cameras and emergency SOS button to provide a safe and reliable transport network to the public. It brings the perfect blend of camera/satellite surveillance, emergency request and vehicle tracking which will benefit the entire chain of transportation: Fleet owners -> drivers -> passengers.

Making AIS 140 certified vehicle tracking mandatory for all commercial vehicles is a welcome step due to the following reasons:

• Safety: Since public transport vehicles are utilised by the majority of the population in India, it is important that these vehicles are under surveillance to ensure safety and security standards are met. With AIS 140 devices installed, the authorities can track if any unlawful activities are being performed, and take actions accordingly. Moreover, the presence of an emergency SOS button ensures timely aid being provided to people in need.
• Driver Management: AIS 140 GPS devices will be a key component of making sure that traffic rules are being religiously followed. Issues such as drunk driving, skipping traffic signals and over speeding will be visible, and can be tackled with consequently.
• Vehicle Performance: The Indian transportation sector faces a big problem of vehicle maintenance. Performance evaluation and upkeep for commercial vehicles is quite often neglected. But AIS 140 certified GPS devices ensure that servicing reminders are provided to government fleet managers. Along with that, it gives detailed reports regarding overall vehicle health, fuel utility, engine performance, etc.
• Analytical Insights: AIS 140 GPS certified trackers are pivotal when it comes to utilising technology to improve the Indian transportation sector. It can help immensely with route optimisation and traffic updates, giving accurate data. Adding on to that, it will also help the fleet managers keep a pulse on arrivals and departures of public transportation, thus giving them a way to manage and optimise the working of the transport network.

There are a host of technical benefits that come with AIS 140 GPS tracker, including:

• Cost Optimisation: The AIS 140 GPS device will help you to cut down on your daily fuel expenditure cost significantly by suggesting the shortest route to reach your destination.
• SOS button for crises: The vehicle tracking devices that are AIS 140 complaint comes with an important feature which allows you to activate an emergency button with just a click. Once an emergency information reaches the emergency response server, precautionary measures will soon come to your need.
• Tampering alerts: The telematics device will pop up an alert when your vehicle tracking device is being tampered with.
• Vehicle Health advisor: The AIS 140 certification will act as a barometer for vehicle health inspection. Our AIS 140 certified device will be embedded with a vehicle health monitoring system and diagnostics tool which can ensure the health of your vehicle anytime, anywhere. It can also report about possibilities of wear and tear which can cause transport breakdowns

All the vehicles that already have a GPS tracking devices need to check whether their devices are certified or not with ARAI AIS 140 Specifications. The following conditions are important for a GPS device to be called as AIS 140 certified device:

• The tracking device to be capable of obtaining real-time location information using Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS); must include support for GAGAN, Indian satellite-based augmentation system.
• GPS device to support 4 digital, 2 analogue and 1 serial communication (RS232) for interfacing external systems or peripherals (e.g. an emergency/panic button – SOS buzzer).
• The device to have an internal battery that supports a minimum of 4 hours’ backup (considering location update frequency at 60 seconds).
• A device has to have the capability to transmit data to a minimum of 2 different IP addresses; one set of data (PVT data) to the first IP address for regulatory purpose and the second IP address exclusively for emergency request system.
• It should be able to transmit position, velocity and time (PVT) data to back-end control Room (State Road Transport Undertakings’ servers) using GSM/GPRS network
• Device to transmit emergency events to second IP address reserved for emergency response system. Once pressed, emergency/panic button should initiate an alarm to the configured IP address(s) as per standard.
• Data transmission frequency from device to be customized, a minimum of five seconds to a maximum of 10 minutes (while in power saver/sleep mode).
• Device to operate with an embedded SIM (e-SIM). i.e. embedded in GPS tracking device module.
• The device GPRS module should have a multi-slot GPRS with in-built quad-band GPRS module with a lifespan of at least 10 years and more than 1 million read/write cycles.
• A GPS device to have an internal antenna; although not mandatory in the case of integrated systems with vehicle/aftermarket OEM approved kits, and if fitment location prevents the internal antenna from functioning.
• Device to support ‘Over The Air’ (OTA) firmware and configuration updates.
• The device needs to be dust, temperature, vibration, water-splash resistant preferably IP65 rated or better and tamper-proof.
• In case there is no reception (GSM and GPRS), alerts are to be stored in the device and as soon as the network becomes available the device will need to be able to send the information on high priority to the configured addresses.
• Device to support A-GPS (Assisted GPS) and should have a unique IMEI number.
• It needs to have three-axis accelerometer and three-axis gyroscope for getting the alerts on harsh braking, harsh acceleration, and rash driving.
• The device must be developed to operate between 8VDC and 32VDC using vehicle battery input voltage range 12/24 volts.
• These are the major AIS 140 specifications in addition to physical tests conducted by ARAI to make sure devices conform to the standards.