Introduction. Basic concepts and terms
Before starting to work in the Pilot system, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with the basic concepts and terms:
1. A user is a person who uses the system to perform certain tasks. Users can have different levels of access depending on their roles and rights assigned in the system. Description of the User section via link.
2. Platform administrator - the owner of the administrative panel is responsible for setting up and managing the monitoring system.
Performs tasks such as:
• Create, change or delete user accounts.
• Assigning roles and access rights.
• User activity tracking.
• Configuring and supporting authentication and authorization mechanisms.
• Solving technical problems involves setting up equipment, for example: servers, sensors, GPS devices and more.
• Configuration of system parameters (contracts and modules) in accordance with the requirements of the organization.
The admin panel workspace is different from the user interface.
Users and administrators use different web addresses to start the platform.
Description of the section about the Administrator panel at the link.
3. Tracker – a device designed to record the coordinates of a movement route at a specified frequency.
The principle of operation of any tracker.
After turning on, the tracker records its current location and connects to the Internet. Then, depending on the settings, the current location is recorded frequently or rarely.
Then the data from the tracker’s memory is sent to the server in accordance with the settings.
How often the accumulated data will be sent depends on the settings.
For car trackers, most often when the vehicle is moving, data is sent every 30-60 seconds, and when the vehicle is parked and sent, as a rule, it is sent with a frequency of 10 minutes to several hours.
Setting up trackers
The tracker is connected by cable to a PC and configured using specialized software.
4. Setup using SMS commands
An SMS with a certain text is sent to the phone number of the SIM card installed in the tracker, which changes one or another setting in the tracker.
Typically, one SMS changes only one setting. In response, the tracker usually sends confirmation of the setting change.
5. Sensors - are an element of technical systems designed for measurement, signaling, regulation, control of devices or processes.
Sensors convert the controlled quantity (pressure, temperature, flow, concentration, frequency, speed, movement, voltage, electric current) into a signal convenient for measuring, transmitting, converting, storing and recording information about the state of the object.
6. Data transfer - from devices to the server is carried out through a telematics infrastructure.
The devices are installed on vehicles and collect various data such as location, speed, fuel level, driver operating time.
Data is transmitted through mobile networks using SIM cards installed in devices.
Monitoring platforms process data and provide it in a convenient form for users.
Software on the server processes incoming data, performing tasks such as validation, filtering, aggregation, and converting data into a convenient format.
Some data can be processed in real time, while others are stored for later analysis.
The processed data is stored in databases for long-term storage.
7. Alerts are notifications that are sent when certain metric thresholds are reached or when certain events occur in the system. Alerts can be sent by email, SMS, or instant messengers.