Getting started with GPS tracking

GpsGate offers Internet based GPS tracking solutions for vehicle fleets, persons and other valuable objects. You can follow your moving objects in real time in a standard web browser and get alerts over email or SMS when something unexpected happens. You can also get usage reports and show track history for your objects on a map.

Here is a brief explanation of GPS tracking concepts.

Online Demo

Click “Log in” in the top right corner of this page for an online demo, use Username “demo” and Password “demo”.

Sample Solutions

Look at the GpsGate Tracking Solutions page for examples of tracking solutions running on GpsGate Server.

Basic requirements

You need the following to get started with your GpsGate tracking solution.

GpsGate Server Starter Pack

The GpsGate VehicleTracker application is included in the GpsGate Server Starter Pack. You can either subscribe to it as a service managed by GpsGate or download the software and install it on your own server.

Both options have a free trial period. Go to the GpsGate Server Starter Pack page for details.

Tracking device with Internet connection

You need a tracking device for each object you want to track, a tracking device receives position information from GPS satellites and forwards it to your GpsGate Server.

There are software tracking clients that you use together with a GPS receiver, such as the GpsGate Client included in the Starter Pack.

There are also vehicle mounted tracking devices, asset tracking devices and personal tracking devices that include both GPS and a mobile data module.

Look at our List of supported devices to find a suitable device or verify that your device is supported by GpsGate.

Internet connection options

Your tracking device needs to have an internet connection to send position data to your GpsGate Server.

The most common option is to use a data subscription in 2G or 3G mobile networks. Most dedicated tracking devices include a mobile data module that use standard SIM cards. Customers using a software client in a laptop usually use a mobile broadband connection.

Satellite communication systems, such as Iridium and Orbcomm, can also be used to transmit data to GpsGate VehicleTracker in areas with poor mobile network coverage.