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SpatialNews Press Release
ESRI, Air-Trak.com Announce TerraTrak Solutions
Low-Cost, Easy-to-Use Tracking and Messaging Solutions Bundle AVL, GPS,
and GIS
Redlands, California-ESRI and Air-Trak.com today announced the release of the TerraTrak
solutions: TerraTrak, TerraTrak+, and DualTrak+. Each solution provides a low-cost, easy-to-
use tracking and messaging system for fleet management serving any number of industries.
TerraTrak provides graphical fleet management including automatic terrestrial vehicle-
location using global positioning system (GPS) technology and real-time map display that can be
easily accessible via the Web. TerraTrak+ provides the same functionality as TerraTrak but also
includes powerful two-way messaging. DualTrak+ provides dual-mode terrestrial and satellite
tracking and two-way mobile messaging.
“These are all turnkey solutions that are inexpensive, and we’re honored that Air-Trak has
selected ESRI GIS tools as part of these solutions,” says Steve Pasquini, logistics solutions
manager, ESRI. “There are a number of key benefits for businesses including increased customer
service, driver, and dispatcher efficiency, and profitability. At the same time, organizations can
reduce operating costs. The easy-to-read maps provide a rich array of information along with
driver position.”
“The Air-Trak AVL and GPS technology provides the foundation for integrating other
technologies including two-way messaging, wireless data networks, the Internet, and
communications satellites,” says Dennis Clark, president, Air-Trak. “This solution provides
powerful functionality typically found in high-end systems, meaning today’s small and mid-sized
companies can afford to do the kinds of things only the largest of companies could do. That’s
exciting.”
The wireless AVL solutions are the result of collaboration between ESRI, Air-Trak, and the
Cloudberry consortium. With Air-Trak’s automatic vehicle location (AVL) and GPS providing
the backbone of the system, ESRI provides geographic information system (GIS) tools, and
Cloudberry provides wireless and satellite services, all of which integrate to provide a turnkey
solution for small- and mid-sized online fleet management. All Air-Trak products integrate with
ESRI’s ArcLogistics Route software, which provides optimized route management and
scheduling. The easy-to-install, complete hardware and software packages are customizable for
specific applications and can be acquired using various low-cost airtime plans.
How does the system work? The in-vehicle hardware unit receives, stores, and forwards
signals from GPS satellites to servers managing time, location, speed, and heading information.
GPS and message transmissions use nationwide wireless and/or satellite networks for messaging.
Application service provider (ASP) services feed the user desktop with map display, with an
optional Web browser component also available.
The TerraTrak solutions were developed using ESRI’s MapObjects component-based,
embeddable software to provide real-time map display of vehicle locations. ESRI’s RouteMAP
Internet Map Server (IMS) provides fast and efficient Internet-based vehicle routing. Future
releases will include ArcIMS as the core Internet-based GIS component.
“This is a terrific suite of solutions that ultimately brings more bang-for-the-buck to users,”
says Pasquini. “The technologies can be leveraged in many different ways, with MapObjects
providing GIS development tools for the desktop, ArcIMS providing the most powerful Internet
GIS available, and ArcLogistics Route, which can easily be integrated into the Air-Trak solution,
providing advanced routing, scheduling, and route management capabilities. It can be as robust
and complete as a user wants it to be.”
ESRI was founded in 1969 as a research group devoted to improving methods of
handling geographically referenced data. Today, ESRI is the leading developer of
geographic information system (GIS) software, with more than 300,000 clients
worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support
services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional offices
throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and
more than 1,050 resellers and developers. ESRI’s goal is to provide users with
comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic
information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on
the World Wide Web at
www.esri.com.
ESRI, ArcIMS, MapObjects, and the ESRI globe logo are trademarks of ESRI, registered in the United States and
certain other countries; registration is pending in the European Community. ArcLogistics, RouteMAP, and GIS by
ESRI are trademarks and @esri.com and www.esri.com are service marks of ESRI. Other companies or products
mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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