MalaysiaGIS.com

Source: In-Tech, The Star (page 5)

This is now possible through CyberTrack, an Internet-based vehicle tracking service developed by Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) company CyberTowers Sdn Bhd.

The service integrates a wide variety of technologies: Internet mapping, satellite data communication, wireless communication, a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Geographic Information System (GIS) and remote sensing.

A tracking system unit installed within a vehicle will transmit its position via GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) or GPS back to the CyberTrack system in five minutes.

CyberTowers, which develops earth sciences solutions and specialises in information and telecomunication technologies, claimed the service is the first of its kind in Asia.

According to its director Lai Chiam Ho, corporate users can now stop wondering about their vehicles' location, estimated time of arrival or the status of a shipment.

And husbands and wives can also find out where their better halves have gone to, he said with a smile.

"The movement of the vehicles will become transparent whatever the operational scenario," said Ho.

"The system can even detect if a vehicle deviates from the designated route or leaves a location without authorisation," he said. "It will then inform the person responsible of keeping track of the vehicle or the owner, of the situation, so that necessary action can be taken."

To access vehicle movement information, the user only needs to log into the company's website at www.cybertowers.net and provide his or her username and password.

CyberTrack can also deliver the report in any other format - digital files, fax, e-mail or in printed form, as requested by the user.

According to Ho, setting up a system would cost between RM5,000 to RM7,000, depending on the user's specifications.

However, details of subscription fees, per-call and extra service charges have yet to be finalised.

The service, which has just completed a trial run, is expected to be available by the middle of this month.