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Fugawi Tracker 4
Versatile PC Software for Asset Tracking (OEM)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Fugawi Tracker 4 has been discontinued as of August 6, 2007.

Existing customers may purchase additional licenses (dongles) until December 31, 2007 by emailing sales@fugawi.com.

Technical support will be provided to existing licensed customers for Fugawi Tracker until December 31, 2007.

If you are interested to receive product information on any new generation Fugawi tracking product, please subscribe to our email newsletter and select Fugawi Tracker in the product interest box.

Fugawi Tracker 4

NOTE: Northport does not sell hardware (tracking) devices required for use with Fugawi Tracker 4 software. Customers are requested to purchase separately the hardware and communications systems of their choice. Click here for a list of recommended hardware solutions.

Fugawi Tracker 4 is an affordable tracking software for the PC incorporating Fugawi moving map technology. Fugawi Tracker 4 delivers professional tracking solutions for land, air and marine applications.

  • Affordable GPS tracking software (requires separate GPS and communications hardware)
  • PC based, user-friendly
  • Real-time vehicle location reporting
  • Effective for most raster digital map data (imported or scanned sources)
  • Polling on a pre-determined schedule (with select communications systems only)
  • Versatile third-party communications options (see details below)

The program provides data in changes in location and patterns of the vehicle, which can be studied and monitored. Applications include personal security tracking, fleet management, industrial site asset control, and more.


Bonis Data Pack
Get up and running quickly with included Bonus Data Pack!


 


Fugawi Tracker 4 screen

Fugawi Tracker 4 allows for plotting multiple asset locations on a wide variety of background maps.

Track and Display Assets

  • Track multiple targets
  • Save track and route history
  • Review asset data such as speed and heading
  • View real-time asset vehicle location
  • The location of each remote vehicle, boat, plane, or other asset is indicated on the map on your local computer
  • Customize the icon representation of each asset as well as the track styles and colors
  • Information such as heading and speed are available, in metric, statute or nautical, as well as the ability to save this data for later analysis and reporting
  • Active and inactive tracks can be viewed and analyzed with unique line symbols and colors
  • Create customized maps as needed from scanned paper maps or other digital sources
  • Use a wide variety of maps depending on needs and location

Street Map

Fugawi Tracker 4 displaying Fugawi Street Overlay of the USA (included in the bonus Fugawi Data Pack - USA)

Nautical Chart

Fugawi Tracker 4 displaying a BSB format nautical chart

Geopolitical Map

Fugawi Tracker 4 displaying a geopolitical map

Map Formats

Choose base maps from a wide variety of affordable map sources including:

  • S-57 nautical charts (e.g. NOAA ENC®, Army Corps iENC)
  • Navionics Gold, Gold+, Silver, Fish'N'Chip and HotMaps® nautical charts
  • BSB Version 1 through 5 raster nautical charts (NOAA RNC™, MAPTECH™, NDI DigitalOcean™, Fugawi, GPS GmbH)
  • Softchart charts (NOS/GEO)
  • World maps and charts from the Fugawi collection (Fugawi Map of America, Fugawi Canada Maps, Fugawi World Maps)
  • Fugawi Street Overlay™ and other Fugawi vector maps
  • USGS DRG Topographic Maps and aerial photos
  • ECW (including official Australian topo maps)
  • SoftMap topo maps (No support for SoftMap Ver. 5)
  • eTopo
  • TRAK
  • GeoGrid®
  • Geotiff
  • Chart Tiff maps and charts
  • TIFF+TFW
  • ADRG (Military format)
  • CADRG (Military format)
  • CIB (Military format)
  • Swedish Government digital maps (optional extra upgrade)
  • Any scanned map or raster map file in bmp, gif, jpg, png, pcx, or tif format (must know the map datum and coordinates for three points on the map or have a prepared JPR file)

 

Reporting and History

  • Each event or position received from the assets is saved to a database (Interbase)
  • Built in tools allow queries
  • Prepare customized reports detailing or filtering on almost any event data such as position, date, speed, errors, alarms, and more
  • Customizable report generator - print reports or save report data to a file

 

Networked Database

  • Open database (Interbase) ensures that saved data is available and can be queried by external applications
  • Run Tracker over a LAN/WAN network, with each PC sharing a common database
  • Tools provided to archive and backup the database

Software Developers...

If you are a developer, create your own communications input software (Gateway) and use the Tracker TCP/IP protocol
.

Developers can also send position data from Fugawi Tracker 4 to an external Windows application via the DLLcom module.

 

 

Communications Protocols

Use built-in communications functions to get GPS position data through a wide variety of commercially available communications systems including including GSM cellular, VHF or UHF radio, satellite and the Internet.

Supported Third Party Communications Devices
(Neither the devices listed here nor any require wireless service plan are available from Fugawi/Northport. This list is provided to show the range of communications devices currently supported by Fugawi Tracker 4 software. Customers are advised to consult with the appropriate hardware manufacturer or sales representative for complete technical, pricing and availability information)

Third Party Hardware Devices
Multitech MultiModem GPRS
MultiModem® GPRS (GPRS Cellular)
Transmits directly to Fugawi Tracker 4 via Tracker TCP/IP over GPRS. Requires GPRS modem at PC.
Trimble TrimTrak
TrimTrac (GSM Cellular)
Requires Gateway Toolkit Software from Mobile GPS Online and a GSM modem connected to the PC.
G19B MicroTrak
MicroTrak (GSM Cellular)
G19B Micro Tracker requires Gateway Toolkit Software from Mobile GPS Online and a GSM modem connected to the PC.
iTrack
iTrac (GPRS/GSM Cellular)
Requires Gateway Toolkit Software from Mobile GPS Online and a GSM modem connected to the PC.
Skywave
Skywave (Imarsat D+ Satellite)
Requires Gateway Toolkit Software from Mobile GPS Online.
Kantronics Talon UDC
Kantronics Talon UDC (TNC Radio Modem)
Combined radio modem/TNC and UHF radio. Directly supported by Fugawi Tracker.
AssetLink

AssetLink (AMPS Cellular)
Direct connection supported by Fugawi Tracker from the AssetLink AMPS combined GPS / modem.

 

Falcom A2D-3 JP3
Falcom A2D-3 JP3 (GSM Cellular)
This GSM modem with a built in GPS requires added SPSCOM software to work with Fugawi Tracker 4.
Falcom Stepp II
Falcom STEPP II
This is a Plug & Play GSM/GPS terminal. More than 100.000 records can be stored into the STEPP II and transferred to the server upon request or by timer.
Requires added SPSCOM software to work with Fugawi Tracker 4.
 
Generic Input Formats
Garmin eTrex GPS
Direct GPS Connection
Accepts connection from any GPS with NMEA output via RS-232 cable (PC Requires RS232 COM port or USB port with Serial to USB adaptor).
Any NMEA data string arriving via the PC com port can be processed (single target only).
NMEA Data Logger
NMEA Data Logger
Data can be downloaded from a standard NMEA data logger, or loaded from a NMEA log file.
Tracker TCPIP Protocol
TCP/IP Fugawi Tracker 4 allows for any communications device, located anywhere on the internet, or on the local PC, to send positions to Fugawi Tracker 4, using the Tracker TCP/IP protocol.
APRS
APR Amateur Packet Radio (APR) allows position data to be broadcast over a VHF or UHF radio network. Click here to review the APR format supported by Fugawi Tracker 4.
 

 


  Other Features
  • View the map north-up, map-up, or course-up
  • Loads appropriate map from your own digital map library
  • Choose from imperial, metric, or nautical display units
  • Day, dusk and night vision display
  • Determine Sunrise and Sunset for any location and date
  • Display latitude/longitude, UTM, or other region specific grid lines
  • Supported map projections include: Mercator (most nautical charts), Universal Transverse Mercator (many topographical maps), Transverse Mercator, Equidistant Cylindrical, Sinusoidal, Lambert Conformal Conic, Cassini, Swiss Grid, Gauß Krüger, Wagner IV, Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area, Polyconic, Bonne
  • Supports grids from: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, UK Ordnance Survey, Military Grid Reference System (MGRS) and UTM.
  • Distance and bearing measurement tool

  System Requirements
  • Microsoft® Windows® 2000, XP, or NT4
  • 500 MHz processor or better
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 250 MB free on HD
  • CD Drive
  • DVD drive for Bonus Data Pack
  • 256 color display or better (graphics accelerator recommended for 3D viewing)
  • Mouse or other pointing device
  • In addition, each asset to be tracked requires a GPS receiver and a method of communicating the GPS position to the base computer.

 

Software Pricing

Fugawi Tracker 4 is licensed according to the number of assets that are being tracked and the number of networked “base” PC’s it is running on. The price list is available on request.

Note that the prices do not include the hardware devices, which are dependent on the communication option chosen, or any software development costs that may be required to allow your hardware to communicate with Tracker via the Fugawi Tracker TCP/IP protocol.


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