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telemetry
thumb|An expendable dropsonde used to capture weather data. The telemetry consists of sensors for pressure, temperature, and humidity and a wireless transmitter to return the captured data to an aircraft. thumb|300px|A saltwater crocodile with a GPS-based satellite transmitter attached to its head for tracking Telemetry is the in situ collection of measurements or other data at remote points and their automatic transmission to receiving equipment (telecommunication) for monitoring. The word is derived from the Greek roots tele, 'far off', and metron, 'measure'. Systems that need external instr
tachograph
thumb|250px|Analogue tachograph thumb|250px|Tachograph chart
telematics
thumb|A vehicle telematics device, with its internal electronics visible through a transparent case. Telematics is an interdisciplinary field encompassing telecommunications, vehicular technologies (road transport, road safety, etc., as part of Intelligent transportation systems), electrical engineering (sensors, instrumentation, wireless communications, etc.), and computer science (multimedia, Internet, etc.). Telematics can involve any of the following:
cold chain
supply chain that uses refrigeration of temperature-sensitive goods from point of manufacture to point of administration/sale
dashcam
thumb|Two dashcams on a windshield|alt=A pair of black devices with small monitors stuck with suckers to the inside of a car windshield with blue tint at the top, seen from inside the vehicle
on-board diagnostics
automotive term referring to a vehicle system with self-diagnostic and fault reporting capability
electronic tagging
form of surveillance; form of punishment outside of a prison but with restrictions of movement and with permanent surveillance
fuel gauge
fuel measurement
tire-pressure monitoring system
electronic system in vehicles
Timocom
TIMOCOM GmbH with head office in Erkrath is a German IT and freight technology company. TIMOCOM is the operator of Europe’s first Smart Logistics System, today known as Road Freight Marketplace. It was founded in 1997 and sees itself as an IT service provider for all companies involved in transport. Its flagship product is a freight exchange.
GPS tracking unit
navigation device that uses the Global Positioning System to track the device's movements and determine its geographic position
fleet management
strategies for managing commercial vehicles
Trimble
American technology company
vehicle-to-everything
thumb|Vehicle to x (Illustration) Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) describes wireless communication between a vehicle and any entity that may affect, or may be affected by, the vehicle. Sometimes called C-V2X, it is a vehicular communication system that is intended to improve road safety and traffic efficiency while reducing pollution and saving energy.
passenger information system
electronic information system which provides real-time passenger information
Vehicle tracking system
Mobile object monitoring system
tracking system
technology system enabling tracking of persons or objects on the move and supplying a timely ordered sequence of location data for further processing
GPS watch
watch with integrated GPS receiver
automatic vehicle location
means for automatically determining and transmitting the geographic location of a vehicle
digital agriculture
electronic agricultural data collection, storage, analysis, and sharing
usage-based insurance
vehicle insurance based on data constantly collected by a device connected it
Marine fuel management
techniques for efficient use of fuel by ships
gasoline theft
theft of vehicle fuel
track and trace
product locating systems in logistics
Life360
Life360, Inc. is a San Mateo, California–based American information technology company that provides GPS tracking and other location-based services, including sharing and notifications, to consumers globally. Its main service is called Life360, a family social networking app released in 2008. It is a location-based service designed primarily to enable friends and family members to share their location with each other.