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Mileage Logger GPS Review

We just learned about a new GPS unit that logs your milage so you can use the report to keep track of how many miles you have traveled.  This new mileage logger unit is geared to people who use their cars for business and report their mileage to the IRS for a tax deduction.  I did not know that you can deduct 58.5¢ for every mile you drive for business.  These miles, and dollars can add up quickly and this mileage logger unit by Vulocity stores where you have driven online and you can link each trip to a specific job or project.

Besides being a mileage logging system this GPS unit also can help you find your car or work vehicle if it is ever lost or stolen or can be used to keep an eye on an employee travels. If you opt for this extra add on service you can view your mileage online, select your trips and classify them as business, charity, commute, medical or personal. In addition, you’ll be able to insert comments for the purpose of each trip. Each record contains easy to read addresses and precise maps to help you remember the purpose of the trip. You have the option to export the records to Excel; and if you like, you can also merge, delete or add records.

Pricing is listed below, $199 for the basic mileage logger unit and online mileage tracker system,

$18.95 a month to add on their airtime service.

Another extra service is a panic button that sends a text message when you are in an emergency by pressing the  panic button; the emergency text message will contain your name, latitude-longitude and physical address.

This GPS mileage logger unit is pocket sized so it moves easily from vehicle to vehicle, it is about the size of a cell phone or walkie talkie.  It even has a belt clip so you can easily keep this little GPS mileage logger right by your side when you are traveling for business.

This GPS enabled device acquires the start and end location of a trip automatically and also calculates the distance traveled; your records are transmitted via the cellular network (GSM) and are accessible with your personal login information on our secure website www.mileagelogger.com. Just plug the Mileage Logger with the provided car adapter and the mileage logger will take care of the rest.

What’s the cons?  Well it is kinda ugly, they could of done a better job with their case.  I also would rather pay for stuff like this up front and not need a monthly fee to take advantage of all of the features like the GPS panic button.  Probably if I was going to make a GPS mileage logger I would have built it around a traditional GPS unit so I could have the benefits of auto navigation and tracking the miles that I traveled in one device.  Until then though this is not a bad substitute.

The GPS mileage logger keeps track of your changing location and counts your mileage as you go. At the end of your trip, the unit sends your start and end locations and mileage over the wireless data network to Vulocity.  This mileage logging device even determines the street address of your locations via GPS and places all data for this trip into a record for you. Your mileage records are available to you online from their website.

Whether your thinking about using this GPS mileage logger for yourself or a small fleet it looks like it could earn it’s keep in a short time.  Vulocity is also offering a free 15 day trial to give this little mileage logger GPS unit a chance to prove itself on the road.

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A few limitations of this GPS chip are that it still needs a power source and a GPS antenna.  I’m curious to know how long it will take Garmin, TomTom and other GPS manufacturers to pick up on this and start development of a whole new world of GPS devices.

If you watch a lot of action-packed movies or TV series these days you must have been awed by how technology can be applied in so many things like crime investigation and tracking. One technology that is often inserted in so many modern movies is the GPS or Global Positioning System. This is one huge project of the US Department of Defense that is fully functional and indeed very useful. The most common application is the GPS tracker that is now installed in most modern cars or available as portable devices.

GPS Technology

A GPS unit is mainly made up of three segments: the satellites, the control system, and the user.

There are over two-dozen satellites stationed just outside the earth’s atmosphere. These machines are about 11,000 nautical miles above the surface and they are funded and controlled by the US Department of Defense. In order to control these satellites, there are control or monitoring stations in several strategic locations across the globe. These are the units that get the information from the satellites, monitor, and analyze them for any significance in government operations. The user holds the receiver of the radio signals from the orbiting satellites. It can compute its distance from the satellite by using the time stamps on the radio waves that were sent.

To zoom in to a specific location, four satellites are needed. The accuracy is around 10-15 meters so it doesn’t really help if the object being tracked is a car that is about 3 meters long. This is why there have been upgrades like the Differential GPS, which helps give more accurate information on the precise location of a vehicle.

Application in cars

The GPS tracker technology has found a lot of use in so many things that need to be tracked. The primary application is in vehicles. With the GPS tracking device installed in the car, the owner is certain that he won’t get lost even in places unknown to him. The screen that is hooked on to the GPS system of his car will help him find his way onto the nearest main road leading to his destination,  that is, if he got lost.

The best use for the GPS tracking system is in the unfortunate event that the car gets stolen. If you only have the ordinary alarm system installed, you can’t be sure about your car’s total safety. This is because any skilled car thief can easily override your alarm system and get away with your car,  and you will never hear from it again.

The GPS tracker system is a genius of a tracker so your thief can’t really go far with your car. The minute you suspect that it’s been stolen, you can just report to the authorities immediately and they can tap into the GPS system so they can instantly check where your car is at that very instant.

The GPS tracker is also useful in many other ways like:

• Investigating on a cheating spouse
• Monitoring where your teen kids are
• Keeping track of your pets
• Guarding people on parole
• Tracking small units like cell phones

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