Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Review of personal GPS / GSM-Tracker SenseIt GT13

Scope of the personal tracker is not very high, as evidenced by the size of this niche market, plus a lack of confidence in demand from end customers. Very often people perceive these devices as some spies who can throw the car to my wife / husband and to monitor their movements. Of course, such an application at BitTorrent as can be, but it is clearly not the main and side. The problem with sales limited by the fact that people simply do not understand why they might need GSM-trackers, which have advantages such devices and try to come up with their own usage scenarios, for example, adapting them as a car alarm. Of course, such a display of ingenuity does honor to those who come up with such an act, but does not make the device easier to understand for others. Yes, and as a signaling its value is clearly inferior to the professional systems that have built-in GSM-module. The phrase "cheap and cheerful" is not appropriate in this case.
An attempt to explore scenarios that offer manufacturers and retailers trackers, stumbles upon the immemorial track of children, spouses, to which employees are sometimes added, such as couriers. However, the concept of tracker and tracking the coordinates associated with the area, so all these descriptions are accurate. The question is only how and for whom to follow.
Here are two typical scenarios that are most viable. In the first case, the tracker is designed for children placed in their school or kindergarten backpack, it is possible that in the clothes. And then you're already tracking the location of your offspring on the big map, you can see where he was and what he did. Every parent has to decide independently how to explain to the child the purpose of this device and its necessity. In my opinion, here lies is unacceptable, the child must be very honest to explain and demonstrate. Moreover, what the child will remind you again in a couple of days that the device should be recharged. Turn it into a game and did not have any problems. In a global perspective to answer the question why a child GPS-tracker is much more complicated. I am sure that none of us are waiting for trouble and does not want to face them. And I hope that never collide. Wearing such a device is always a burden, and many do not have to. Quite another thing trip to any city and country where you have all the possibility of losing their child out of sight. In such situations, the tracker saves, is the perfect complement to the phone (you can organize something similar with your smartphone, but then everyone chooses something different).The second scenario is the tracking of actions of drivers, couriers working in your company or any other staff associated with the movement of the city. Important for you to understand where they are and how much time is spent in traffic jams, at a dinner party or just hanged at one point in space. It is clear that such employees will resist by all means use of trackers, but this should be part of their duties (as well as the deliberate disabling the tracker should be punished with fines).To track the movement of goods trackers are also used, but it applies very different devices, but not the same as described in this review. This is a personal device. Perhaps you can think of other scenarios of personal tracker and tell us about them.Design, size, how to manage the trackerPlastic box tracker rectangular with rounded edges. Size - 76h45h16 mm, weight 70 grams. In the pocket of the jacket fits easily, almost imperceptible. About the bags can say exactly the same thing, they do not feel tracker.Tracker works only in GSM-networks (850/900/1800/1900 MHz). To determine the coordinates using built-in hardware 20-channel GPS-receiver SIRF Star III. The stated positioning accuracy of up to 10 meters, which in most cases, more than enough. In practice, the positioning accuracy of about 3-5 meters, it depends on what type of card and what region you are using. Available maps of Google Maps, Yandex Maps, OpenStreet Maps in different representations.At the top end there are two switches, one includes a tracker, but the second is responsible for the economy mode (measurement points only when moving). If you turn off this switch of RK, the measurement is constant. Included as a regular charger and car (the connector on the housing miniUSB).To access the installation of SIM-card, you must remove the screw on the rear surface, remove the battery. Sam Li-Ion Battery 1050 mAh, and the manufacturer says about the work within 72 hours. In many ways, the time depends on the quality of the GSM-network coverage, the majority of measurements in Moscow, the tracker worked well for about 2 days. Three days were rarely achieved, especially if the number of movements was great.On the front panel are two LEDs - is the level of the network, as well as the signals GPS. The manual describes in detail what it means to each indicator flashes, and with what intervals, to hammer your head with these designations will not. SOS button when pressed for a few seconds to send the coordinates of the tracker in the prescribed number memory in the form of SMS-messages.As you know, the initial setup the tracker is done via SMS-commands (just as intelligent SMS-tuned from the outlet SenseIt). Moreover, the primary master room come all posts by tracker, for example, that it is very low. To set up you need a guide, especially since the preset values ​​in the tracker does not (for example, GPRS settings should be sent with the command, for many it was the moment is difficult, in the instructions he had not singled out and it seems that the settings for the main operators are registered, but it is not).Tracking the tracker on the mapThere are no programs for iOS / Android and other operating systems have no tracker, the entire mapping is provided through web-based interface, access is available at mobitrack.senseit.ru.Included is a card with a code to access this service, after registration, you will receive a year of free use of the tracker and tracking its coordinates. The cost of the second year of service at this time is unknown, but I do not think it would be astronomical and will be a significant part of the price of the tracker. Surely it would be a moderate fee.Service opportunities are typical and simple. You can create your geofences, the tracker will send a message that he left these areas or in front of them got in (the same ones, home, school, and so on). You can build tracks for specific dates and time. I like the tracker, and remembers times when the movement was not. In general, sufficiently detailed service that remembers where you were, but did not know what you did at these points.I have no claims to the maps, they show all that is needed. In the video, you can see how to work with the cards.In the setting of the update of coordinates is set at 300 seconds, but you can install it in the range from 5 to 18000 seconds. The less time the more consumption of battery. GPS cold start time to one minute.ImpressionsTracker is working as it should, it has no technical flaws, and the service to track the origin rather pleasant. The question is only what you come up with a scenario of use for this device. With the price of 4 to 5 000 rubles, it is not too expensive device, but also very cheap to call it impossible. This is not a replacement car alarm (Model T4 is for machines up to 30 working days, but it is also a tracker), the device can be used in limited situations. Basically, if you understand why you need a tracker, then everything else is irrelevant. If you do not have this understanding, in this lies the root of the problem, then you probably do not need this device. From a technical point of view of the tracker is not bad - miniatures and works a reasonable time. The second part, namely, mapping, and on a good level.As competitors in the Russian market can not remember too many devices, for example, it may be similar to the time of the GlobalSat TR-203, it has some advantages, but also significantly higher value (about 8000 rubles, there are two prices). Model from Garmin - GTU-10 is even more expensive, and time in active mode is less. In short GT13 for price / quality ratio is very curious, and perhaps win the competition. But a special competition in this market has not yet been observed. All newly rests on the understanding, or rather the absence thereof, by end users. Now you understand why you might need a personal GPS-tracker?
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