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OpenGTS (Open-Source GTS Tracking System) is an open-source alternative for companies wishing to provide GPS tracking for their fleet of vehicles.

OpenGTS is highly configurable, and has many available features. Here is a brief list of some of them:

• Customizable web-based user interface (using standard CSS files).
• Multiple login accounts.
• Multiple users per account, with access-control-lists to control which users have access to which features.
• Multiple vehicles per account, which can be placed into vehicles groups.
• Geofencing/Geozones for defining specific geographical regions and custom address assignment.
• Mapping using OpenLayers/OpenStreetMap (as well as other map providers).
• Access to external reverse-geocoding services.
• Customizable reports.
• Tools for integrating most types of GPS tracking devices.

OpenGTS is scripted entirely in Java, and will run on any system that can run Java and MySQL. This presently includes Linux, Mac OS X, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Windows.

Once installed, you will need a GPS tracking device that is capable of transmitting a GPS location over Internet to the server. There are several low-cost or easily available options for tracking that are included with OpenGTS.

One of these is the support of the OpenDMTP client on a laptop. My first test with a GPS tracking device was driving down the road with the passenger monitoring a laptop that had a USB GPS receiver connected to it and a wireless Internet modem.

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Release Date: 2009-12-17
Topic: GIS, GPS (Global Positioning System)
Operating System: OS X, Linux, WinXP
License: Apache License V2.0
Translations: English, German, Italian, Spanish
Intended Audience: Developers, Information Technology, Science/Research
User Interface: Web-based
Database Environment: Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL
Programming Language: Java, JavaScript
Registered: 2006-06-13