First, you should decide which type of tracker installation is suitable for you.
GPS modules for installation, with connection to vehicle network
These compact trackers will suit most of the vehicles. You will be able to track the location of the vehicle with precision up to 5 meters, save trip history for three years and get the record of the route even if the vehicle is out of the GSM coverage zone. Extra options of car trackers, such as Teltonika FMB 920, GalileoSky V7.0 and other — ignition control, engine lock, control of temperature and fuel consumption — will help in smooth remote controlling of the car.
GPS trackers in the diagnostic port OBD2 (without mounting)
OBD trackers are installed in the diagnostic port of the car without mounting, so that even a person without any special technical skills will be able to install a tracker and start using it.
Models Queclink GV500 or Teltonika FMB 010 have 2 pre-installed orthographic GNSS antennas and an advanced high-sensitive GPS chip of the 7 generation, which provides high precision of positioning and a stable receiving signal. The signal remains stable even in so called “dead zones” – tunnels, narrow streets, and high-density forests.
Among extra options of these models we should mention a notification of loading onto tow truck and a road accident sensor that will send a special signal to defined contacts in case of an accident, which is handy for personal use and both for monitoring employees on their way.
GPS trackers with prolonged autonomous operation
For cars with which you interact occasionally, GPS trackers with prolonged autonomous operation will be suitable. An affordable tracker model, e.g. X-Keeper, can work up to two years from regular batteries — a tracker is installed once and a car is always in touch wherever it is. To help batteries work as long as possible, increase the time span between points; it varies from several minutes to several days.
If it is important for a car to be in touch every 15 minutes, the battery will last for 4 days, and if the location is tracked once in three days, the battery will last for two years. On average, good batteries like Panasonic will last for 400 notifications of location.
The tracker Meitrack T355 , unlike the previous model, tracks the location continuously without intervals. This is necessary if you need promptly monitor the condition of the transport or shipment during all the way. In mode of continuous data transfer, the device works for up to 120 hours, and in standby mode – for up to one year.
Wonde Proud M7 is a robust tracker that will help you to monitor location of a vehicle from 45 hours to two years. The device will work for 45 hours in mode of continuous data transfer, or for 1.5 year if data is transferred once a day.