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Sam Witwicky

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Iwork in an IT company. In our company we develop tracking anddiagnostic devices for vehicles. We are going to make a gps trackerfor motorcycles. I want your advice to make it better if it isinteresting for you to participate in the process of creating a newdevice.

Mainfeatures of the tracker:
-real-time GPStracking;
-highly-sensetive accelerometer which will notify you of every move ofyour motorcycle;
-internal battery which charges only when you move, so it won't drainyour motorcycle battery;
-route sharing;
-smartphone application;

Ifthe trackerloses a gps/gsm signal you get a notification.
Whichother functions would you find useful? What functions do you thinkare unnecessary?
Iwill be thankful for any ideas. Feel free to say what you think.[/FONT]
 
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there are many apps that already do this and everyone has their phone on them all the time so what exactly is the purpose of a standalone device? Or...is this a device to leave on the bike in case of a theft? I'm thinking you meant to track a ride...
 
LoneRonin said:
there are many apps that already do this and everyone has their phone on them all the time so what exactly is the purpose of a standalone device? Or...is this a device to leave on the bike in case of a theft? I'm thinking you meant to track a ride...
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You don't leave your cell phone on the bike, this is more for anti-theft with some other cool capabilities like route sharing.

My suggestions:

- Have the ability to log into the device through an App
- Configuration to load tracks (for racing or track days) or routes (for touring)
- Been able to log into the device and upload Lap times with overlaid track and speeds for sections including corner speed and lean angles
- Send an email notification to an email account whenever the bike is moved and it was set to "alarm" or something similar.

I will think of more later.

More than happy to test the device either on my bikes on the street or on track
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The biggest reason I don't like existing trackers on the market is that they all require (as far as I know) a SIM card with some active cellular service -- typically with SMS capabilities.

I don't like having more services with an on-going monthly cost, but I doubt there is anyway around that as I don't know how a tracker could communicate back to home base without either cellular service or satellite service (like SPOT). If your company could figure out a location tracker without monthly on-going costs, then you'd have a winner.
 
The biggest reason I don't like existing trackers on the market is that they all require (as far as I know) a SIM card with some active cellular service -- typically with SMS capabilities.
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They do not
http://gps.motionx.com/iphone/manual/tracks.php

You do not need any sort of plan or network connection for offline GPS apps and MotionX has breadcrumbs for tracking

0. Tracks

A track is a compilation of samples or “breadcrumbs” taken over a period of time. To record and save your tracks, select Record Track from the main menu. You may store up to 300 tracks. Here you can also find instructions for importing tracks into MotionX-GPS.
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http://gps.motionx.com/downloads/MotionX-GPS-Manual.pdf

. Record Track
Record a track of your hikes, runs, bike rides, trips, or other outdoor activities. Once saved, the track is added to the Tracks log. The track can be shared with others via email, Facebook, or Twitter for viewing in Google Earth, Google Maps or any GPX- capable application.
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- Send an email notification to an email account whenever the bike is moved and it was set to "alarm" or something similar.
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This would require a network connection.

Only satellite based like Spot can do limited two way SMS without a traditional cell network connection.
 
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MacDoc said:
They do not
http://gps.motionx.com/iphone/manual/tracks.php

You do not need any sort of plan or network connection for offline GPS apps and MotionX has breadcrumbs for tracking
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No, another tracking app is not what I am looking for... I have tracking apps on my android phone as well as my Garmin GPS... I mean a location tracker that stays on the bike that does not require a subscription service -- which I doubt exists.
 
Sam Witwicky said:
Iwork in an IT company. In our company we develop tracking and diagnostic devices for vehicles. We are going to make a gps tracker for motorcycles. I want your advice to make it better if it is interesting for you to participate in the process of creating a new device.
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I have tried a few devices and none have worked satisfactorily so far. I would be willing to test your device.

1. Make sure it doesn't drain the motorcycle battery.
2. Have the ability to DISABLE notifications when it loses GPS/GSM signals (for people that park underground), but have the ability to notification when it gets back GPS/GSM signals.
3. Be able to draw a "geofence" around places, and be notified when the bike crosses into it or out of it. i.e. draw one around your condo and one around your work and it automatically "arms" itself when inside the geofence's. I would like notifications that say "bike has EXITED geofence HOME" ... "bike has ENTERED geofence WORK", etc.

I think that's about it.

Motorcycle Mike said:
The biggest reason I don't like existing trackers on the market is that they all require (as far as I know) a SIM card with some active cellular service -- typically with SMS capabilities.
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$8.33 a month for a sim with unlimited texts from Rogers, works sweet with any GPS tracker from China I've tried. You can do $6/mo with Wind but only if your bike stays in the Wind areas :(
 
$60 a year unlimited email notifications and 20 texts per month unlimited tracking using that app or website you can set it to update from as often as every minute to as long as once per hour

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Scuba Steve said:
$60 a year unlimited email notifications and 20 texts per month unlimited tracking using that app or website you can set it to update from as often as every minute to as long as once per hour
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Sweet, thanks for the info. Might wrap it in a condom and give it a go.
 
johnscruiser said:
Sweet, thanks for the info. Might wrap it in a condom and give it a go.
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Ummm, you can mount it on the bike. Forget the the condom and "giving it a go". :D
 
I had a Blackline Tracker. Expensive. Kept breaking down. Terrible customer service.

I would be interested. Like to see how you respond to the questions asked.

I would be looking at coverage, price, customer service, warranty, actual real time, hard wire to the bike.
Similar to all the options that Blackline had, except for all their bad points.
 
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Ongoing monthly cost would be first and foremost on my mind, same as everyone else. $10 a month for unlimited tracking via a basic SMS based service of some sort and I'm in as would many others I'd think. $20, $30 or more every month and your market shrinks dramatically.

Not tied to one service is important as well...make it SIM based and unlocked. I'll pay a premium for hardware that I know isn't tied to one particular carrier that I may not like, or may use for a year but have a falling out with and want to move. The carrier should be a portal, that's it - not an integral part of anything.

And a smartphone companion app is a total no brainer - if my bike disappears out of a parking lot I want to know RIGHT NOW where it is and everyone has their smartphone on them and should be able to pull that up instantly and perhaps send an SMS to the tracker on the bike and have it go into a "stolen" mode where it starts to send breadcrumbs every 30 seconds or so.

I like the other ideas such as geofencing etc as well.
 
How about having a easily adjustable threshold on that "highly sensitive accelerometer" to prevent constant cycling when the bike is parked in a windy or vibration prone area.
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