Active Versus Passive Vehicle Tracking Devices: A Complicated Decision
Passive Units for Accurate, Non-Immediate Reports
When vehicle location data must be accurate, but not immediate, a passive GPS tracking unit is the smart, less expensive option.
The 8100 active GPS tracking system sells for about $600. The GPS Tracking Key, an efficient and compact vehicle tracking system, sells for under $200 with no monthly fees.
In a business application, the passive GPS tracking system is useful for auditing road trips and driver shifts. Many business executives study the data to rein in speeding drivers, reduce fuel costs, schedule routine vehicle maintenance, and document wasteful or unauthorized trips.
LandAirSea’s GPS Tracking Key is highly popular with parents who wish to monitor their teenagers’ driving and to correct unsafe or untrustworthy behaviors before they become problematic.
In both cases, the drivers would not feel as uncomfortable about being tracked as they would be with a real-time device. Driver cooperation and proven trustworthiness can be rewarded: for the employee, bonuses or salary increases; for the teenager, more freedom or the promise of their own car.
Passive GPS tracking devices are also used by men or women who suspect that their partner is unfaithful. The GPS Tracking Key is very lightweight, significantly smaller than the 8100, can be installed and removed in seconds and moved from vehicle to vehicle. The suspicious spouse can review the vehicle’s travels at their convenience and find out where it went, where it stopped and for how long.
8100 Has Secondary Power Source, Greater Memory
Both the 8100 and the GPS Tracking Key run on batteries: the 8100 on a rechargeable lithium battery pack and the GPS Tracking Key exclusively on two AAA batteries. To consumers with “flashlight fear” (they don’t trust themselves to regularly check and change batteries and worry that the unit will fail when they need it most), the 8100 might have an advantage. The active vehicle tracking system can be hooked to an outside power source: cigarette lighter or hardwired to the vehicle’s regular power supply.
In regard to memory, the GPS Tracking Key has a capacity of 100 hours, after which any new data will be recorded over the oldest material. Memory on the 8100 is unlimited through the network server.
If a consumer needs to know where a vehicle is, with no time to wait, an active vehicle tracking device like the LAS 8100 is the best choice. A passive device like the GPS Tracking Key has the advantages of value and ease of use. It is making the technology accessible to everyday consumers, even those with limited budgets.
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