GSatTrack and satellite-based systems aid wildfire prevention tactics
In the spring of 2019, I wrote a case study on how monitoring chipper data and harvesting forest fuel could reduce forest fires. Little did I know during the next 18 months the world would see catastrophic fires across the globe. In August of 2019 the Amazon was seeing over 1000 fires a day. By January of 2020,...
GSatTrack How to Series: Exporting Reports to KML Files
Scott shows us how to export Asset Activity Reports as KML files to be used with other products like Google Earth, or to be used in the portal in the future if an Asset is ever removed.
GSatTrack How to Series: Generating and Exporting Reports
Reports help managers generate summary logs for offline use, and Scott demonstrates the ease of creation and export options available to users.
Designing for Growth
Designing, building, and launching products in any industry is perhaps the purest test of a company’s core competencies. With a multitude of factors at play, and an unmistakable talent requirement, innovating for success is a challenge most firms are not equipped to achieve. GSE is a relatively small firm for its...
GSatTrack How to Series: Activity Reports
Scott walks us through Activity Reports, which can be customized to show the data that you need to analyze across your entire ecosystem.
GSatTrack How to Series: Two-way Messaging in Shared Views
Scott shows us one of the cool features of Shared Views- the ability to engage with Assets through two-way messaging. Try it with our Let's Go Micro Shared View to send us a message!
Peace of Mind with Quick Access to Emergency Backup Communications
When the unexpected disaster hits and cell towers go down, Satellite phones are the typical next means of communication. More often than not, however, extended time has elapsed since any use of those satellite phones. Satellite phones oten get misplaced, or ownership gets lost due to employee turnover, or the...
Let's Go Micro Shared View
Over the past few months, we have been planning and posting about a content series called Let’s Go Micro. It’s a pleasure to announce that we have finally launched the series, which will be following our Product Manager, Justin, our Social Media...
GSatTrack How to Series: Quick Action Trips
Scott shows us how to take advantage of the Trip data available on Interpoint Summaries so users can save time by quickly accessing specific data for a Trip segment directly from the portal instead of running a report.
MCG-101: Familiar Technology for Emergencies
I recently bought a $2300 Desktop PC. I know; crazy, right? In 2020, the only people still using desktop computers are young gaming geeks trying to save money, or Neo-types trying to get into the cryptocurrency-blockchain market. Personally, I’m neither of those things. In fact, my coworkers actually call me the...
GSatTrack Feature Guide: Places
Places are, as the name implies, specific points on the map that have been saved to the user’s account in order to be accessed, referenced, visible, and/or utilized in combination with or by other features. Places can be actual places of interest, locations of significance, offices, homes, customer...
GSatTrack How to Series: Two Factor Authentication
Two Factor Authentication provides additional security for your login by adding a layer to your login credentials that requires you to have a trusted device that can provide you a unique one-time code to access your account each time you initiate a session.
Let's Go Micro - a Primer
Way back before the rona put us all on lockdown, we made a teaser post on our Insta about a special content series that we would be launching in May called Let’s Go Micro. Odds are pretty good that we won’t be kicking that series off quite as soon as we had originally planned, and probably won’t get it into full...
GSatTrack How to Series: Manage Module
Scott shows us the tools available to users through the Manage Module, including a large collection of advanced administrative tools.
Edge Computing with the MCG-101
Edge computing in satellite IoT ecosystems is a means of moving the processing of certain algorithms to intelligent terminals in the field. A form of distributed computing, processing data on the edge reduces the latency and response times of IoT networks and their M2M...
GSatTrack How to Series: Add a Contact
Scott walks us through the process of adding Contacts to the portal. Contacts are Email Addresses or Phone Numbers that users save with a name attached to them. Each email Address and Phone Number will be stored as a separate Contact, and users will have the ability to use them with other features.
GSE Culture Blog: Spotlight on Abby Kennedy
At Global Satellite Engineering, we are a close-knit group of people who act more like a family than a collection of coworkers. Abby Kennedy is our cheerleader; the person we can rely on to bring our spirits up. From our newest hires to veteran leadership, she makes sure every single one of us is involved in...
Is your Software Positioned for Growth?
The majority of potential enterprise and government clients in the market for telematics and fleet management solutions are looking for a way to manage an entire data ecosystem, and they’re aware of their ability to capture and track more than just location data. In order to remain on the competitive edge, solution...
GSatTrack How to Series: Add Driver Status Template
Scott walks us through the process of adding a Driver Status Template to the portal. Driver Status Templates are great for operators in the field with a device like a Garmin screen that allows them to check in with these quick select options.
GSatTrack Keeps Families Safe
In today’s world where everyone is connected, it is easy to find ourselves placing free apps on our phones to let our family know where we are at all times. We may even download a free app offered by our network for added security. The truth however is that these apps are rarely free and offer little in the...
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