Title :
GPS in Interstate Trucking in Australia: Intelligence, Surveillance?or Compliance Tool?
Author_Institution :
Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
The Australian trucking industry uses the Global Positioning System (GPS) as its main tracking system. A satellite dish connects the moving truck to the driver. This enables the weight of the truck to be monitored. It also allows the driver´s behavior to be tracked, in terms of speed, stops, starts, etc. The truck is tracked in real time.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; road vehicles; satellite tracking; Australian interstate trucking industry; GPS; global positioning system; satellite dish; tracking system; Australia; Global Positioning System; Logistics; Road vehicles; Surveillance; Tracking; Trucking industry;
Journal_Title :
Technology and Society Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MTS.2014.2319974
