Using an existing GPS-Based Fleet Management System for Assessing the Driving Behaviour

Abstract

The road sector represents one of the largest mass markets for GNSS applications. Satellite-based Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are an important component of the global answer to the challenge raised by increased personal and freight mobility. The continuity, accuracy and availability provided by GNSS-based fleet management applications open the possibility of reducing the negative impact of road transport while offering new services to a wide range of transport actors. The GMV Company and the University of Valladolid have joined their efforts in order to explore the potential of PALVIEW®, an open, robust and scalable technical platform integrating a large number of road applications. In particular, this article focuses on the generation of driving profiles in order to know the behaviour of the drivers. This information is crucial for different actors because the factors that affect the mobility of road users can be derived from these profiles.