Mapon is one of the biggest (probably THE biggest) GPS fleet tracking companies in Latvia. During 10 years of work in the field we have eaten several tons of salt and we're ready to share our experience on the technical challenges we have faced. The talk will guide you through the Mapon hardware and hardware integration solutions as well as provide some overall insights into GPS tracking business and future trends. Ingus Rūķis is Web developer with over 10 years of active development experience, now leading teams of developers and coaching team leaders. Working in companies of Draugiem Group

1. 10 years in the IoT
business
Ingus Rūķis, Mapon CTO

2. About Mapon
• Fleet tracking hardware and software development
• Established 2006
• 27 employees
• Turnover 2.3M EUR (2015)
• 25% year over year growth (2014/2015)
• 25 000+ units
• Part of Draugiem group

3. Business model
• Hardware + software platform
• Software platform
• Hardware only (next step)

4. Mapon presence
12 distributors and 11 white label partners

5. Mapon clients
• Typical client has 20-30 units
• Biggest client Kreiss (Latvia), 2200+ units
• Focus on trucks

6. Client expectations
• Year 2006, Track & Trace
• Year 2008, Fuel control
• Year 2012, CAN/FMS data reading
• Year 2014, digital tachograph data download, mobile
applications
• Year 2016, hardware integrations, driver behaviour
analysis, driver mobile applications, software
integrations, …

7. Mapon software solutions
• Web application, API
• Mobile applications (iOS, Android)
• External integrations
• 35+ hardware trackers from 11 manufacturers

8. Mapon hardware - Mini
• 1 ignition input
• 2 digital/analog inputs
• 1 digital output
• 2 SMA connectors for GPS/GSM
antennas
• 1-Wire Input (up to 6 devices
(temperature sensors DS18S20 and
iButton))
• 1 CANbus interface
• USB port for real time monitoring
and configuration

9. Mapon hardware - Expert
• Digital inputs
• One Input reserved for ignition status
• Two positive trigger inputs (max 30V)
• One negative trigger input
• Analog inputs
• Three analog inputs (0 to 5V)
• One analog input (0 to 30V)
• SMA connector for GPS antenna
• 1-Wire Input (up to 6 devices (temperature sensors
DS18S20 and iButton))
• 2x CANbus interfaces
• 3x RS232 interfaces. (Digital fuel sensors, Garmin)
• USB port for real time monitoring and configuration

10. Hardware integrations

11. CAN / FMS
http://www.fms-standard.com/

12. Fuel meters

13. Digital tachograph

14. Refrigerator integration

15. Challenges

16. Client-related challenges
• Mapon is a monitoring and control system
• Drivers hate us
• Drivers tamper our devices and integrations
• Drivers are creative

17. GPS antenna chocolate
Aluminium foil “hat”

18. Plumbum GPS antenna “house”

19. “Just high fuel consumption”

20. Cut wires

21. Intentional physical damage

22. More driver “creativity”
• Rubber gloves, balloons in fuel tanks
• Intentional hardware burn attempts (220V)
• Intentional vehicle data tampering (magnets,
CAN jamming)

23. Business challenges
• Vendors are pushing
OEM systems
• Fragmented and
crowded market
• Hype

24. Technical challenges
• No physical access to devices for upgrades,
debugging
• Environmental conditions, wear
• Lack of documentation or ambiguous information
from hardware providers
• Reverse engineering existing software and
hardware

25. Network connectivity
• Data usage
• 2G/3G
• Network coverage

26. Data quality
• Data with noise
• Incomplete data
• Random order of data

27. Current trends in fleet
management
• OBD II based tracking and vehicle data analysis
• Driver behaviour
• Mobile solutions
• Tracking
• Workflow management
• Vendor OEM systems (Fleetboard, Dynafleet, etc.)
• Connected cars

28. Future trends
Autonomous vehicles

29. Security
• http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-
02/24/nissan-car-hacked
• http://www.wired.com/2015/07/hackers-remotely-
kill-jeep-highway/
• http://www.wired.com/2015/08/hackers-cut-
corvettes-brakes-via-common-car-gadget/

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