The company JERID offers an integrated system of monitoring objects on railway network consisting of the following components:

1. Communication unit with in-built SIM card

The communication unit located on the vehicle provides for precise position location via the satellite GPS system and conveys these positions by means of the GSM network to the server of the service provider within pre-set intervals. The company JERID offers an advantaged international SIM card, incl. activated roaming, designed for communication within networks of mobile phone providers all over Europe. A contingent user defines the mode or frequency of data delivery from the unit at the event of ordering the service.

The communication unit is available in two designs:

• Communication unit for external location on a railway car
  
  
• Communication unit for internal location in a railway car

Basic technical parameters of units for external location:

• For all types of railway cars
• Robust construction, stainless steel
• Silon copula (thickness 18 mm)
• Special highly resistant safety lock
• Easy installation, maximum reliability
• GPS module detecting current unit location
• GSM module for sending messages about unit location
• extremely low battery consumption
• internal vibration sensor discerning conditions of motion/standing
• extremely long period of maintenance-free operation
• possibility to equip the unit with up to 3 batteries
• service life of the 3 batteries at a frequency of 4 x text messages a day equals up to 50 months (depending on temperature range the unit is exposed to)
• dimensions: height 325 mm, diameter 130 mm
• range of operating temperatures: -30 °C up to +85 °C
• option of distance configuration of the unit using control text messages

Basic technical parameters of units for internal location:

• suitable for closed railway cars
• common antenna for GPS and GSM on the vehicle roof
• connection between the antenna and the unit with special cabling
• plastic container covered with a lockable iron casing for enhanced safety
• reduced risk of theft of the unit
• comparatively more time-consuming assembly of the unit - approx. 40-60 min.
• GPS module detecting current unit location
• GSM module for sending messages about unit locations
• extremely low consumption of battery energy
• internal vibration sensor discerning conditions of motion/standing
• extremely long period of maintenance-free operation
• possibility to equip the unit with up to 3 batteries i
• service life of the 3 batteries at a frequency of 4 x text messages a day equals up to 50 months (depending on temperature range the unit is exposed to)
• dimensions: height 325 mm, diameter 130 mm
• range of operating temperatures: -30 °C up to +85 °C
• option of distance configuration of the unit using control text messages

2. Options for data presentation

2.1 Monitoring of individual cars on an Internet application located at https://www.railmap.net/

The customer shall receive an access name, password, a unique generating certificate for monitoring their cars, and one current access to the application. Following log-in, the user can dispose of the following functions:

A. List of monitored objects

• option to register new cars, incl. their description
• option to edit data relating to a particular car

B. Current position of monitored cars

• displaying the last-known position on the map
• option to change ratio scale up to 1:20 000
• displaying the nearest railway station, date and time
• option to display azimuthal marks demonstrating direction of motion of the car
• individual selection of cars and their display on the map
• displaying battery voltage condition
• displaying the speed of moving cars
• displaying the SIM card number

C. Car movement history

• filtering from the list of monitored cars
• setting selection conditions for displaying movement history of a particular car
• print-out of required positions (car No., date, time, nearest railway station and detailed information on the unit)
• displaying selected positions on the map
• subsequent delivery of a required format, it is possible to prepare an import from prepared or obtained data

D. Unit control on the cars

• the user may decide to ask the service provider to change the manner of message sending using control text messages to the unit of a particular car and to change the manner of sending the information

2.2 Monitoring of cars in the application RailMap+

The application RailMap+ is a prime-quality desktop railway map offering, apart from the option to monitor railway cars, also enhanced map functions. The map is designed not only for monitoring of objects on the railway network but it is also suitable for monitoring objects on motorway network all over Europe.

A. List of monitored objects

• option to register new cars, incl. their description
• option to edit data relating to a particular car
• setting of type and colour of the mark denoting a particular car on the map, separately for each car
• determination of the type of the monitored object (car, engine, container, truck, passenger car)
• information on scheduled profile of outgoing text messages
• production number and SIM card number of a particular unit

B. Current location of monitored cars

• displaying the last-known position on the map
• displaying the mark of the monitored object
• option to set type, colour and manner of displaying the mark of the particular object
• option to set interval for tracking on the map
• option to change ratio scale up to 1:20 000
• displaying of the nearest railway station, date and time
• option to display azimuthal marks demonstrating direction of motion of the car
• individual selection of cars and their displaying on the map
• displaying the movement course
• displaying battery voltage condition
• displaying the speed of moving cars
• displaying the SIM card number

C. Car movement history

• filtering from the list of monitored cars
• setting selection conditions for displaying movement history of a particular car
• print-out of required positions (car No., date, time)
• setting of displaying the nearest address or railway station
• detailed information from the unit)
• setting of display properties
• displaying selected positions on the map
• option to copy coordinates of a mark into a box

D. Operating with movement data base

• option to export data to a file
• subsequent delivery of a required user's format, it is possible to prepare an import of one's own data
• option of manual entry of car locations

E. Unit control on the cars

• the user may decide to ask the service provider to change the manner of message sending using control text messages to the unit of a particular car and to change the manner of sending the information