Geolocation is one of the modern features that can greatly assist in controlling daily activities. Thanks to the evolution of technology, it is now possible to monitor, for example, the route of field teams and obtain specific data related to the transport used, such as odometer and hour meter readings.

In this content, you will understand what geolocation is and how the Exati system uses this feature to make life easier for managers.

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In this article

• Geo + Location
• 4 Advantages of Geolocation
• Understanding How Geolocation is Used in the Exati System
• Transform Your Management Now

Geo + Location

Simply put, the term “geo” represents the notion of earth and space, while the word “location” refers to geographic positioning. In practice, geolocation is the process by which a person or object can be located based on geographic coordinates, such as latitude and longitude.

But how does this precise localization process work? The answer is literally in space. Through artificial satellites, that is, those built and launched from Earth into space, systems can obtain data on latitude, longitude, and even altitude.

Information like this is obtained in different ways, including mobile devices connected to the Wi-Fi network, IP addresses, and other technologies like the Global Positioning System (GPS) and radiofrequency.

Based on geolocation information, it is possible to offer personalized data, such as the best route to a specific address, information about traffic jams, weather forecasts, and recommendations for nearby locations.

4 Advantages of Geolocation

As you have seen, geolocation involves monitoring the positioning of a specific device in real-time. This allows you, as a manager, to gain greater control over all your field teams and supervise their daily activities, ensuring excellence in meeting deadlines.

This occurs, in part, thanks to facilitated communication. That is, besides monitoring, it is also possible to establish contact with a specific team and request, in real-time, the execution of a new service in that region.

Learn more about geolocation’s contribution to optimized management:

1. Absolute Control

This feature allows for a comparison between the planned route and the actual route taken by the teams throughout the day. Thus, a detailed analysis can be made of the journey and, consequently, whether all service order requests were duly addressed or if the employee made any deviations.

Furthermore, geolocation can assist in identifying problems related to asset registration. That is, whether a certain point is indeed the one requiring repairs.

2. Cost Accounting

Time and costs are two important factors for companies to continue operating effectively in the market. Therefore, it is essential to have a system that allows control over both.

The first item can be easily managed through digital work orders, which guide professionals in carrying out activities.

Regarding operational costs, with geolocation, all data concerning urban travel can be monitored. In other words, in addition to integration with the devices used by field staff, the Exati system also allows integration with over 1,500 tracking and vehicle telemetry devices.

This way, it is much easier to manage maintenance dates for equipment and control fuel expenses, representing significant savings at the end of the month.

3. Excellence in Work Execution

Optimizing processes is a task that every manager concerned with their business seeks to solve. Therefore, in conjunction with this resource, using the Exati system ensures that records of each activity are filled in exactly at the times they were performed.

In addition, routes are automatically prepared according to specific information about each activity, the need to use certain equipment, among other characteristics. Thus, management gains greater control over what and when each action was taken, making the process much more agile and easier to track.

4. Precise Productivity and Communication

The information obtained through geolocation aids management in daily dynamics. In practice, this means the ease of identifying a problem and then acting to solve it.

This remote monitoring of teams, combined with communication facilities, reduces and can even eliminate any operational errors, making the overall process more productive.

In the medium and long term, the evaluation of recorded results allows management to devise new strategies or rethink existing processes, further optimizing the work of all areas.

Understanding How Geolocation is Used in the Exati System

To understand how geolocation benefits city management and increases resident satisfaction, let’s take the Street Lighting sector as an example.

Imagine that the street light in front of your house is out, and you decide to open a service call on your city’s municipal app for the repair to be made.

In cases where the public authority contracts Exati’s software for lighting management, the municipal app is integrated with our system, ensuring that the entire network maintenance process happens more quickly and intelligently.

Thus, when the citizen opens a service call, this ticket goes into the Exati system for the software to make the appropriate distribution through Artificial Intelligence based on geolocation.

Integrated with the app used by field teams, the system intelligently distributes the service calls so that the technician closest to the maintenance location performs the necessary repair, ensuring a shorter response time and fuel savings, among other cost reductions.

Considering all the fronts served by Exati, this is clearly not the only geolocation-based functionality the software offers.

There are many others available to facilitate city management, such as the georeferencing of urban tree management and the registration of regions with a higher number of paving occurrences through geolocation and photographic registration.

Transform Your Management Now

The Exati system is one of the most complete and modern on the market. In addition to all the advantages related to geolocation, the system also features simplified inventory control and asset registration functionalities.

You can visit our website to learn about all our products, or if you prefer, contact our team of specialists right now and clarify all your questions.