Satamatics Announces Launch of Reefermatics(r).Cold Chain Logistics Now Offered by Leading Satellite Service Provider TEWKESBURY, England & WASHINGTON -- Satamatics, the global provider of satellite-telematics, asset tracking and monitoring services The general surveillance of known air traffic movements by reference to a radar scope presentation or other means, for the purpose of passing advisory information concerning conflicting traffic or providing navigational assistance. , has launched its new "Reefermatics(r)" service. The launch is a major step towards enhancing the company's offerings in the over-the-road long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. trucking and cold chain logistics sectors. The satellite-based solution is initially being targeted at the US trucking, rail and container industry. The Satamatics SAT 201 integrated solution, used in Reefermatics, is the first satellite modem A device used to transmit and receive signals from a satellite transponder. For transmission, it modulates digital data signals from a multiplexing device into a carrier frequency for delivery to an upconverter, amplifier and antenna. of its kind in the industry to run the refrigerated re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. systems' microprocessors protocol in its firmware A category of memory chips that hold their content without electrical power. Firmware includes flash, ROM, PROM, EPROM and EEPROM technologies. When holding program instructions, firmware can be thought of as "hard software." See flash memory, ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and FOTA. . This significantly reduces reliability issues previously experienced in the industry and greatly reduces the equipment cost for this type of technology. Reefermatics' tracking system provides essential information on a refrigerated trailer's status, location, temperature set point, fuel levels, battery and history. Operating over the Inmarsat D+ satellite network, the new solution is also able to remotely start and control refrigerated systems. This combination of control, security and data monitoring allows cold chain logistic companies to provide the most reliable and protected services to the shippers of perishable per·ish·a·ble adj. Subject to decay, spoilage, or destruction. n. Something, especially foodstuff, subject to decay or spoilage. Often used in the plural. and high value commodities and products. Brian Hester, President & COO of Satamatics Inc., commented, "Up until now, remote refrigerated control and monitoring has been technologically complicated, requiring several microprocessors to communicate between the onboard microprocessor that runs the refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. system and then sending the resulting data through various satellite or terrestrial communication modems. Our goal was to reduce the multiple failure points in the communication of this critical refrigeration information. In doing so, we have created a highly reliable cost-effective system for less than the cost of cellular-based systems. Satamatics has the ability to deliver locally or globally critical cold chain logistics information, providing end users with real time information for better management, usage and protection of refrigerated cargo and the assets that move them." A digital version of the image associated with this release is available from http://www.eml.com/images/sat007.jpg About Satamatics Satamatics' Inmarsat-based D+ worldwide telematics Originally coined to mean the convergence of telecommunications and information processing, the term later evolved to refer to automation in automobiles. GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cellphones, wireless communications and automatic driving assistance systems all come under the services provides customised, end-to-end tracking and monitoring solutions that will work anywhere in the world. With over 100,000 terminals operating on its network, Satamatics enables land transport, security, maritime and oil and gas organisations to locate, track and communicate with mobile assets, safeguard their fleets, cargo and personnel, and monitor their fixed and mobile assets in the most hostile or remote terrains across the globe. Headquartered in the UK with offices in the US, Satamatics' global services provide seamless coverage throughout the world, and include secure access to the company's modern network of satellite gateways and data handling centres. The service utilizes the Inmarsat system of geostationary Aligned with the earth. Refers to satellites (GEOs) that travel at the same rotational speed as the earth (they are geosynchronous) and are always the same distance from the earth. See GEO. satellites to ensure maximum quality of service, the fastest message delivery times. www.satamatics.com |
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