Tracking Modes

The GSatRancher Series supports 3 tracking modes, which are detailed below.

Accelerometer: the GSatRancher Series contains a built in accelerometer which can be used to detect motion to trigger position transmissions instead of a timer based transmission cycle.

Standard Tracking

Tracking reports are simply sent based on the defined interval between position transmissions. This mode does not use the accelerometer. The exact timing of transmissions are purposely somewhat randomized to guarantee successful transmission slots to the satellite network therefore over the lifetime of a unit, you will see the exact transmission time shift slightly per transmission.

Standard Motion Tracking

In this mode, tracking reports are not sent when the device is not moving, and when the device is moving, tracking reports are sent based on the programmed reporting rate. The expected behavior is to receive no data if the device is not moving, except for the health reports.

Dock Mode Motion Tracking

To combine intelligent motion based tracking with reduced position transmissions, this mode is ideal for assets that move while stationary. For example, a docked vessel on water will trigger the motion based tracking interval, but the vessel has not actually moved. This mode enables the GPS when motion is detected to verify whether the asset has actually moved, prior to transmitting. When multiple track points with similar GPS coordinates are detected, tracking will go into standby mode. While in standby mode the GSatRancher Series will not send track messages, but it will continue to attain your GPS coordinates at the same rate as your track mode. Once the GSatRancher Series has determined movement over a 200m distance, tracking will resume normally.