Mobile asset management solutions enable businesses to monitor, control and track the availability and status of mobile assets, such as tractors, earth-movers, trucks, containers, railcars, and other moveable equipment in any remote location. These solutions use GPS-enabled tracking devices attached to the mobile assets that are capable of two-way communication utilizing wireless technologies such as GSM, CDMA and Satellite. The scope of mobile asset management solutions deployed across industries is extensive. Whether an enterprise needs to track raw materials critical to production cycles, monitor the safe transport of hazardous chemicals or high-value goods, track the metrics of perishable goods, or be able to pin-point the location of their staff in real-time, mobile asset solutions are becoming increasingly significant to an enterprise's performance.

The Mobile Asset Platform (MAP) for iDigi connects Digi Fleet tracking devices with the iDigi Device Cloud to provide mobile asset monitoring and management capabilities. The Mobile Assets Platform 3.1 is a middleware platform for developing applications in a secure, scalable mobile asset management domain. The Platform as a Service (PaaS) model serves to reduce the financial barriers to developing and deploying applications by removing the infrastructure requirements and allowing customization to specific user scenarios.

Mobile asset application developers are able to create, test and deploy their applications by leveraging the Mobile Asset Platform for Digi, which:

• Provides a set of reusable web services, saving valuable time and money
• Enables the development of end user applications on mobile embedded and Android devices
• Delivers a flexible web services application integration interface that allows connectivity with existing enterprise applications

MAP for iDigi includes:

• Role-based access control
• Authentication and authorization
• Mobile asset management capabilities, including real-time asset data, geo-coding, managing landmarks, routes and geofences, and alerts
• Device management capabilities, including adding/removing devices and real-time device status
• Alerts and notifications via email and/or SMS

Getting Started with the Mobile Asset Platform for iDigi

Part 1 of this Getting Started Guide will walk you through the steps required to start working with MAP:

• Step 1 - MAP Account Creation
• Step 2 - Device Configuration
• Step 3 - Register the Mobile Tracker Device with MAP

Once you've completed these steps, you can explore the What's Next? section in order to learn more about the additional capabilities of MAP.

To get started with MAP, proceed with Step 1: MAP Account Creation.