Digital Matter offers the client a robust LONE WORKER solution.  

Health and Safety Compliance operational challenges whereby workers are working alone can be solved by the SOS pendant solution or SOS dash-mounted button connected to a Digital Matter tracking device. 

The operator can press the SOS button on their pendant or belt if they have an emergency situation such as

• Man-down
• Accident
• Field injury
• Medical seizure
• Animal attack
• Domestic violence

Once pressed, the tracking device sends the alert to the platform that redirects it via SMS/email to pre-selected recipients and emergency assistance can then be set in place.

This solution satisfies the Model Work & Health Safety Regulations in Australia as well as giving the employer and the employees family peace-of-mind that they are in a position to notify someone if there is an emergency.

Best device for Lone Worker applications

G100

G60

G52S

DART

REMORA

OYSTER

STING

Fringe Benefit Tax reporting is included in the Digital Matter product portfolio.   This allows a user or organization to categorise their business and private mileage as well as capture comments about the trip to meet Tax Authority requirements (ATO in Australia) of FBT reporting. 

This information can be viewed in the Trip Reports and FBT Reports in Telematics Guru, the Digital Matter software platform.

There is also a Garmin Navigator option linked to our Digital Matter GPS tracking device where the driver can capture the trip type and navigate at the same time to the destination.   This information is automatically presented in Telematics Guru.

Look out for an upcoming FBT App, that will prompt the driver to enter the relevant details pre and post trip which will then automatically be uploaded to the platform for ease of reporting.  

Best devices for reporting Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT)

G100

G60

G52S

DART

REMORA

OYSTER

STING

With our innovative IOT (Internet of Things) Flexi1 and G series products, users can record and monitor water and air temperature as well as humidity for many applications:

• Freezer and refrigerators
• Cold rooms
• Containers
• Water tanks
• Barns
• Delivery vehicles (hot and cold compartments)
• Agtech applications
• Vineyards
• Beehives
• Fruit ripening environments
• Vaccines
• In-door climates

There are short and long temp probes to measure ambient temperature or particular pallets.  There will be wireless temp sensors coming soon (Q2 2017) that will link to the G100 GPS device in the prime mover via Digital Matter RF.   There could be 3 wireless sensors in separate compartments of the container for example.

Best devices for measuring temperature & Humidity

G100

Flexi1

With the right sensor, you can monitor tank levels and report on the level activity.   Low level / re-fill alerts can be generated to notify recipients that the tank needs replenishing thus saving time in manually checking levels.   This application could apply to:

• Water tanks
• Fuel tanks
• Dams / reservoirs
• Equipment (Generators, compressors, lighting towers)

With the Flexi1, a self-powered monitoring device, the user can also configure an output to switch on / off a pump linked to the tank.

Best device for measuring tank levels

G100

G60

G52S

DART

REMORA

OYSTER

STING

Driver behavior is a very important part of ensuring assets are looked after and safety standards are kept.  By capturing the driver ID, the company can attribute trips, routing, man-hours and driver behavior to a particular driver.  This allows the company to:

• Optimize driver standards and performance
• Reduce running costs
• Practice safe management methods
• Attribute activities to jobs for costing and billing purposes
• Discipline drivers for poor driving or infringements
• Improve driver skills with actual data feedback
• Improve customer image from improved road behavior

Digital Matter has a range of driver ID accessories and tools which can be seen on the peripherals page.  http://digitalmatter.com/Devices/Peripherals

Best devices for Driver Behaviour monitoring, reporting and alerts

G100

G60

DART

The Time and Attendance Module is a niche solution on Telematics Guru ideally suited to Construction and Civils clients looking to attach a user / operator to an asset for the purpose of improved efficiencies. 

The solution captures the operator ID on a console from the time they enter the site, to the assets / equipment they access and use on the site.  The console also prompts the operator for health and safety questions as well job codes.  From this the supervisor can measure, report and authorise the following:

• Man-hours for billing or payroll purposes
• Asset utilization
• Operator reporting and job optimization
• Equipment rotation between sites to maximize efficiency
• Identify operator training needs from behavior
• Costing of jobs for prospective jobs
• Analyse asset replacement scheduling
• Equipment service and maintenance scheduling
• Identify excess equipment and poor planning

Best devices for Time & Attendance management

G100 +

CONSOLE

Ability to capture a secondary PTO (Power Take Off) reading of hours on for example hydraulic equipment on a truck.   This reading can be used to set up Service schedules and Reminders for auxiliary equipment over and above the ignition duration of the truck itself.

Best devices for recording secondary Run Hours

G100

G60

G52S

DART

An important cost saving measure in fleets is preventative maintenance by scheduling and servicing vehicles and equipment punctually before problems can develop with knock-on effects of delays, costs, down-time, and customer service disappointments.

Digital Matter has a Service and Maintenance module, with the ability to schedule and set Jobs and reminders.

In most cases, the punctual servicing and maintenance of assets using this module covers the ROI of the entire tracking project on its own.

The module also helps with Safety and Compliance of things like vehicle and tyre inspections, registration reminders, Driver and equipment certifications, as well as providing a pro-active means to order parts in advance at optimum pricing.

Best devices for Scheduled Maintenance Reminders

G100

G60

G52S

DART

REMORA

STING

Emergency situations can arise in the field.  Digital Matter’s devices can host a SOS duress device and communicate the emergency to the platform and onto the intended recipients by SMS / email.

These accessories would be SOS buttons (dash-mounted), SOS pendants (short and long range), accident and roll-over notifications.  

Best devices for SOS Duress alerts

G100

G60

G52S

DART

The G100 3G Iridium solution is ideal for reliable tracking of assets / people outside mobile phone coverage areas.  The Iridium modem in the device starts reporting at customer configurable intervals (default is a position every 10 minutes) when out of mobile coverage.  It also reports journey start and end events as well as accident and roll-over alerts.  
OHS requirements for Lone or Remote Workers such as location, communication, duress, breakdown and response are essential compliance and good corporate responsibility drivers.  Features include: 

• 24/7 location of the vehicle even when out of mobile coverage
• Accident / roll-over notifications
• SOS button / pendant notification**
• ‘Schedule-in’ button (dash mounted)
• Journey Management (alarm / siren if “sched-in” is missed)
• Alerts via SMS or Email to multiple recipients

Best device for Satellite Tracking in remote Areas

G100

A recent increased demand in honey globally has brought about theft related issues of hives and honey.  
With the Flexi1 or the custom designed solutions Digital Matter has for theft and monitoring of Agtech equipment, the user is not only able to detect theft, but the vital health signs of the hive itself with these battery powered devices.
Some features and benefits from this innovative solution are the ability to:

Detect unauthorized movement and track the hive to recovery

• Monitor lid openings
• Monitor temperature in and out of the hive
• Monitor humidity in the hive
• Monitor production levels with load sensors
• Monitor other inputs
• Provide an output to turn something on/off
• IP rated device to handle the climate and unwanted attention by the bees

Connectivity is the key too as these hives are often in remote areas.  Digital Matter offers the following platforms giving the client great flexibility:

• 2G/3G/4G
• Digital Matter RF (up to 5km range to the gateway which is back-hauled over Cellular)
• LPWAN’s (Low Power Wide Area Network) such as Sigfox or LoRa.   
• Or a combination of the above that can backhaul over Satellite such as Iridium or Inmarsat.

Best device for Beehive Monitoring

STING

Flexi1