Two EU peacekeeping forces select Globalstar-enabled SafeFleet Telematics for vehicle tracking and staff protection

The European Union Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM) and EU Rule of Law Mission (EULEX) have deployed the SafeFleet Telematics solution to track and manage fleets, monitor driver behaviour, and safeguard personnel and civilian passengers in Georgia and Kosovo respectively. The platform incorporates Globalstar’s SmartOne device.

Both organisations have responsibility for maintaining law and order, as well as carrying out judiciary, policing duties and border patrol in their regions.

They both sought a fleet tracking and monitoring platform to replace incumbent technology that they deemed inadequate. There was a rigorous tender process for each of the two deployments, contested by regional competitors and European providers proposing technologies including radio, GSM and SIM-based solutions.

The phased deployment at the two organisations is now complete with SafeFleet Telematics installed in vehicles used for logistics and transport, including armoured vehicles and all-terrain pathfinder vehicles. The more recent deployment, for EULEX, incorporated more than 530 GlobalstarSmartOne B Line Power devices.

Globalstar value-added reseller, ETA Automatizari Industriale SRL (based in Romania) developed the SafeFleet Telematics platform, a bespoke hardware and software-based solution that automatically switches between GSM and Globalstar’s simplex satellite network.

SafeFleet Telematics also includes an RFID-based identification system to ensure each driver is authorised and in possession of the required licence. Its one-touch panic button enables the driver to alert security teams and to summon support in an emergency. It also allows customers to monitor fuel consumption and other engine metrics to optimise vehicle performance and manage maintenance scheduling.