GPS Satellite System Integration in Monitoring of
Automobile Transport in Latvia
Abstract. This paper is the result of authors’ activities in the field
of research and implementation of global positioning system
(GPS) technologies in the Latvian car industry. The subject of
study is the characteristics of Latvian motor vehicle
management. Topicality and importance of this issue are related
with new GPS applications to motor vehicle monitoring. In order
to solve this issue, the authors proposed an original mathematical
model of satellite receivers’ use in vehicles.
Keywords: management technologies, service efficiency,
capacity, global positioning system, queuing system,
monitoring.
I. INTRODUCTION
In this work, there is considered the use of computer networks
in modern means of navigation. The main factor, which
determines the working quality of navigation means, is the
speed. The modern means of navigation are based on highspeed
computer networks. The estimation of the productivity
of such kind of networks is the topical task nowadays. The
main type of navigation monitoring is the automatic dependent
surveillance. This method is widely used in Japan, USA and
Western European countries (Sweden, Denmark, Germany). In
the near future, this method of navigation surveillance will be
used in Latvia as well. The outcome of this work is a proposed
methodology, which allows to design the computer network of
navigation monitoring in Latvia.