AVL systems enable the approximate location of a vehicle to be determined and tracked as it traverses the transportation network. The most common application of AVL technology is for dispatching emergency vehicles, tracking transit vehicles and providing passengers with arrival time estimations through information displays, and delivery companies.
Automatic volume adjustment.
Abbreviation for utomatic ehicle ocation. Combining a locations-sensing device (such as a GPS receiver) with a wireless communications link to provide a home office or dispatcher with the location of a vehicle or mobile asset.
Location system, in particular for buses and heavy-goods vehicles, used widely in fleet management utilising technologies such as GSM, GPS and Internet
Automatic Vehicle Locator. Uses Global Positioning System (GPS) technology to locate the position of patrol cars on a digital map. This information assists the dispatcher in knowing which calls should be assigned to which officers.
Automatic Vehicle Location. Combining a location-sensing device (such as a GPS receiver) with a wireless communications link to provide a home office or dispatcher with the location of a vehicle or mobile asset (such as a trailer or heavy machinery).
Automatic Vehicle Locator, a generic term for a variety of technologies used to map and display the real-time locations of vehicles in the field.
Automatic Volume Leveller. Minimises sudden changes in TV volume when commercials are transmitted
Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) is the technique of using a navigation system, such as GPS, to determine a vehicleâ€(tm)s position.
Automatic Vehicle Location system. Computerized system that tracks the current location of fleet vehicles, to assist dispatching, etc.
See automatic vehicle location.
Automatic Vehicle Location - A system that shows the position of response vehicles on a map display.
Automated Vehicle Location
Automotive Vehicle Location
Automatic vehicle locator. A device that uses GPS to enable remote tracking of a vehicle's location over the Internet.
Automatic Vehicle Location. The installation of devices on a fleet of vehicles to enable the fleet manager or dispatcher to pinpoint the location of vehicles in real time which allows the vehicles to function more efficiently. AVL can also allow the fleet manager or dispatcher to determine the level of congestion on the roadway network.
Class of technologies designed to locate vehicles for fleet management purposes and for stolen vehicle recovery. Infrastructure can be land-based radio towers or satellites. (see IVHS)
Short for utomatic ehicle ocation, This is another name for real time vehicle tracking technology that never caught on during the early development of the GPS vehicle tracking industry.
Automatic Vehicle Location. the automated system and related technology of tracking vehicle locations. AVL systems utilize GPS technology coupled with wireless communication systems to provide a vast array of data to the home station and/or fleet operator.
