Virtual Footprint
Skyreach Communications Inc. meets the demands placed on companies servicing our natural resource sector, to cut costs and enhance profit margins; keeping in mind that safety for the employee is top priority. Skyreach's innovative approach to customizing applications to suit their client's communication and management needs has proven to be a must in today's business world.
Imagine the benefits of having the ability to take your web based solution from the urban environment, to virtually anywhere, with the satisfaction of knowing the user will be able to communicate with the office or home.
Virtual Footprint, a product of Skyreach Communications Inc., is a unique product that is capable of offering solutions that includes:
Vehicle Tracking
Using GPS technology, vehicle engine data, and digital maps, Virtual Footprint offers management a perfect solution to monitor their fleet of vehicles. Daily, weekly, or monthly view customized reports such as:
- Summary of speed and infractions
- Idle time
- Fuel economy
- Productive hours
- Seat belt compliance
- Excessive deceleration and acceleration
- Engine hours
- Mileage
- Average haul speed
- Cycle times
- And many more
Trailer and Heavy Equipment Solution
Skyreach Communications is pleased to announce the addition of AXTracker monitoring equipment to our comprehensive Virtual Footprint tracking solution.
Monitoring field assets can be a daunting task. With AXTracker, we can provide your office/dispatch with the information to optimize the performance of your equipment.
- Size: measuring 9.25" X 6.25" X 1", the unit is easily mountable in a variety of locations
- Battery life: With twice a day updates, batteries in the unit last 7 years.
- Flexibility: Updates can be tailored to your needs. Unit can be powered inline if update requirement is high.
- Security: Units can be fitted with motion sensors to notify you when they move
Lone Worker
What value does one place on human safety? Legislation requires lone workers have access to a means of communication. Virtual Footprint is a valuable and effective option that consists of:
- Two way text messaging between field units and the office
- Preset timers with canned messages
- Geo-fencing
- Use satellite, cellular or broad spectrum radio frequencies to transmit data and messages
- View the route take and the current position of the lone worker on your customized web site, enhanced with your own digital map information
- Automatic forwarding of requests for emergency calls to your choice of response teams
- Automatic conversion of Latitude and Longitude to LSD and PNG
BP Canada Energy Company selected Skyreach Communications as thier lone worker solution provider. The solution they chose to implement uses most of the available features with the ability to enhance their solution in the future.
Electronic Driver's Log
Legislation is getting stricter forcing industry to simplify the entry and maintenance of driver's log. Virtual Footprint's driver's log software enables owners to comply with the new regulations through these features:
Sample Driver log 1 Sample Driver log 2
- Capturing data from the vehicle engines computer and GPS technology to automatically fill in specifics of the form
- Minimal input from the driver
- Spatially references GPS position to the centre of the nearest community
- Converts Latitude and Longitude to LSD or PNG
- Captures electronic signatures
- Pre-trip and Post-trip forms
- Automatically downloads driver's log data to the office once a day
Fuel Tax Credit
How many hours do you spend gathering and summarizing information necessary to apply for a fuel tax rebate? Let us simplify this process for you by using Virtual Footprint. This solution consists of:
- Using GPS technology and engine data to track time and fuel used while traveling where rebates apply
- Ongoing enhancements of proprietary digital maps to ensure data are referenced accurately.
Fleet Administration and Dispatch
Do you need to improve your ability to dispatch your fleet of vehicles effectively? By using Virtual Footprint you can improve the mobilization and tracking of your cargo and staff regardless of location by:
- Almost real time viewing of individual or your fleet of vehicles on your customized web site
- Two way text messaging
- Electronic delivery tickets with water marked electronic signatures
- Electronic time tickets
- Send and receive data via satellite, cellular, or broad spectrum RF frequencies
- Capture digital trails used for navigation and send them to other vehicles, within the fleet, traveling to the same destination

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- Customized reports to meet your operational ad managerial needs using Crystal Reports
- Ongoing enhancement of our interactive street level digital maps using Autodesk technology
- Secure Website customized to meet your specific needs