subject: Tracking Your Shipment Online With Gps [print this page] A concern many people express when shopping for San Francisco delivery services is whether or not they are going to be able to keep track of their goods during shipment. Global positioning system, or GPS, technology has revolutionized the courier business. The use of GPS technology has been great for the business owners because it has enabled them to reduce costs and operate more efficiently. It is also good for customers, as the GPS systems used by delivery businesses allow them to be able to track down any package wherever it is in the city.
Each package is assigned a tag. On that tag is a reference number and a bar code. As the package passes through the different transition points along its delivery route, the bar code is scanned. This information is then uploaded to a computer data center where it can be retrieved by managers and clients alike.
As the package is scanned out, information concerning the condition of the package can be tracked as well. This way, a package that is damaged during transit; managers and clients can figure out where along the delivery route the damage occurred. You can also determine if your package will arrive on time or if it has been held up at some point along the delivery route.
More advanced technology can be used for more valuable commodities in transit. A tracking device can be attached to or packed inside the package to keep track of it during the shipment route. The device allows satellites to pick up the exact location of the package in real time.
The real time tracking is much more accurate than the previous method of scanning packages at their transition points. Scanning information can be hours old. Typically, the package is scanned as soon as it leaves the customer's place of business, when it is picked up, or at the warehouse if it has been dropped off for shipment. It won't be scanned again until it actually is loaded on to a delivery vehicle. It will not be scanned again until it is transferred from that vehicle to another vehicle, to a warehouse, or to the delivery destination.
San Francisco delivery services have access to technology that provides a wealth of information about the packages in their system. Depending on the level of service you have ordered, that information is available to you as well through computers and satellites.
by: Adam Trammel
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