AudioConexus delivers GPS Tours in multiple languages and/or topics simultaneously. As such, we often get the question if what we do is like satellite radio, “which is a digital radio signal that is broadcast by a communications satellite.” See Wikipedia’s Satellite Radio to learn more.
Our GPS Tours are unlikesatellite radio providers such as SIRIUS and XM Radio. We do not rely on satellites to deliver content (streaming audio) to our GPS Tour Systems (which can be interrupted by poor signals).
To ensure tour delivery consistency (on time, every-time) we use Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite technology to provide our GPS Tour System with specific vehicle or vessel location information only. What this means is, our GPS Tour System is simply tracking the location of vehicles and vessels in real-time. Based on the location of vehicles and vessels, AudioConexus “triggers” audio to play when a vehicle or vessel passes through Points of Interest (”POI”s), also called ”GPS trigger” points.
AudioConexus captures ”GPS trigger” data during the initial stages of a project. GPS triggers are created by capturing the longitude and latitude location of any POI along any route, anywhere.
Once a GPS trigger point (POI) has been collected using a GPS Receiver, software and a laptop, the trigger point can be easily modified in two important ways:
- the trigger point can be increased in size from a radius of 1 meter to virtually any size such as 150 meters. For example, larger triggers are often necessary for boat tours while smaller triggers are required for buses and trolleys.
- the trigger point can be directional. Directional triggers are created for tours where a bus may drive East and West on the same street during a sightseeing tour. To ensure that the delivery of “East” audio commentary is not triggered on the same road when traveling West, audio commentary will play based on the direction of the bus. Directional triggers are also used to ensure that same audio segment does not play twice if a vehicle or vessel has to travel through a previous trigger point for any reason.
Once the GPS trigger data has been collected by AudioConexus, this information is used to communicate “I am here” system information. This is accomplished by mounting a GPS Receiver (typically on the top) of vehicles and vessels. Therefore, no live streaming of audio from satellites is required. All multilingual content resides on the vehicle or vessel. Multiple languages are broadcasted wirelessly (with a language input for PA Systems) based on the location of vessels and vehicles. New GPS triggers (POIs), audio content, languages and/or topics are easily added and updated as required.
