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Fleet refueling: The impact of out-of-route and refueling time on business

September 1, 2020

Fiona Zhang interview

Empowering business with data intelligence: Fiona Zhao interview

August 10, 2020

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Key findings from the Industry Pulse Analysis on Fleet, Mobility and Transportation recovery

July 28, 2020

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Simplifying data exploration and visualization with Geotab Ignition

July 22, 2020

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What can 6,000 electric vehicles tell us about EV battery health?

July 7, 2020

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Telematics glossary: 100+ terms to know

July 2, 2020

How COVID-19 is impacting U.S.-Canada border crossing times

June 9, 2020

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The impact of COVID-19 on congestion and commercial traffic in cities

June 9, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on commercial transportation and trade activity

June 9, 2020

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Vehicle Telematics Leaders Geotab and Webfleet Solutions Join Forces to Launch New Commercial Mobility Recovery Dashboard

May 27, 2020

Behind the scenes: Commercial Transportation Recovery Dashboard

May 21, 2020

The impact of COVID-19 on UK fleets

May 15, 2020

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New dashboard monitors the commercial transportation industry’s road to COVID-19 recovery

May 7, 2020

Diversity in Data Analytics forum 2020

April 27, 2020

Telematics hardware vs. telematics software and firmware

March 10, 2020

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Introducing Geotab’s Server Operations On-Call team

March 5, 2020

Can you predict wait times at major city intersections?

March 2, 2020

How We Protect Your MyGeotab Telematics Data with Backup and Recovery

How we protect your data with backup and recovery

February 28, 2020

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Geotab reaches 2 million subscriptions

January 30, 2020

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Introducing the Geotab Community

January 29, 2020

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Geotab Connect 2020 recap

January 14, 2020

Get excited for Geotab Connect 2020!

December 9, 2019

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Your tour of the Geotab Data Science Package for fleets

October 15, 2019

Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian: View real-time data insights

Florida prepares for Hurricane Dorian: View real-time data insights

August 31, 2019

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Data normalization and why it matters

July 31, 2019

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Geotab Data Bootcamp recap 2019

July 11, 2019

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3 Best practices for an effective dashboard design

June 13, 2019

Australia's highway 1

World’s longest highways: Australia’s Highway 1

May 10, 2019

Google Cloud Next 2019 recap: Connected vehicles as air quality sensors

Google Cloud Next 2019 recap: Connected vehicles as air quality sensors

May 7, 2019

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Find success with IoT fleet management

May 2, 2019

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Highlights from LatAm Mobility Summit Mexico 2019

March 21, 2019

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A first look at the Geotab GO9

March 11, 2019

Polar vortex halts fleet activity in U.S.

Polar vortex halts fleet activity in U.S.

January 31, 2019

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Don’t make these big data mistakes

January 24, 2019

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How Detroit built the world’s smartest intersection

November 26, 2018

Monitoring Road Icing with Hyper-Local Temperature Mapping

Monitoring road icing with hyper-local temperature mapping

October 15, 2018

What Is Smart Mobility?

What is smart mobility?

August 21, 2018

New Study: Be Alert to Moose Car Crash Risk

New study: Be alert to moose car crash risk

August 14, 2018

Cybersecurity Basics — How to Protect Your Business

Cybersecurity basics — how to protect your business

July 30, 2018

Google Cloud Next: Geotab at the Forefront of AI for Smart Cities

Geotab recap of Google Cloud Next 2018

July 27, 2018

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Big data glossary: 50+ terms defined

July 12, 2018

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Everything you need to know about data.geotab.com

June 28, 2018

GEOTAB CONNECT 2018 Recap

GEOTAB CONNECT 2018 recap

June 15, 2018

Geotab Announces Winners of Data Challenge

Geotab announces winners of Data Challenge

June 13, 2018

Columbus Smart City Hackathon Showcases Talent, Data and Passion

Columbus smart city hackathon recap

May 25, 2018

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6 steps for data cleaning and why it matters

May 24, 2018

What’s the Big Deal with Big Data and IoT?

What’s the big deal with big data and IoT?

May 11, 2018

Open Data and Big Data Privacy

Open data and big data privacy

April 17, 2018

No One Owns Car Data

No one owns (car) data

March 23, 2018

Finding Patterns in Collision Data

Finding patterns in collision data

March 22, 2018

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Encouraging career advice from 9 women in tech

March 8, 2018

How to Cope with Data Overload

Dealing with information overload in telematics (9 strategies)

January 31, 2018

What Is Telematics?

What is telematics?

January 8, 2018

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Big data use cases for telematics

November 30, 2017

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Debunking the top 10 vehicle tracking myths

November 9, 2017

Using Big Data for Road Safety: A Safety Analysis Based on Geotab Telematics Data

Using telematics big data for road safety analysis

October 20, 2017

mexico earthquake telematics data

Connected cars detect Mexico earthquake

September 22, 2017

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Geotab named a Great Place to Work and we’re hiring

September 13, 2017

A gif of fleet activity on a map of Flordia

Geotab data shows Florida preparing for hurricane

September 7, 2017

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Motivate drivers to the next level with fleet gamification

September 5, 2017

GIF of fleet activity in Huston with blue and red squares.

Geotab data shows impact of Hurricane Harvey

August 29, 2017

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17 fun facts about Geotab

August 9, 2017

Truck Parking Shortage Reaches Critical Status for Carriers and Drivers

Truck parking shortage reaches critical status

June 13, 2017

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Do you have a big data graveyard?

June 7, 2017

What Is Machine Learning?

What is machine learning?

May 29, 2017

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How the curve algorithm for GPS logging works

April 28, 2017

Data connection points connecting across city view

How crowdsourcing tools are building more powerful maps

March 15, 2017

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Automotive IoT is disrupting the car rental industry

February 23, 2017

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Protecting the lifeblood of value and innovation

January 23, 2017

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Best practices for password management in MyAdmin

January 5, 2017

Scale holding a transport truck on each weighing plate with graphs behind them.

Performance benchmarking with big data: A case study on fleet benchmarking with telematics

January 1, 2017

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Who owns vehicle data?

December 29, 2016

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Usage-based insurance (UBI) and telematics

November 2, 2016

Are you Getting the Most out of Your Telematics Data?

Are you getting the most out of your telematics data?

October 13, 2016

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Geotab experts speak at upcoming IoT tech expo 2016

October 5, 2016

A person holding a white tablet in their hands with MyGeotab open

How to design a custom dashboard report

August 11, 2016

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Telefonica launches new digital transformation bus

August 3, 2016

How to Install Geotab's 16-Pin T-Harness Fleet Management Device

Geotab’s 16-pin t-harness fleet management device

July 4, 2016

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A happy customer is a loyal customer

June 10, 2016

Cartoon of vehicles in traffic with connectivity signals coming from them

Big data and the smart fleet revolution

June 6, 2016

blue fingerprint

The telematic fingerprint: who is behind the wheel?

June 1, 2016

How to Use the Geotab Data Feed

How to use the Geotab data feed

May 30, 2016

Diagram connecting the GO device to Geotabs gateway server and then to MyGeotab database

Data management at Geotab [infographic]

May 16, 2016

Is Your Fleet Ready for Big Data & Advanced Analytics?

Is your fleet ready for big data & advanced analytics?

May 9, 2016

Quality Assurance Testing Vehicle GPS Devices: How it Works

Quality assurance testing vehicle GPS devices: how it works

April 28, 2016

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What is data visualization?

February 23, 2016

Data visualization – the new era of business intelligence

January 21, 2016

The Beginner’s Guide to APIs

The beginner’s guide to APIs

January 18, 2016

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Most popular Geotab blog posts of 2015

December 22, 2015

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Geotab datacenter expands in 2015

December 10, 2015

A wide variety of vehicles backed up in multiple lanes on a highway

Predicting traffic congestion with driving behavior

December 7, 2015

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The case of the slow-poke query

November 16, 2015

A gauge that goes from green, to yellow, to red, with an arrow pointing to the red and a blurry city scene behind it.

The need for speed!

October 29, 2015

vehicles going both directions on a highway with green connectivity waves coming from them

A world without human drivers

August 26, 2015

A transport truck on a road with signs regarding, seat belt, speed and revving

Detecting dangerous driving patterns

August 24, 2015

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Diagnostics with Geotab: From port to report

August 7, 2015

Image of an OBDII port with blue overlay

The mysterious OBDII mode 6: Vehicle health data

August 5, 2015

Graphic of a data collection cycle from 24 hrs to 72 hrs to 60 days to 365 days and then leads to either a trash can or a filing cabinet

How long does Geotab keep my data?

June 1, 2015

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How Geotab got to hosting 10,000 customers

April 21, 2015

Blueprint of a self driving car

Self driving cars and telematics data impact safety

April 13, 2015

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Sticker MPG vs measured MPG during winter months

March 30, 2015

"A Telematics 2020 Vision Enables You to See Your Business Clearly" in writing with a blurred background of a city. The space in the zeros is not blurred and the city can be seen.

A telematics 2020 vision enables you to see clearly

March 16, 2015

Speed limit signs stacked on top of each other with speeds varying from 15 - 70

Road speeds: How to use and change them

January 29, 2015

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Learn how to customize the watchdog report

January 16, 2015

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Telematics and the self-driving car: The pros and cons

November 26, 2014

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Geotab in top 3 fleet management software solutions

November 12, 2014

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Taming the technical issue

November 10, 2014

The front view of a silver transport truck on a road with snow and mountains behind it

Fleet management: A challenging world?

September 30, 2014

Table of engine data from 9 vehicles with their fault code

Troubleshooting vehicle fault codes by patterns

September 15, 2014

A blue circuit board with a stethoscope on it

Maximizing a fleet’s health through monitoring data

August 27, 2014

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Convert big data into fleet management information

June 26, 2014

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Being hit with the benefits of telematics

March 11, 2014

Fleet management with ... VIN and a green background

Fleet management with VIN

December 30, 2013

Driver using jumping cables on car battery

A lesson learned with battery replacement

December 23, 2013

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Customizing how you receive your data in MyGeotab

October 24, 2013

Using RFID with Telematics Technology

Using RFID with telematics technology

October 22, 2013

A road map and magnifying glass icon connected leading to "MyGeotab" and a speed limit sign

Smarter management with Geotab’s posted road speed

October 8, 2013

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The telematics feedback loop

September 11, 2013

Pie chart with Geotab's top customized reports

MyGeotab data mining: Top 6 most customized reports

September 3, 2013

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IPv6: Are we prepared?

August 22, 2013

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Map yourself in OpenStreetMap

June 7, 2013

The Power of the Cloud in Telematics

The power of the cloud in telematics

May 28, 2013

Knowledge is Power with Data Mining

Knowledge is power with data mining

April 5, 2013

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Acing telematics

February 11, 2013

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Managing driver safety with geotab telematics data

February 4, 2013

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Getting started with big data using M2M telematics

November 16, 2012

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Benefits of managing by exception

October 29, 2012

Trips Summary Reporting

Trips summary reporting

October 19, 2012

Line graph with a green, red and blue line.

Collision reconstruction data

October 12, 2012

Black and white outline of a Geotab GO6 being plugged into a OBD port

Differences in OBD plug-in fleet management devices

October 2, 2012

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Improving operations with telematics

September 25, 2012

Screenshot of map with last vehicle location

Integrating with existing fleet management solution

September 14, 2012

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The new stakeholder

September 7, 2012

Bar graph with the amount of times a vehicle stopped and for how long.

The power of custom fleet management reporting

August 30, 2012

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Insurance telematics: Creating the synergy

August 16, 2012

Cubes that spell out "Strategy" and then the words "think, plan and manage" from it.

Mobile network operators’ opportunity in telematics

August 2, 2012