Defense Transportation Reporting and Control System: Difference between revisions

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At its height, there were three server stacks for processing DTRACS data. One stack for European devices, another for devices in SWA and a third for receiving a split-feed from the KBR (Kellog Brown and Root) owned and operated server. While KBR had their own vehicles and server, all three systems used the same satellite for their communications. As of January 2010 the KBR solution still exists, but was moved to Ramstein Airbase.

On the military side, the system was replaced by a newer system called [[Movement Tracking System]], or MTS. The last use of DTRACS by US military personel was in early 2007. While some devices are still used by KBR in their deployment, the military decided to swicthswitch to MTS instead of DTRACS for its [[military logistics|logistics]] tracking solution. The primary reason for the swicthswitch is that MTS provided a mapping capability in the vehicle. Of course this came at a price. A typical DTRACS device cost in the neigborhoodneighborhood of $2,500, while an MTS device cost approximately $20,000 or more. Further funding for MTS from the military allowed the system to have Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) includdedincluded in the system. This allowed the trucks to read passive RFID tags that were included in its cargo and report live locations back to the Radio Frequency - In-Transit Visibility (RF-ITV) system maintained by PEO EIS Product Manager Joint - Automatic Identification Technology (PM J-AIT)<ref>http://www.eis.army.mil/programs/j-ait.htm</ref>

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