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Fleetmatics

Fleetmatics was a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) for fleet management, a key component of Fleet digitalization. Based in Dublin, Ireland, the company offered web-based and mobile application services that provided fleet operators with information on vehicle location, speed, mileage, and fuel usage. Verizon was one the largest GPS fleet management system globally (alongside Wialon and Geotab) with over 1.8 million vehicles managed through over 80,000 customers. Fleetmatics also provides field management, job scheduling and workflow services.

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Article summary

Fleetmatics was a provider of software-as-a-service (SaaS) for fleet management, a key component of Fleet digitalization. Based in Dublin, Ireland, the company offered web-based and mobile application services that provided fleet operators with information on vehicle location, speed, mileage, and fuel usage. Verizon was one the largest GPS fleet management system globally (alongside Wialon and Geotab) with over 1.8 million vehicles managed through over 80,000 customers. Fleetmatics also provides field management, job scheduling and workflow services.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2004 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2004". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359561342

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