Golf car manufacturers have embraced wireless technology to enhance their product. Club Car, in conjunction with Uplink, have introduced Inova. Inova is a completely new way to control and enhance your fleet of golf cars. Inova has four main components:
- A management computer at the clubhouse, including operational and revenue generating software applications
- GPS screens and controls integrated into each golf car dash or mounted to the roof of the car
- GPS transmitters, tracking boxes and IQLink systems integrated into the golf car
- A wireless communication network
Inova is also designed with the future in mind. Using scalable Microsoft .NET architecture to support future product improvements and it is Wi-Fi ready with a processor able to support 802.11.
The GPS transmitters and receivers on each cart are constantly sending and receiving signals to GPS satellites which allows tracking of the carts. This information is then transmitted back to the management computer in the clubhouse.
These new cars are awesome and help provide a valuable tool to managers of golf courses. Not only do you constantly know where your cars are, but you are always in contact and can use two-way messaging to send and receive messages to the cart. If somebody gets hurt, they can call in from their golf car for help. It also allows you to increase your advertising opportunities on the carts by sending messages over the screens to the golfers.
Plus, as always it gives your players a cool tool to use, distance measurement to the hole, which will help them enjoy their day.
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