First of all you need to decide what kind of devices you would use , need a mobile provider (GPRS SIM Card ) for device to send data in dedicatet server , need autorisation for google maps when you are using the google map for commercial use!
those are the first steps to do a research what you need !
Go in this adress.
http://pulse.spartansoft.com you will find some information how it works!
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