DEVICE FOR LOCATING A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF GENERATING VEHICLE LOCATION INFORMATION

摘要

A device for locating a vehicle and a method of generating location information are provided. The location device includes or is associated with a satellite-positioning location interface and a dead-reckoning location module. The satellite-positioning location interface and the dead-reckoning location module allow the location device to generate vehicle location information. The vehicle location information is generated by the dead-reckoning location module when the vehicle is detected as being in an area of poor satellite signal reception. A calibration of the dead-reckoning location module is provided when the vehicle is detected as being in an extended area with good satellite signal reception.