EXHIBIT 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


         We have issued our report dated November 1, 2003 (except for Note 10 as
to which the date is December 23, 2003) accompanying the financial statements of
XATA Corporation appearing in the 2003 Annual Report of the Company to its
shareholders on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2003 which are
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of the aforementioned
report and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."

                                           /s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP




Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 7, 2004