Vehicle Status (tab)

Select the icon to show a pop-up listing equipment on that vehicle.

Select the icon to locate that event on the map.

Select the icon to set the status for a vehicle (selected status will appear on the map). See vehicle management (tab) for information about configuring statuses.

Maps (tab)

Vehicles
This side panel displays all vehicles by group. Selecting a vehicle will center the map on that vehicle's last known location.

Groups of Vehicles
This side panel allows the user to show/hide groups of vehicles by checking a specific group.

Vehicle Trails
In this side panel a user may choose to view the trail of a vehicle's location history for the date specified.

Landmarks
This side panel allows a user to select a landmark. This will show its location and radius. Landmarks are similar to geofences, they are location specific items on the map and are used to trigger alerts. Landmarks are single point on the map, with a specific radius. All landmarks are used regardless of vehicle or group.

Create
- Enter an address, the location will show on the map.
- Complete the fields in the “Create New Landmark” section and select “Create Landmark”.

Manage
Within the “Manage Landmarks” section, you may add or remove landmarks to groups. A newly created landmark will be in the “blank” group until assigned to a specific group.

GeoFences
Displays all geofences, selecting a geofence will show it's location and perimeter. A GeoFence is a user-defined area on the map. The user may define the shape, size, and location of the GeoFence. GeoFences are used to trigger alerts when a unit enters or exits said GeoFence. Only units specified under vehicle management will trigger these alerts.

1. To create a GeoFence, choose the “Make GeoFence” button in the “Create GeoFences” subsection.
2. Plot points of the GeoFence by clicking the map. The GeoFence will appear as a red, highlighted area on the map.
3. To adjust any point of a GeoFence, simply click a point and drag it to a new position.
4. When done drawing the GeoFence, enter a title and choose “Set GeoFence”.

Map settings
Within this subsection, a user may specify default zoom levels, map type, and set the default behavior for showing landmarks and geofences on page load.

Vehicle Directions
This panel allows the user to get directions from and to a landmark, address, or unit.

Send SMS
In this panel a user may send a SMS message to a specific driver. Choose the desired driver from the drop-down menu, complete the message fields, and choose "send". This is useful for sending a driver route, customer, or scheduling information.

Nearest Vehicle
Use this panel to find the nearest vehicle to a landmark, address, or unit.

Historical Movement
In this side panel a user may choose to view the trail of a vehicle's location history for the date specified.

Managers can use the Breadcrumb Trail to view Historical Movement of the vehicle. By clicking on any balloon, you will see the vehicle location (address, or lat/long), time, direction, speed, and time stamp.

Below the map, you will see detailed data concerning that particular Breadcrumb Trail.

By clicking on any vehicle under the Vehicle Trails tab, the Historical Movement of that vehicle/driver will be displayed on the map, along with detailed information below the "picture" of the Trail.

Geofences - Virtual Perimeters
Displays all geofences, selecting a geofence will show it's location and perimeter. A GeoFence is a user-defined area on the map. The user may define the shape, size, and location of the GeoFence. GeoFences are used to trigger alerts when a unit enters or exits said GeoFence. Only units specified under vehicle management will trigger these alerts. Alerts are sent via Email or Text message!

1. To create a GeoFence, choose the “Make GeoFence” button in the “Create GeoFences” subsection.
2. Plot points of the GeoFence by clicking the map. The GeoFence will appear as a red, highlighted area on the map.
3. To adjust any point of a GeoFence, simply click a point and drag it to a new position.
4. When done drawing the GeoFence, enter a title and choose “Set GeoFence”.

Hybrid View
User can click the "Hybrid" tab to overlay the streets and mapping on to the local topography.

Traffic View
Use the Traffic Feature to overlay traffic conditions. Streaming data will show the Manager or Dispatcher local traffic conditions. Color coded (green = moving, yellow = slowing, red = stop) graphics will indicate whether drivers should be alerted or re-routed. New driving directions can then be sent via Text (SMS) message directly from the Admin Area.

Drop-down menus make it simple for a Manager or Dispatcher to re-route the driver. You can select "from" unit, landmark (customer or vendor address), or address (manually entered) -- "to" unit, landmark (customer or vendor address), or address (manually entered). Just click "Get Directions" and turn-by-turn directions are displayed.

Simply cut-and-paste directions in to the SMS Text module, and click Send. The driver has new directions, avoiding traffic congestion, and thereby saving time and fuel...lowering operating costs.

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KML (Google Earth): This allows a user to download a KML file which shows either all vehicles' current locations or all landmarks. This file type is generally used with Google Earth.

This feature will allow the user to see the location of their vehicle or asset anywhere on Earth, and includes a variety of landmarks (not user-defined landmarks) and points-of-interest that can turned on or off.

When interfacing with Google Earth 3D, user will also get weather and traffic data!

Impress clients, and send a message that you are serious about your fleet, by having this streaming data displayed on a big-screen TV in your lobby!

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This feature can be especially useful when your asset is in a rural area with no physical address. Or, maybe your asset is not supposed to be in a rural area with no address! With this feature, you will be able to locate the asset anytime, anywhere.

Settings (tab)

Vehicle Alerts
Vehicle alerts are send by email or phone, whichever the receiving contact is. For example: If the contact has been set as an email address, the alert will be sent by email.

Create
- Enter a title
- Select type of alert (action)
- Select a single unit or a group of units
- Add contacts
- Select “Add Alert"

Manage
Click "Alerts Table" to see all current alerts. Within this panel a user may change the name of an alert, add/remove contacts, and delete the alert itself.

Scheduled Reports - Create
- Select unit(s) on which you'd like a report to run
- Select “One Time”, “Daily”, “Weekly”, or “Monthly” from drop down menu.
- Set the time at which report should run
- Select the format for report (html, pdf, or excel)
- Select report type(s) you would like to have generated for this schedule
- Choose which contacts should receive report(s)
- Enter a Title for your schedule
- Review the information you entered, go back by clicking the step to the left.
- Select “Save Schedule”

The scheduled report will arrive in your email in the format selected.
- HTML: this report look similar to the reports within the application, and will be displayed in the body of the email.
- EXCEL/CSV: this report arrives as an attachment to the email.
- PDF: this report is a link to download the PDF file.

Scheduled Reports - Manage
Click “Scheduled Reports Table” to see all scheduled reports. From this panel you may change the name of individual schedules, add contacts, or delete a schedule. Schedules are sorted by frequency of updates.

Data Exports
Within this section a user may access tracking data for alternative applications.
- XML: This export option offers the user a xml link which shows tracking data for the selected vehicle.
- KML (Google Earth): This allows a user to download a KML file which shows either all vehicles' current locations or all landmarks. This file type is generally used with Google Earth.

Landmarks Upload
Before uploading Landmark data first download the correct template for the kind of data you will be uploading. The template will let you know what order the data needs to be in for the upload to be successful.

After you've entered all your info into the template, save it as a “.csv” (comma separated values), otherwise the upload will not work.

To upload, simply click either "Addresses" if your uploading address information or "Lat/Long" if your uploading latitude/longitude information. Then browse for the location of the file on your computer and choose upload.

NOTE: The reverse geolocation process could take about 1-5 seconds per landmark.

Found landmarks will automatically be placed under “Manage Landmarks” on the Map tab within the default group. Landmarks that weren't found will be placed in the “Unfound Landmarks Table” to the right of the uploader.

For unfound landmarks, a user may return later to update them manually or re-geolocate one or all. If you choose to “find” a landmark, you will be taken to the Maps tab, where you may manually enter a title and choose “save”.

New Vehicle Maintenance Item
- Select the vehicle for which the maintenance item should monitor.
- Choose “Add New Setting”
- Configure as desired
. . . . - The required fields to create a new service alert (vehicle maintenance) setting are: title, miles, and days.
. . . . - You may add contacts at a later time, though alerts won't be sent if no contacts are supplied. An alert will be sent whenever specified miles or days is reached.
. . . . - The “buffer” is set to allow for an reminder before that particular event occurs.
. . . . - If you don't care to be notified by days and just want to be notified by miles, set the days field far after you would expect the miles threshold to be reached.
. . . . - Additionally, you may add a comment for your service notification such as what type of oil the vehicle takes. This comment will display an icon next to the title when viewing your Vehicle Maintenance Items
. . . . - If you only want to be notified once and not on a recurring basis, select the check box next to comments.
. . . . - Choose “save"

Manage Vehicle Maintenance items
- Choose a vehicle from the drop down menu.
- A table of all Vehicle Maintenance Items will appear for selected vehicle.
- Within this table a user may edit or delete an item, or configure various preferences for that item.
- A red blinking icon indicates that miles or days has been reached, to reset click the icon.
- You can also choose "View Service Alerts" to see active service alerts for all vehicles.

Geofence Management
Within this subsection a user may add or remove units, and contacts from a geofence and delete a geofence.

- Add a unit by selecting the unit from the drop down menu at right. Units added to a geofence will trigger alerts for that geofence.
- Add a contact by clicking the icon. Contacts added to a geofence will receive alerts for units triggering events for that geofence.

Group Management
Groups are used to manage units by organizing them into logical “groups”. Groups are used throughout the application for reporting, scheduling, equipment, mapping, etc. Within this subsection a user may add, remove, and rename groups.

NOTE: This is not the same as landmark “groups”.

Driver Management
A “driver” represents an actual person, expected to be driving a vehicle in which a unit is installed. Drivers are used within driver reports and dispatching. Here a user may create, delete, and rename drivers. The user may also set the driver's phone number, this is used to send SMS messages to a driver (see maps tab).

Input Labels
Input labels are used to identify what a units inputs are. Here users may set labels.

Status Labels
To create a new status label, complete the "add label" field, choose an icon, click "add". To remove an existing status, select it from the drop down list and click "remove".

Vehicle Equipment
This subsection maintains a list of equipment. Items may be added, removed, or renamed.

If you wish to add or remove items from a specific vehicle, select a vehicle from the drop down. A split-list will appear, where a user may move items to or from a vehicle. Adding an item to a group when a vehicle in that group already has the item will not duplicate the item for that vehicle. You can remove items from single vehicles in a group without affecting the other vehicles in the group.

COMING SOON: This feature will be used in a future release to locate the nearest vehicle with a selected equipment item (for dispatching).