Map display of Vehicles, Drivers, Landmarks, Geofences and Vehicle/Driver Events
Mapping
DriverTech Mapping provides the ability to view Vehicles, Landmarks and Fueling Locations and perform interactive actions on these items.
Overview with images describing control areas (not detail of each) for General Controls (i.e. help/settings/pan/zoom), Toggles and Search, Results, Landmark+Geofence Editing
Requirements
Landmark Events will only be generated from ELD running v6.06+
All other Mapping features are supported across all current versions of ELD
Overview of Map Features
Map Assistance Controls
Help
Opens up this page in a window.
Settings
Provides ability to override default settings on the Vehicles/Landmarks/Fuel layers:
- Marker Icon Size
- Marker Icon Color
- Marker Text display ON/OFF
- Default Icon Image (for Landmark creation)
- Toggle layer ON/OFF by default when map is loaded
- Cluster Density (more or fewer clusters)
Screenshot
Saves an image of the current view of map.
Fullscreen
Toggle the map to completely fill the screen.
Tilt and Rotate
Click and holding button while dragging mouse right or left will rotate view of map clockwise or counter-clockwise (respectively). Click button to reset back to original view.
Click and holding button while dragging mouse up or down will tilt view of map up or down (respectively).
This can also be accomplished by moving the mouse accordingly while right-click is held down anywhere on the map.
Zoom Out/In
Decrease/Increase view level of map.
This can also be accomplished by using the mouse scroll wheel.
Zoom to Features
Adjust zoom level of map to display all available items on map.
Toggle Controls
Toggles provide a rapid way to Show/Hide/Change specific layers and data on the Map view. An alternate way to show/filter Vehicles/Drivers, Landmarks, or Fuel is to use the Search control (described below).
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 | Satellite/Street layer Toggles the background rendering between Street and Satellite |
 | Fuel layer Toggles display of Fuel Stops On/Off |
 | Vehicle layer You may hover your mouse over the Icon to view a tooltip which provides details about how many items are currently populated |
 | Landmark layer You may hover your mouse over the Icon to view a tooltip which provides details about how many items are currently populated |
Search and Results Controls
Search/filter map for Vehicles/Drivers or Landmarks.
Results contains the list of objects being displayed on the map, split into three separate tabs:
Vehicles
Landmarks
Fuel Stations
When a search/filter is being performed on the map, the Vehicle and Landmark Toggle Controls will indicate accordingly:
RED Left Border Indicates the Vehicle layer is being filtered. You may hover your mouse over the Icon to view a tooltip which provides details about how many items are currently populated.
RED Left Border Indicates the Landmark layer is being filtered. You may hover your mouse over the Icon to view a tooltip which provides details about how many items are currently populated.
Vehicle/Driver Events Control
Historical vehicle events can be displayed on the map with a a specific icon and color for each event type and an estimated route allowing for easy visual identification of Driver/Vehicle activity, route and direction over your desired date range.
Currently available events that can be selected are:
- General Events
- HOS Events
- Landmark Events
FIRST: To View the Vehicle/Driver Events locate this Icon using on of the following scenarios:
- Click on a Vehicle or Driver Icon
- Click on a Cluster and select a Vehicle or Driver
- Click on the 'Results' icon at the top right, then click on the Vehicle Tab if not already selected
NEXT: Clicking this icon for a vehicle will bring up the Vehicle Events search pane (click to enlarge):
FINALLY: Upon clicking [Get Results], the following control will be added to the map for that particular vehicle which can be used to navigate and view the events provided:
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Landmark Edit Control
Clicking this icon for a landmark will open up a dialog to edit the landmark details.
Click here for detail on how to Add/Edit Landmarks
Vehicle, Landmark and Fuel Display Detail
Items on the map which can be selected include Vehicles, Landmarks and Fuel locations, as well was, Clustered points of each.
When Clicked or Touched a callout will appear providing information and available actions relative to the item selected.
The following provides detail on what each type of marker provides. See General Controls (below) for information on how to control what is displayed on the map
Vehicle Markers and Clusters
Indicates a Moving Vehicle
Indicates a Stationary Vehicle
Clicking on a Vehicle Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Vehicle:
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Indicates a Cluster of Vehicles. Clicking on a Cluster will open a List of the Vehicles (as show below):
Landmark Markers and Clusters
Indicates a Landmark. Also denotes the route-to location for the Landmark. Icon may vary depending on the icon chosen when the Landmark was created.
Clicking on a Landmark Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Landmark:
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Indicates a Cluster of Landmarks. Clicking on a Cluster will open a List of the Landmarks (as shown below):
Fuel Station Markers and Clusters
Indicates a Fuel Station.
Clicking on a Fuel Station Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Fuel Station:
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Indicates a Cluster of Fuel Stations. Clicking on a Cluster will open a list of the fuel stations (as shown below):
Landmarks and Geofencing
Overview...
Requirements
Landmark Events will only be generated from ELD running v6.06+
All other Mapping features are supported across all current versions of ELD
Creating a New Landmark
Located on the right edge of the map beneath results
Located near the top left corner of the Results panel
Located on the menu that appears when right-clicking anywhere on the map
Drawing the Landmark | |
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 | (1) Enter the location of the landmark in the textbox OR center the map on the area where you would like to create the landmark. (2) Click the button Create Landmark at Center of View Area OR Right-Click the location on the map and select the (3) Adjust the Landmark area to fit the location as needed.
(4) Move the Routing Point icon to the location that will be used as the destination where drivers will be routed to for the Landmark.
Click here for Important Information and Tips for creating viable and reliable Geofences |
Adding Detail to Landmark | |
 | (1) Name - Enter a unique name that will be used to identify the Landmark. Multiple landmarks cannot have the same name. (2) Category - Enter term(s) that will be used to categorize the landmark, with each term separated by a comma or space. (3) Address - Enter the address of the landmark. (4) Company - Select the company that the landmark will be associated with. (5) Add to Address Book - Checking this box will add the landmark to the DTNav application database, allowing for easy driver routing. (6) Icon/Color of Landmark - Select the Icon that will be used to identify the landmark on the map, along with the color to use for the landmark. Note - the only field required to be filled out when creating a landmark is the Name (the company field is also used but will default to the first company in the list). |
Adding Alerts for Landmark | |
 | (1) Alert Summary Text - Enter text which will be populated in Driver ELD and Email Notifications. (2) Entry Alert - Enables an alert to be triggered upon a vehicle entering into the Landmark area. Select either Information or Critical to enable the Entry Alert to Driver, followed by the message that will be displayed to the driver upon triggering. Enter email addresses for people who will be notified upon an alert triggering. (3) Duration Alert - Enables an alert to be triggered after a vehicle has remained inside the Landmark area for X amount of minutes, followed by repeated alerts for every Y amount of minutes the vehicle has continually remained in the landmark area. Enter email addresses for people who will be notified upon an alert triggering. (4) Exit Alert - Enables an alert to be triggered after a vehicle has exited the Landmark area. Enter email addresses for people who will be notified upon an alert triggering. |
Notes for Landmark | |
 | (1) Comments - Enter any comments or details to be noted about the landmark. These are shown in the (2) Customer Primary Key - Primary key reference for the landmark in the customer's system. (3) Disable Landmark - Disabling the landmark will prevent events from being generated, however it will still be visible on the map. (4) Delete Landmark - Deleting the landmark will remove it from the map. After 15 days the landmark will be permanently deleted. The landmark can be restored by using the the Deleted? landmark search filter to find the landmark and un-checking this box. |
Geofence Creation Detail and Tips
Overview
The following specifications MUST ALL be considered when creating or editing a Landmarks Geogence to ensure successful and reliable Entry and Exit detection around various Landmark types
- Geofence Entry Distance: The vehicle must be at least 10m (~33ft) inside of the geofence to trigger entry.
- Geofence Exit Distance: The vehicle must be at least 20m (~66ft) outside of the geofence to trigger exit.
- Time Required for Entry/Exit: The vehicle must spend at least 10 seconds on either side of the geofence in order to trigger entry or exit.
Example 1: Geofence around a building
This geofence is designed to trigger when a vehicle has entered the parking lot or loading dock in back of the building. The area colored in red is where we would like the geofence to trigger when a vehicle enters. GPS limitations allow for up to 50 feet of guaranteed accuracy. To compensate for this we need to add 50 feet of padding onto each side of the geofence, in order to guarantee that when a vehicle enters the desired area the fence will be triggered. The area colored in green is the correctly drawn fence to account for the limitations.
See Also
Landmark Events