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
Map assistance control bar is located at the Top-Left corner and provides the following capabilities
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| Opens up this page in a window. | Provides ability to override default settings on the Vehicles/Landmarks/Fuel layers:
| Saves an image of the current view of map. | Toggle the map to completely fill the screen. | 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. | Decrease/Increase view level of map. This can also be accomplished by using the mouse scroll wheel. | 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 and Results controls are located at the Top Right of the Map View and consist of:
 | Search ControlAllows for searching/filtering of specific Vehicles/Drivers or Landmarks. NOTE: When a search/filter is is active, the Vehicle and Landmark Toggle Controls will indicate accordingly:
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 | Results ControlDisplays records currently loaded on the map by either Toggle or Search for Vehicles/Drivers, Landmarks and Fuel Stops, split into three separate tabs:
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 | Landmark and Geofence Create/Edit ControlAllows for Creating and Editing Landmark detail and its associated Geofence Click here for detail on how to Add/Edit Landmarks and Geofencing |
Viewing Vehicle, Landmark and Fuel 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
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Clicking on a Vehicle Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Vehicle:
|  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:
|  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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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:
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Searching for and Interacting with Vehicle/Driver Events
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To View the Vehicle/Driver Events locate this Icon using on of the following scenarios:
| Clicking this icon for a vehicle will bring up the Vehicle Events search pane (click to enlarge):
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Landmarks and Geofencing
Landmarks represent various points of interest on the map.
Requirements
Landmark Events will only be generated from ELD running v6.06+
All other Mapping features are supported across all current versions of ELD
Limitations and Restrictions
- Companies cannot create more than 30,0000 Landmarks
- Landmark Geofence Polygons cannot contain more than 3,000 vertices
- Landmarks cannot be immediately deleted but can be "marked for deletion" and will be pruned from the system after an appropriate amount of time has passed.
Creating and Editing Landmarks
Creating New Landmarks and adding Geofences
Landmarks Creation can be initiated in the following ways:
- Right Click on the map and select the create/edit landmark Icon
- Click on the create/edit Landmark Icon near the Top Right of the map view
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[+]at the top of the Landmark Results list
This is the Landmark Add/Edit Icon:
Editing Existing Landmarks and Geofences
Landmark Editing can be initiated in the following ways:
- From the Map: Click on a Cluster or the Landmark Icon or within the Landmark Geofence to view the Detail then click the Landmark add/edit Icon near the bottom
- From the Landmark Results List: Click on the create/edit Landmark Icon which appears at the left of the Row you are interested in editing
This is the Landmark Add/Edit Icon:
Drawing the Landmark | |
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| Click here for Important Information and Tips for drawing viable and reliable Geofences (1) Search for a Location around which to create the Landmark using 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 by performing the following:
(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.
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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: YOU MOST LIKELY WANT TO LEAVE THIS BLANK but If you know you require this then you may select the company that the landmark will be associated with. Associating a Landmark with a Company will cause it to be private and usable ONLY by the Vehicles assigned that company (5) Add to Address Book: Checking this box will add the landmark to the DTNav application database, allowing for easy driver routing. (6) Color of Landmark Icon and Geofence: 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. |
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 | (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 a Landmark is a 'Deferred Action' which will prevent it from being shown on the Map BUT it will remain in the system until a minimum of 15 days has elapsed. A previously Deleted Landmark can be restored by Searching for Landmarks using the Deleted filter option to view the landmark and allow editing to un-check this box. |
Geofence Creation Detail and Tips
Important Details which pertain to every Geofence
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 33' (10 meters) inside of the Geofence to trigger entry.
- Geofence Exit Distance: The vehicle must be at least 66' (20 meters) 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 or dock | |
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This Geofence is designed to trigger when a vehicle has entered the parking lot or loading dock in back of the building. Due to the GPS Selective Availability combined with GPS Triangulation you MUST account for where Entry and Exit will occur based upon the Geofence Polygon. In the example to the right:
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See Also
Landmark Events