Mapping and Geofencing

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
Help	Settings	Screenshot	Fullscreen	Tilt and Rotate	Zoom Out/In	Zoom to Features	Location or Place Search
Opens up this page in a window.	Provides ability to override default settings on the Vehicles/Landmarks/Fuel layers: Satellite view ON/OFF by default Marker Icon Size Marker Icon Color Marker Text display ON/OFF Default Icon Image (for Landmark creation) Toggle layer ON/OFF by default Cluster Radius (more or fewer clusters)	Saves an image of the current view of map.	Toggle the map to completely fill the screen.	Click+Hold button to Tilt and Rotate Map. You may also right+click+hold over the Map to perform this action. TO RESET THE VIEW: Click this button	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.	Search for an arbitrary location or place. Results of search text will be constrained to the current map view (i.e. results prioritized to nearest center of map within the viewable area)

Toggle Controls

Toggles provide a rapid way to Show/Hide/Change specific layers and data on the Map The Search Control provides an alternate way to Show or Filter Vehicles/Drivers, Landmarks, or Fuel
	Traffic layer toggle Toggles display of Traffic On/Off. Traffic provides congestion information that is constantly updated every 5 minutes, with road geometries originating from OpenStreetMap. Note that Traffic will only be visible when zoomed in to an appropriate detail level (i.e. city)
	Satellite/Street layer toggle Toggles the background rendering between Street and Satellite
	Fuel layer toggle Toggles display of Fuel Stops On/Off
	Vehicle layer toggle Toggles display of Vehicles/Drivers On/Off.  When toggled ON a timer will display when the new auto-refresh will occur. You may click on the timer to refresh immediately You may hover your mouse over the Icon to view a tooltip which provides details about how many items are currently populated
	Landmark layer toggle Toggles display of Landmarks/Geofences On/Off 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, Results, Landmark Edit Controls are located at the Top Right of the Map View
	Search Control Allows 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:  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.
	Results Control Displays records currently loaded on the map by either Toggle or Search for Vehicles/Drivers, Landmarks and Fuel Stops, split into three separate tabs:  Vehicles  Landmarks  Fuel Stations
	Landmark and Geofence Create/Edit Control Allows 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 as, 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	Landmark Markers and Clusters	Fuel Station Markers and Clusters
Indicates a Moving Vehicle and  Indicates a Stationary Vehicle Clicking on a Vehicle Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Vehicle:  Zoom to Vehicle  Search nearby Vehicle  Search for Vehicle and Driver Events  Send Message to Vehicle  Send Message to Driver	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: General Information Alert Information Miscellaneous Information  Zoom to Landmark  Search nearby Landmark  Edit Landmark details	Indicates a Fuel Station. Clicking on a Fuel Station Marker will open a window with further details/options for the Fuel Station:  Zoom to Fuel Station  Search nearby Fuel Station
Indicates a Cluster of Vehicles. Clicking on a Cluster will open a List of selectable Vehicles:	Indicates a Cluster of Landmarks. Clicking on a Cluster will open a List of selectable Landmarks:	Indicates a Cluster of Fuel Stations. Clicking on a Cluster will open a list of selectable Fuel Stations:

Vehicle/Driver Events Control

Historical vehicle events can be displayed on the map with a a specific icon and color for each event type 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
Unassigned Driving Speeding Over Idle Over RPM Deceleration Emergency Power Loss Sensor Jump Coasting Hook/Drop Driving Start Positions	Violations Warnings Yard Move Personal Use	Entry Duration Exit

Searching for and Interacting with Vehicle/Driver Events
FIRST	NEXT	FINALLY
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	Clicking this icon for a vehicle will bring up the Vehicle Events search pane (click to enlarge):	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: Vehicle Name - Click to open list of events for vehicle (shown below on next row) / hide/show events for vehicle on the map  hide/show lines connecting each event for vehicle  zoom to events for vehicle  remove events for vehicle from the map    zoom to events  zoom to vehicle   close list of events

Landmarks and Geofencing

Landmarks represent various points of interest on the map which include a Routing Point and a Geofence Polygon.

 New and Edited Landmarks are synchronized with your ELDs within only a few minutes of being created or edited.

 Geofence Entry, Duration and Exit events are detected on the ELD itself (not via a backend server process using historical position data) which ensures near-realtime notification to Drivers, Managers and API Integrations!

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.

Use Cases

Anything which is of interest to capture Entry of, Duration within, Fuel consumed within, Miles moved within and Exit has potential for creating a Landmark with a Geofence.

For Example:

• Customer Locations
• Customer Location sub-divided by Loading Dock to allow Driver Routing to the a specific area of the Customers Yard
  • You may want to create a Landmark for each Dock area at very large distribution centers or yards 
• Company Terminals
  • Allows tracking of Miles and Fuel to enable deductions of movement within your own yards
• Counties which maintain their own Fuel Tax regulations
  • Some counties offer Fuel Tax breaks which can be advantageous for companies to take advantage of. We recommend that you create a Landmark and Geofence each that you utilize often in order to gather the data required for filling with the State/County.
  • It is not necessary for you to create Landmarks for Each State or Province because DriverTech automatically includes these and provides the data within the State Mileage, Regional Crossing and Trip Detail reports.
• Oil Field Pumps or Pump Groups
  • Allows for routing AND confirmation that a Vehicle/Driver was in an area of an Oil Field for necessary amount of time to perform duties
• Toll Roads
  
  • You may want to alert the Driver if he is approaching a point of no-return toward a Toll Road
• Shipping Lanes
  • Creating a Landmark and Polygon around a shipping lane will provide you with the data required to analyze how well the lane moves at various times of the Day, Week, or Year.
    These could be retained but simply 'disabled' when tracking is not desired.
• Hazmat Prohibited Roads or Areas
  • To provide an alert to the Driver and Management
• Unauthorized as determined by company policy or agreements (i.e. Unauthorized Fuel Stations)
  • To provide an alert to the Driver and Management
    
• Low Bridges and Weight Restricted Bridges
  • To provide an alert to the Driver upon approach
• Fuel Station and Travel Centers not already included in our global data set
  • Please inform our Support of any additional Fuel Stations you want included in our global dataset used for the Fuel Purchases and Mapping features
• Various Preferred Locations for:
  • Drug Testing
  • Maintenance and Repair
  • Weigh Stations
  • Truck Washes
• Driver Favorites such as:
  • Home
  • Restaurants
  • Motel and Hotels

Do you have a unique idea? Let Support know as we would love to help you accomplish it!

Creating and Editing Landmarks

Creating New Landmarks and adding Geofences

Landmarks Creation can be initiated in the following ways:

1. Right Click on the map and select the create/edit landmark Icon
2. Click on the create/edit Landmark Icon near the Top Right of the map view
3. Click on the green [+] 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:

1. 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
2. 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
	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  icon from the menu. (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.
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: Value which will be provided in Email Notifications (2.a) Entry Alert to Driver: Enables an alert to be triggered upon a vehicle entering into the Landmark Geofence. 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. None:  No Alert will be displayed on the ELD when Vehicle moves within the Geofence Information: Alert will be displayed on the ELD using the Information Notification Bubble: Critical:   Alert will be displayed on the ELD using the Critical Notification Bar: Entry Message: The text which will be presented in the Notification (2.b) Entry Alert Emails: Enter email addresses for those who should be upon Geofence Entry. This is Independent of the settings for Entry Alert to Driver and will be triggered even if Entry Alert to Driver is set to 'none' (3) Duration Alert Minutes and Notification Emails: 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 Emails: 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  tab of the window that appears when clicking on the landmark on the map. (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

Example 1: Geofence around a building or dock
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. ENTRY events will be triggered approximately 33' (10 meters) within the Geofence and EXIT events will be triggered approximately 66' (20 meters) outside of the Geofence. In the example to the right: The area colored in ORANGE is the drawn polygon for the Geofence The dashed GREEN line illustrates the area within the Geofence where ENTRY will be detected once vehicle has crossed and remains inside for at least 10 seconds The dashed RED line illustrates the area outside the Geofence where EXIT will be detected once vehicle has crossed and remains outside for at least 10 seconds

See Also

Landmark Events