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How To Create A Circle Geofence – Milo GPS

What Is A Circle Geofence?

A circle geofence is a virtual fence that can track when an item (vehicle, piece of equipment, or person) crosses the boundary. A circle geofence can be used in a variety of situations. For example, when you need to verify when a vehicle visited a customer. Another good reason is to prevent your drivers from visiting places that are off limits, such as their home, girlfriend/boyfriend’s house, favorite bar, etc.

Creating a geofence is very easy to do. Please follow the steps below to get started.

Create a Circle Geofence

1. Click on the Geofence tab.

2. Click on Create.

3. Enter an address into the Address box and then click on the Search button. Include the city and state for a more accurate result.

4. The Result from step 4 is the center of the circle. Click on the map with the left mouse button where you want the edge of the circle.

5. Click Save.

6. Enter a name. Then select Assign To Items In Groups and choose Both from the Action dropdown menu.

7. Scroll down the Geofence Editor. If necessary change the days and hours that the geofence is active.

8. Click Save. The geofence is now ready to start recording when a vehicle enters or exits the boundary.

Next Step: setup a geofence alert. This step is not mandatory, but if you want to receive and/or record an alert then you need to set one up. Click here to learn how.

About Efficient Fleets

We are a full service GPS tracking company based in San Antonio, TX. We provide easy-to-use, affordable GPS tracking systems for fleets of any size. All of our systems are web based so you can monitor your assets from any where. Our solutions include GPS tracking, video cameras, and electronic logging devices (ELD). Please contact us at 888-777-4510 for more information or fill our our contact form.

MILO FLEET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM RELEASE NOTES — RELEASE DATE: NOVEMBER 2014

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Enhancement: New Filter to the Reports Date

Benefit to Users:

This New Filter, available on All Reports, provides the User with the ability to base the Date Range of a Report on the ‘Last 24 Hours.’ This Feature will be available for All Current Reports and all New Reports going forward. Prior to this Release, this filter was not available within any of the Reports.

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While configuring a Report, within the Available Filters, Users will now have the ability to select a Date Range of the ‘Last 24 Hours.’ By providing this Date Range Filter, Users will be able to continually run a Report on the Last 24 Hours of Reporting. As this is a ‘floating’ date range, My Reports and Report Subscriptions can also take advantage of this Date Range Filter. Users will be able to set this once and continually have the updated, Last 24 Hours of Information available in the Saved Report.

Enhancement: Sendum Device Integration Enhancement

Benefit to Users:

This Enhancement to the Sendum Device Integration includes the calculation of the Sendum Key within the Position Logic Platform. Prior to this Release, the calculation of the Sendum Key was not a calculation that was available within the Position Logic Platform.

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This Enhancement will enable Users to quickly & accurately generate the Sendum Key within the Position Logic Platform. Users will simply login and Edit a Sendum Vehicle, on the selected Client. From the Edit Screen, the User will click ‘Save’ and the Sendum key will be generated, based on the following logic:

*Contact your Support Technician if you are currently using Sendum Devices, to ensure this Key is generated for all of your Sendum Devices.*

Enhancement: POI Buffer Visibility

Benefit to Users:

This Enhancement to the POI Buffer within the Platform, provides the User with instant visibility into not on the POI Name and Icon but, also the Buffer that is associated with the POI. Users will now very easily be able to identify the core of the POI along with the entire Buffer that is associated with the POI. Prior to this Release, the User had no visibility on the actual POI Buffer while viewing the POI within the Tracking Map.

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While viewing the POIs on the Tracking Map, Users will now be shown the actual Buffer of the POI. By simply selecting to ‘show’ the POIs, Users will find that the POI Buffer that has been setup, is now visible as a colored area around the POI. While this is a simple Enhancement, the overall User experience will be greatly increased thanks to this.

Bug Fix: User Geofence Import, Missing Tools
Issue: A number of non-Admin Users with the Security Resource of GEOFENCE_IMPORT, were missing the Import Tools options for ‘Import Geofence from KML’ and ‘Import Geofence from Excel’ within Tools & Settings.

Solution: The Security Resource of GEOFENCE_IMPORT has been corrected to ensure that these two Import Geofence Options are now available within Tools & Settings. Any Users, with the Security Resource enabled, will now be able to see these Import choices. No further updates are needed by any Users experiencing this issue.

GPS Tracking Can Help Stop Unauthorized Vehicle Use

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Do you know how much unauthorized use you have?

If a company owns a fleet of vehicles there is a good chance that some drivers are using the vehicle for personal use. This could include running errands, going home during work, or worst of all doing side jobs. Most managers are aware of this, but have a hard time managing it.

The unauthorized use is costly in time, money, and liability. If a company loses control it could cost hundreds if not thousands of dollars per year. Personal errands are a waste of company resources and expose the company to additional risk. Side jobs cost the company more money because in addition they are taking revenue that should be going to the company.

GPS Tracking Can Help Stop Unauthorized Vehicle Use

One of the best ways to make sure that your fleet is being used properly is to use a GPS tracking system. A tracking system will tell you every location that your vehicles have visited. You can mark unauthorized locations and receive an alert if a vehicle visits it.

A GPS system provides an accurate record of the vehicle’s activities. A complete log is kept that can be searched at any time. This can help eliminate disputes between the employer and employee.

Most GPS tracking systems are web based and easy to use. You can monitor your fleet from any computer and in most cases from your smart phone or tablet.

GPS Tracking Tools

There are some basic tools in any GPS tracking system that are useful in preventing unauthorized use. They are geofences and landmarks. A geofence is a boundary that is drawn on the map. The GPS system will track when a vehicle enters and exits all the geofences. A geofence can be drawn around any location that you do not want your fleet to visit. An alert can then be sent to your phone or email.

A landmark is similar to a geofence, but instead of a boundary it is a marker. A landmark is easier to create, but is less accurate than a geofence.

In most cases the unauthorized use will stop almost immediately once the drivers know that GPS tracking has been installed. A quick review of the GPS logs will indicate if any unauthorized stops occurred. The logs can be shared with the driver to help correct the behavior.

Efficient Fleets is a logistics company that uses GPS tracking and mapping to make your fleet safer, more efficient, and less expensive. For more information please contact us.

Enforce Speed Limits on Drilling Sites

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Easily Comply with Speed Limits on Drilling Sites

Speeding on drilling sites is unsafe and expensive. Most of the roads on a drilling site are unpaved and not safe at high speeds. To ensure safety drilling companies enforce speed limits on their properties. They tend to use security companies to monitor the speed of trucks operating on their sites. The companies often enforce compliance through fines and sometimes removal from the well site. As a contractor you are responsible for your driver’s behavior. Unfortunately, it is difficult to enforce safety rules such as speed limits when you are not in the vehicle. The next best thing is to use a GPS tracking system to remotely monitor the speed of your fleet.

Create A Geofence to Monitor Speed Limits

One of the best tools a GPS tracking system provides is the geofence. A geofence is a virtual fence or boundary that can be used to monitor the activity of your fleet on a drilling site or any other location. You can set a speed limit within the geofence to make sure your fleet does not violate that rule. If the rule is broken an alert can be sent directly to a mobile phone or email. The violation is also recorded in a report so it can be retrieved at any time.

The Eagle Ford Shale encompasses a large section of South Texas. It spans 30 counties and is considered the most active shale play in the world. As of April 19, 2014, there are 267 rigs running. With such a large area to cover you need to have the right geofence tools. Make sure the GPS tracking system you are considering has the ability to draw polygon geofences and can import geofences from Google Earth or other sources.

GPS Tracking Makes Compliance Easy

A good GPS tracking system can help make compliance easier and more efficient. There are many rules that have to be enforced and speeding is one of them. One of the most basic functions of a reliable GPS system is monitoring the speed of a vehicle. The system should report the speed and location of the vehicle. You should also have the ability to set a speed alert so you can monitor unsafe driving.

Efficient Fleets is a logistics company that uses GPS tracking and mapping to make your fleet safer, more efficient, and less expensive. For more information please contact us.

How to Assign a Geofence

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A geofence has to be assigned to an item before it can be used.

1. Click on the Geofence tab.
2. Click on Assign Geofence.
3. Click on the Search button.
4. You should now see a list of vehicles.
5. Click View/Edit next to the vehicle that you want to assign a geofence to.

6. You should now see the Assign and Schedule Geofence dialog box.
7. Click on the checkbox next to the geofence(s) that you want to assign to this vehicle.
8. Click on the Assign Schedules button.

9. Select the Action. See below for a definition of the options.
10. Set the schedule for the geofence. By default a geofence is active Sunday through Saturday, 24 hours a day.
11. Click on the Save Assignments button.

Action
• In = generate a violation if the vehicle enters the geofence. If a geofence alert is setup then an alert will be created when the item enters the geofence.
• Out = generate a violation when the vehicle exits the geofence. If a geofence alert is setup then an alert will be created when the item leaves the geofence.
• Both = generate an alert when an item enters or exits the geofence.

How to Create a Route Geofence

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A route geofence is used to make sure that a vehicle stays on a fixed path. For example, you may have a delivery vehicle that you want to follow a designated route. A route geofence can verify that the vehicle stayed on course. All route geofences have a buffer that allows the vehicle to leave the path. This could be used for example to allow a vehicle to exit the highway to get gas. You define the buffer when you save the route.

1. Click on the Geofence tab.
2. Click on Create Geofence.
3. Click on Route.
4. Enter an address including city, state, and zip where you want to begin the route.
5. Click Locate. You should now see an icon on the map indicating where the address is located.
6. Click on the map to start drawing the route.
7. Continue clicking on the map to define the route.
8. Click on the Save button once you are done.

9. Click on the Geofence tab.
10. Click on Create Geofence.
11. Click on Route.
12. Enter an address including city, state, and zip where you want to begin the route.

13. Click Locate. You should now see an icon on the map indicating where the address is located.
14. Click on the map to start drawing the route.

15. Continue clicking on the map to define the route.
16. Click on the Save button once you are done.

How to Create a Polygon Geofence

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1. Click on the Geofence tab.
2. Click on Create Geofence.
3. Click on Polygon.
4. Enter an address including city, state, and zip. This location should be where you want to draw the geofence.
5. Click Locate. You should now see an icon on the map indicating where the address is located.
6. Click on the map to start drawing.
7. Continue to draw by clicking the map.
8. Click the starting icon to finish the geofence.
9. Click on the Save button.

10. Enter a geofence name.
11. Click on the Next button.

12. Click on the checkbox next to the Group(s) that you want to assign this geofence to.
13. Click on the Save button.

How to Create a Circle Geofence

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Geofence
A geofence is a virtual fence. You can setup alerts to warn you when an item enters or exits a geofence. You can create three types of geofences: circle, polygon, or route. A circle or polygon geofence is used to define an area. A route is used to keep an item on a designated path. There are two steps to creating a geofence: drawing and assigning it to an item.

Create a Circle
1. Click on the Geofence tab.
2. Click on Create Geofence.
3. Optional: Click on Circle. By default the Circle should be selected.
4. Enter an address including city, state, and zip.
5. Click Locate. You should now see an icon on the map indicating where the address is located.
6. Click on the icon to create the center of the circle.
7. Click the map again to set the outer radius.
8. Click on the Save button.

9. You should now see the Geofence Editor box.
10. Enter a name for the geofence.
11. Click on the Next button.

12. Click on the checkbox next to the Group(s) that you want to assign this geofence to.
13. Click on the Save button.

Tip: You can enter the radius in the mi textbox (next to the Show button) instead of clicking on the map.