The Ground Traffic Control Maps screen allows you to view the locations and status of your fleet with the ability to drill down as deep as you need. The information provided is always up to date, and the page is designed to be usable on mobile devices while in the field.
This article will take you through the common features of the Maps screen.
Specific Map Views
Maps offers four primary views, each with their own article:
- Fleet Live View: This is the default view when first opening Maps. It displays the most recent locations and statuses of your entire fleet, updating each asset's information as new data comes in.
- Single Asset Live View: This is the view shown when you select a single asset from the asset list or map. It displays the most recent location and status of the selected asset, as well as additional information and functions.
- Single Asset History View: This is the view shown when you select a single asset and click the History toggle. It displays the recorded data for the asset's activity on a previous day, laid out in several formats to help analyze behavior for that day.
- Asset Locator: This is a separate tool accessed by clicking the Locator button on the map. You can specify a location and range of time and get a list of any and all assets that were present at that time and place.
Map Screen
All four views use the same map screen with several common features. This article provides information on those common features; for specific views, see the links in the section above.
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Map Pins: Asset locations are represented by two types of map pins:
- Asset: Individual assets are represented by current motion icon and the asset name. See Map Legend for the definitions of possible motion icons.
- Cluster: Multiple assets in a single area are represented by a single cluster pin indicating the number of assets in the area. As the map is zoomed in, the assets furthest out are automatically removed from the cluster and pinned individually. As the map is zoomed out, assets are automatically added to the cluster.
- Places: Click the Places button to search for businesses, addresses, and zones close to your assets.
- Locator: Click to open the Asset Locator. See Asset Locator for more information.
- Layers: Hover over the Layers button to get a list of map display options. For more information on these options, see the Layers section below.
- Fullscreen: Click to view the map in fullscreen mode. Press the Esc key to exit fullscreen mode.
- Center On Location: Click this button to center the map on your personal location. This feature is only available when you permit the site to know your location information.
- Zoom: Click the + button to zoom into the map. Click the - button to zoom out of the map.
- Map Scale: Depending on the zoom level of the map, the scale updates to provide a visual estimation of displayed distances.
Update Frequency
Unlike the legacy Location report, Maps automatically checks for new data every 10 seconds, updating the asset list on the left as well as the map itself with any new data. As such, the information you are looking at on Maps is always the most recent information available.
Layers
Maps offers a number of map styles as well as information layers. Hover over the Layers button in the upper left to select the following options.
Map Styles
Only one map style can be selected at a given time.
Classic Map | |
Satellite | |
Terrain | |
Weather |
Overlays
Overlays are additional information that may be toggled on or off independently. The current overlays available are:
- Cluster Assets: When toggled on, assets close to each other on the zoom level currently viewed are grouped into one cluster. Individual assets are still shown when zoomed in enough to pinpoint locations.
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Road Incidents: When toggled on, displays known road incidents or construction work on the map.
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Traffic: When toggled on, displays current traffic conditions.
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Show Zones: When toggled on, displays geofenced zones visible to your Ground Traffic Control user profile. Zone creation and editing is controlled within Ground Traffic Control at Manage > System Settings > Zones. See Zones for more information.
State of Charge
State of Charge (SoC) is a feature available to supported electric vehicles (EV). When available, the last known SoC is shown in the Asset Details, and selecting a point on the asset's path in the History view shows the SoC of the asset at that point in time.
In the picture below, SoC is the last line, showing an 82.7% charge for this asset.
EV models compatible with the SoC feature are as follows:
- Thomas Built Jouley
- Lion Electric LionC
- Blue Bird Vision
- Blue Bird All American
- IC Bus Electric CE
- Freightliner eCascadia