Track assets on route with geofences

This tutorial shows you how to draw a geofence along a route or around an approach, link it to a tracker and get an alert when the asset arrives. Use it to know when a delivery is 20 minutes out, so the crew is ready to unload.

Time: about 5 minutes  ·  Where: Settings › Geofences

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Steps

1. Open Settings, then Geofences, and start a new geofence.
2. Zoom to the stretch of road or the approach you want to monitor.
3. Click to place the first point, then keep adding points along the route to cover every approach. Tighter shapes give more precise alerts.
4. Double-click to finish and close the shape.
5. Give the geofence a name, a description and, if it only applies at certain times, a calendar. Select Save.
6. Open GeoTags, select the tracker and link it to the geofence.
7. Choose the trigger, such as Geofence entered, and whether to be alerted by email or SMS.

Good to know

• Draw the fence where you want the warning, not at the destination. A fence 20 minutes out gives the crew time to prepare.
• Clear geofence names matter when you link them to trackers later.

Related tutorials

• Create a geofence area and get alerts
• Organise GeoTags with Groups

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