GpsGate VehicleTracker

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1 GpsGate VehicleTracker Application Manual Version: 2.1 Rev: 01

2 Table of Contents Introduction...3 Recommended Web Browsers...4 Map view Page...4 Top menu...5 Vehicle Info Panel...6 Vehicle Info Tab...6 Status Tab...7 Commands Tab...7 Alarm tab...8 Geofence tab...9 Vehicle and Track Panels...11 Selecting Vehicles...12 Selecting Tracks...12 Drawing Tracks...13 Track settings...13 Advanced Filters...14 Account management...15 User types...15 Vehicles...15 Operators Application Administrators...15 Adding Operators...16 Adding Vehicles...17 Account Settings Devices...19 Track Recorder...20 Tags...22 Marker Color...22 Device Management and Event Rules...23 Device Mapper...23 Event Rules...25 Channels...26 Tags and Views...26 Manage Tags...27 Manage Views...28 Reports...30 Distance Reports...30 Event Rule Report...32 Exporting track data...33 Using the Export Window...33 Exporting from the Map View...34 Exporting Views...34 Application Settings Changing your Password...35 Track Visualization Localization Style Map Selection...37 Connecting Devices to GpsGate VehicleTracker GpsGate Client...38 Dedicated GPS tracking devices...38 Page 2(38)

3 1 Introduction Welcome to the! This guide covers user functionality in GpsGate VehicleTracker. If you need any additional information, please ask your GpsGate Server Site Administrator for help. VehicleTracker is a web based vehicle tracking application designed for easy-to-use flexible real time tracking. You can view, manage and report on your vehicle fleet with a standard web browser. As an operator you can manage multiple vehicles and as an application administrator you can also access administrative functions. Each operator has a personal account and access rights are defined for each operator for a set of vehicles. This ensures application flexibility and comfort. Thank you for using GpsGate VehicleTracker! The GpsGate Team Page 3(38)

4 2 Recommended Web Browsers All you need to access the GpsGate VehicleTracker user interface is a web browser. Ask your GpsGate Server Administrator for the url (http-address) to your installation. The recommended web browsers for GpsGate VehicleTracker are Firefox 2.0 (or later) and Internet Explorer 7 (or later). GpsGate VehicleTracker also supports Internet Explorer 6, Opera 9, Safari 3.1 and Google Chrome. 3 Map view Page The Map view page is the default view in VehicleTracker. On this page you see the selected map, Vehicle list, Vehicle Info for the selected vehicle and panels with Tracks and Track points. In the top menu above the map there are a number of options depending on if you are an Application Administrator or an Operator. Page 4(38)

5 3.1 Top menu Map view Takes you to the main map view page. Export and Reports Enables you to export multiple tracks as KML or CSV files. Here you can also generate different types of reports. Admin This is where you create/delete/edit Users and Vehicles. (This option is available for Application Administrators) Settings Here you select languages, measurement settings, track filtering, application layout and change your own password. Maps If you have more than one map available for the application you can choose between them in this menu. Help - Will open up a new browser window with the Help-pages. Logout Logs you out from the application. Above the map you have the following Display options: Display view the drop down lets you select between the different available views. KML Export the content in the view as a KML-feed. Can be saved or used in ex. Google Earth. Zoom to view if this is checked a view change will zoom the map to show all vehicles. Follow selected vehicle if this is checked the map will automatically center on the position of the vehicle selected in the Vehicle list. Pan on click If this is checked the map will center on a vehicle when you select it in the Vehicle list. Show trace This option will show a short red line after the vehicle you have selected in the Vehicle list, the line represents the last 10 position updates for the vehicle. Full Screen By Clicking the button in the upper right hand corner you will hide the right side panels and show the map in full screen mode. Click the button again to display the panels. Page 5(38)

6 On the map itself you have several options and tools: Map modes There are currently four different Google Map views, Map, Satellite, Hybrid and Terrain. Note that if you are using Custom maps then you will not have these options. Zoom control On the left side of the map you have the zoom control bar. Drag it up or down to zoom in and out. You can also zoom in with a double left click on the map and zoom out with a double right click. Zoom area Click on the button and then hold down left mouse button and drag a square over the area you would like to zoom into. Zoom all Vehicles Click on the Request Address Click on the information for. Clear map Click on the Undo Zoom The 3.2 button to zoom in on all vehicles on the map. button and then drag the marker to the place you want address button to clear all tracks from the map. button undoes the previous zoom operation. Vehicle Info Panel The Vehicle Info Panel located below the map shows information about the vehicle that is currently selected in the vehicle list Vehicle Info Tab The Vehicle Info tab shows information for the vehicle currently selected in the Vehicle list. It displays information such as Latitude/Longitude, speed, heading and when it was last updated. Page 6(38)

7 3.2.2 Status Tab Under the Status -tab you find all current information from the device attached to the selected user. The information shown is dependent on the Device Mapper selected for the device Commands Tab Under the Commands -tab on top of the Info panel you find device configuration commands. Here you can start and stop tracking and send a poll-position SMS to request a position from an offline device. The Commands -tab shows the commands available for the currently selected vehicle. Sending commands is a three step process: 1. Select tracking method, e.g. if you want the device to send position updates over GPRS only you select GPRS. 2. Select the device you want to send the command to. 3. Click on the appropriate command: Start tracking starts tracking with the selected tracking method with the current Update interval. The Update interval can be changed in the Track Recorder settings. Stop tracking stops tracking. Poll position sends a request to the device for a single position update. Page 7(38)

8 3.3 Alarm tab The Alarm panel that is located below the map shows incoming alarms from your devices. You can map custom events from your device using event rules to generate alarms. Incoming messages that are mapped to the Alarm or SOS channels will be displayed in the alarm panel. In the Alarm panel header you can see if there are active alarms. You can close an open alarm by clicking on the Close alarm -button on the right side of the desired alarm. Click on the arrow on the left side of your alarm to get more information. Page 8(38)

9 3.4 Geofence tab A Geofence is a virtual boundary on a geographic area. You can add Event Rules on enter, exit Geofence or both. The Geofence panel is devided in two modes, Administrator and Operator mode. As an Operator you can only view existing Geofences created by an Administrator. Operator mode Click on the Geofence tab and select the Geofence Tag you would like to view in the dropdown menu. You will get a list of all included Geofences. Click on a Geofence to pan the map to the location of the selected geofence. Administrator mode As an Administrator you have the ability to create and edit Geofences. You also have the ability to group Geofences using Geofence Tags. To create a new Geofence make sure that the Geofence mode -radiobutton next to the dropdown menu is selected. Then select -- New -- in the dropdown menu. A red circle will now appear on the map above the panel. The circle is the Geofence boundary. Hold and drag the circle to you preferred placement. You can hold and drag the circle border to increase or decrease the radius. You can also place and resize the Geofence using the text fields in the form. Note that you have to select another text field to make the changes take visual effect. Page 9(38)

10 Type in the name of the Geofence in the text box with label Geofence name. Now you have to add the Geofence to a Geofence Tag. There are two predefined Geofence Tags with predefined Event Rules, Go inside - Alarm and Go outside - Alarm. Select the one you would like to use in the dropdown menu named Select Tag. Save your Geofence. The Geofence will now apply to all Vehicles in your application. Advanced: You can add new Geofence Tags using the advanced link. There you can also add your Geofence to multiple Geofence Tags. The Geofence Tags can then be used to create more advanced Event Rules (See chapter about Event Rules ). Edit existing Geofences by selecting the Geofence in the drop down menu. You can also Edit Geofence Tags by selecting the Tag mode radiobutton next to the top dropdown menu. All the Geofence Tags will then be selectable in the drop down menu. Here you can group and ungroup Geofences used within each Geofence Tag. Save to apply your changes. Page 10(38)

11 3.5 Vehicle and Track Panels To the right of the map you have the Vehicle panel where you see the Operators and Vehicles in the current view. It shows the Vehicle Name, the time it was last seen, one check-box for Tracks and one for Show/Not show. There are also fields that show the current status. Connected and sending position Connected but not sending position Not connected Never been seen Above the Vehicle panel there is a Search-function where you can make free-text searches for your Operators/Vehicles by Login ID or Vehicle name. If you have a large number of Operators/Vehicles you can use this function to limit the number shown in the Vehicle list. If you check the box for Tracks for one or more vehicles, this will open up the Tracks panel where you can see the tracks for these vehicles. The Tracks-list contains the Start and Stop time stamps for the track and the total track length. You can also delete tracks in this list by clicking the icon to the right of a track. When you check the box next to a track in the Tracks list this opens up the Track Points panel, where you see the individual positions in the track. Clicking on the Draw Tracks button will draw the chosen tracks on the map. There is also a button here for clearing all tracks from the map. Note: The three panels to the right of the map are logically connected from the top down. This means that changes in one panel will affect the panel below. Page 11(38)

12 3.5.1 Selecting Vehicles You select a User/Vehicle either by clicking on its name on the map, or in the Vehicle list in the Vehicles panel. A selected User/Vehicle will be marked in green color on the map and highlighted in bold in the Vehicle list Selecting Tracks You can show multiple tracks for multiple Operators/Vehicles at the same time on the map. First you select the desired Operators/Vehicles by checking the Track box next to the name in the Vehicle list in the Vehicle panel. This will open the Tracks panel below the Vehicle panel that displays the tracks of the selected Operators/Vehicles. The default sort order is with the newest track first, you can sort the lists in another order by clicking the column headers. You can limit the tracks you wish to show by narrowing the start and stop time stamps. By doing so you will only display Tracks that have Track points inside the selected time period. To view a Track click on the check-box in the Select column in the Track list. This will open then Track points panel and fill the Track points list with all the Track points from the selected Track. If you have selected the Auto update points option all you changes in the Tracks panel will instantly take effect in the Track Points panel. If you are working with many tracks and Track Points at the same time you can disable this function by clearing the check-box. This will Speed up load time. If you have done this then use then Update-button to load the Track Points into the Track Points panel. Page 12(38)

13 3.5.3 Drawing Tracks Click on the Draw tracks button on the top of the Track points panel. This will draw the chosen Track points on the map in different colors for each track. You can highlight each individual track point in a track either by clicking on it on the map, or by clicking on it in the Track point list. You remove the tracks drawn on the map by clicking the icon next to the Draw Tracks-button Track settings Next to the Draw tracks -button you have a split-button menu (facing down arrow). Clicking it exposes a menu with different options for track drawing. Check the check-box next to the specific option to enable it for track drawing. You have the following options: Show polyline Select this option to connect all the track points in a track with a solid line. Show points Select this option to show markers with direction arrows on the track points. To show a bread crumb trail you should enable this option without the polyline option above. Page 13(38)

14 Show Fatpoints Select this option to show Fatpoints where the vehicle has been idle. A Fatpoint also includes information on the length of the stop. Zoom to fit Select this option to automatically zoom in on the entire selected tracks when drawing and re-drawing them. You should un-check this option if you have zoomed in on a part of the selected tracks and you wish to re-draw them without changing the zoom level and position of the map Advanced Filters You can narrow down your search further based on different search criteria. This is done by expanding the Advanced filters options found on top of the Track points panel. You have the options time, speed and altitude. By default the search options are disabled. You enable them by checking the check-box to the right of each field. Below the search fields you have a check-box named Live Filtering. When this option is enabled the Track Point list below will update directly when you change your search criteria. If you are working on large amounts of data you have the option to disable the Live Filtering by clearing the check-box and using the Apply Filter button to the right. Page 14(38)

15 4 Account management 4.1 User types There are three different user types in GpsGate VehicleTracker: Application Administrators (also referred to as Operators with administration rights), Operators, and Vehicles. The table below shows the differences between the user types. User type Send tracking data Viewing rights Administration rights Act on alarms Geofence Administrator Yes Yes Yes Yes Create/Edit Operator Yes Yes - Yes View Vehicle Yes Vehicles Vehicles are users that can send tracking information to GpsGate Server. These users can not login to the VehicleTracker user interface. Normally this user type is selected for vehicle mounted tracking devices Operators In addition to the Vehicle functionality Operators are able to login to the VehicleTracker user interface to view vehicles, draw tracks, export track data in KML and CSV formats, generate different reports and act on alarms Application Administrators In addition to the Operator functionality Administrators can create, manage and delete other users in the application. Page 15(38)

16 4.2 Adding Operators As an Application Administrator you can create new Vehicles, Operators and Application Administrators. You create an Operator by selecting add Operator in the Admin -menu. This will open up a window where you can enter the Username, Name, Surname, and Password. Note: The Username and Password are used both as login credentials to the VehicleTracker user interface and as the client login when sending data to GpsGate Server from a GpsGate Client. Click Next to continue. Now you select whether you want this Operator to have Admin rights or not. Click Next to continue and click Finish to save the Operator. The Operator will now appear in the user list and also in the Vehicle list on the Map view page. Please move on to chapter 4.4 Account Settings to configure Devices, Track Recorder, Tags and Markers for the Operator. Page 16(38)

17 4.3 Adding Vehicles As an Application Administrator you create a Vehicle by selecting add Vehicle in the Admin -menu. Although a Vehicle can not login to the VehicleTracker user interface, you still have to give it a Login ID and Password as that can be used for authentication for example if you have GpsGate Client installed in your vehicles. Note: The Login ID and Password is used if your Vehicle uses GpsGate Client to send its position or a device that uses Login ID and Password to connect. Click Next to continue and click Finish to save the Vehicle. The Vehicle will now appear in the list of vehicles and also in the Vehicle list on the Map view page. Please move on to chapter 4.4 Account Settings to configure Devices, Track Recorder, Tags and Markers for the Vehicle. Page 17(38)

18 4.4 Account Settings As an Application Administrator you can edit an existing Operator or Vehicle account by selecting Manage Vehicles or Manage Users in the Admin -menu. To display the Operator / Vehicle you then click the Username/Login ID in the list. On the Details tab you can add and change user information such as password and description. If you want to upgrade an Operator to an Application Administrator you have the option to set Administrator rights here. You can also manage Devices, Track Recorder Settings, Tags and Markers here, this is explained further in the sections below. Page 18(38)

19 4.4.1 Devices You can configure GPS tracking devices to both Vehicles and Operators. You can enter the following information for a device: Device name A description of your device Device type The protocol your device uses to connect IMEI The device IMEI number (usually printed somewhere on the device) Device mapper The device mapper you want to use to map status messages Phone number The device phone number in international format (i.e. +...) APN The Access Point Name (GPRS setting received from your telecom operator) GPRS username The GPRS username (GPRS setting received from your telecom operator) GPRS password The GPRS password (GPRS setting received from your telecom operator) Save your settings when you are done. Configuring your device Click Send settings to device to initiate a tracking device with the correct settings to connect to your GpsGate Server. This requires that your device is supported and that your system Administrator has set up SMS support for your implementation. For additional information on how to configure additional devices, please have a look at the connection guides found on this link. Page 19(38)

20 4.4.2 Track Recorder A Track is a collection of geographical positions referred to as Track Points. In the Track Recorder you specify when a new Track should start and how often a Track Point from a User or Vehicle is stored in the database. Page 20(38)

21 You can enter the following information in the Track Recorder: Update Interval (new track) The time required between two position updates to create a new Track Update distance (new track) The distance required between two position updates to create a new Track Restart Interval The maximum length of a Track (useful for devices that are rarely turned off) UTC Offset Offset for the Restart interval (e.g. +2 initiates the Restart Interval at Midnight in the UTC+2 time zone) Update Interval (new position) The time between two position updates. Used both for position recording and device configuration for supported devices. SMS Update Interval (new position) The time between two position updated when using tracking over SMS. Update Distance (new position) The minimum distance between two position updates to make recording. Used for position recording. Speed change (new position) Speed change required to trigger position recording. Direction change Minimum direction change to trigger position recording. and movement Minimum movement, used together with Direction change Page 21(38)

22 4.4.3 Tags Tags are used to associate users to different groups in VehicleTracker. You can add a Tag to a user by selecting it in the list below. You can also create a new Tag by writing a Tag name and clicking Add new Tag. Read more about how Tags work in Chapter 6 Tags and Views Marker Color On the Marker tab you can select a color for the users marker. You can categorize your users based on color for improved visualization. You can choose a color from the pre-defined colors or add any custom color in HEX format, e.g for black or FFFFFF for white. Page 22(38)

23 5 Device Management and Event Rules Note: This chapter is mainly aimed at Application Administrators. VehicleTracker can handle status messages and alarms from supported devices. Device specific messages are mapped to GpsGate messages and Event Rules operate on these variables to create Events. As a part of the system setup a Device Mapper is defined for each device used and Event Rules are created for each desired event. The process is as follows: The first step is to map device specific inputs to the common GpsGate message format. For example: the message SOS Alarm can be different for different devices, such as: SOS, SOS Button, Alarm1, Input1, In1. The Device Mapper is used to transform these device specific messages to a GpsGate SOS Alarm message. The second step is to create Event Rules that decide under which conditions the GpsGate messages should create alerts and how they should be handled in VehicleTracker. This approach enables flexible implementations where alarm monitoring can be customized to include exactly the right messages. The configuration steps are explained in more detail below. 5.1 Device Mapper You find the Device Mapper under Manage Device Mapper in the Admin -menu. There are predefined default mappings in the installation that you can edit to suit your needs or delete if you don't need them. Go through the following steps for each device type in your implementation. 1. Select Add new Device Mapper or Edit the Device Mapper you want to update. 2. Select a supported device in the drop-down menu (please contact us at support@franson.com if you want to discuss support for additional devices) 3. Give the mapper a name and a description 4. Map the device specific messages to GpsGate Messages. You only need to map the device specific messages that you actually use in you implementation. 5. If you are mapping analog inputs you can add a multiplier and constant to transform the device specific input to a real value. For example: If your vehicle tracking device sends fuel level represented as for 0 to 70 liters your multiplier should be set to 70/255 = This way the GpsGate Fuel level message will contain the actual fuel level in liters. The constant can be used to add an offset to the value. Note: You can add several Device Mappers for one device type. For example you would want to do this if you have two types of trucks with different fuel tank volumes or different fuel level meters. Note: When you add devices to your system you can select one Device Mapper for each device. Page 23(38)

24 The picture below shows an example with the StarsNav Rover device. Page 24(38)

25 5.2 Event Rules Event rules are used to create events based on GpsGate messages. Event rules are very powerful and configurable. One Event Rule might simply check if a value is true (e.g. if a SOS button has been pressed) where as a more complex Event Rule can check how a value has changed over time or distance (e.g. fuel loss can be detected this way). The picture below shows the Event Rule Manager. Page 25(38)

26 The Event Rule Manager is divided into two sections. The upper area lists the event rules currently defined in the system. The lower area is used to add new or edit existing event rules. You can enter the following information for an event rule: Name The name of the event rule Description A description of the event rule Apply to Tag Select the Tags you want the event rule to apply to Match all or Match any Select if all conditions should be true, or if one is enough to make the event true. In other words, decide if your rule is an AND or OR rule. Analog Expression Analog Expressions let you create an expression for analog inputs. The expression compares the input value to the value you set. To use this expression you need to map an analog input from your device to a GpsGate variable using the Device Mapper. Changes Expression Changes Expressions let you create an expression based the change over time or distance for an input. You can for example detect a rapid temperature change or fuel loss. To use this expression you need to map an analog input from your device to a GpsGate variable using the Device Mapper. Digital Expression Digital Expressions let you create create an expression for digital inputs. The expression compares the input value to the value you set. To use this expression you need to map an analog input from your device to a GpsGate variable using the Device Mapper. Geofence Expression Geofence Tag Add Event Rule Select the channels you want to place the event in. The Alarm and SOS to Channels: channels are used to direct the event to the Alarm panel. 5.3 Channels Event rules are applied to different channels in VehicleTracker. One or more channels can be selected for each Event Rule. The Channel(s) selected define where the events are output. In the current version the channels Alarm and SOS are supported. All events mapped to either Alarm or SOS will show up as alarms in the VehicleTracker user interface. 6 Tags and Views Note: This chapter is mainly aimed at Application Administrators. Tags and Views are used to group Vehicles and Users. You can for example create a View based on Vehicle type (e.g. truck or taxi) or any other criteria (e.g. West coast group, Subcontractor ACME or Unit Managers ). This enhances the usability of VehicleTracker as the information on the map can easily be kept relevant to the task at hand. Page 26(38)

27 6.1 Manage Tags Tags are used to create different groups of Users in VehicleTracker. Tags are set per user and a user can have multiple tags. A user might for example be tagged with Tags such as: West Coast, Los Angeles, Manager, Taxi. Tags are used as one selection criteria when you create Views (discussed in the next section). The picture below shows the Tag Manager. The Tag Manager is divided into two sections. The upper area lists the tags currently defined in the system. The lower area is used to add new or edit existing Tags. You can enter the following information for a tag: Name The name of the Tag Description A description of the Tag Apply to users: Select the users you want the Tag to apply to Page 27(38)

28 6.2 Manage Views Views are used to filter users in the client user interface. For each view only the users that fit into the view criteria are shown in the user interface. This can be used to group vehicles after their status, such as Online / Offline. It is also possible to add tags for additional filtering such as Taxi, Truck, Department A, Operator A, etc. The picture below shows the View Manager. Page 28(38)

29 The View Manager is divided into two sections. The upper area lists the Views currently defined in the system. The lower area is used to add new or edit existing Views. You can enter the following information for a view: Name The name of the View Description A description of the View Status: Select the device status criteria for the View: Sending: User is connected and sending position updates Connected: User is connected, but not sending position updates Offline: User is not online now, but it has been at some point Never been...:user has never been connected. This status can be selected to create an operator view and de-selected to omit operators from a vehicle view. Tags: Select the tags you want the View to apply to: Match all: Match any: A user has to have all selected tags to fit the view A user has to have at least one of the selected tags to fit the view Page 29(38)

30 7 Reports VehicleTracker Reports are found on the Reports-tab in the Reports -menu. Reports are output in HTML format. The reporting framework allows for easy extension of VehicleTracker reporting capabilities. 7.1 Distance Reports There are two distance reports, Distance Report and Distance Report (detailed). Select the report you want from the drop-down list on the Reports tab and click Open. Page 30(38)

31 The next step is to select the vehicles for the report and the time interval. Click the Generate report -button to continue. Below is a sample of a weekly report for one vehicle. The report contains the distance traveled for each vehicle, travel time, average and maximum speed. The length of idle time between two trips is also displayed. You can click the Map-links in the address column to show the start and stop positions for each trip on a Google map (this requires an Internet connection). Click to open the report in a new window for printing. Page 31(38)

32 7.2 Event Rule Report The Event Rule Report lists all the occurrences of a specific event for a time period. To create a report you: 1. Select a report. The report selection drop-down is automatically populated with the Event Rules available in your implementation. 2. Check Report by vehicle if you like to choose only specific vehicles to be included in the report.. 3. Select a Start date for your report. 4. Select the time span for your report and click Generate report Page 32(38)

33 8 Exporting track data There are two ways to export tracks. The Export-window that you open in the Reports -menu, and the Export button that you find in the Track points panel. 8.1 Using the Export Window The Export window allows you to choose one or more vehicles that you wish to export Tracks for, the start and stop time stamps, the option to trim any Tracks that cross a start/stop time stamp, and whether it should be exported as CSV (Comma Separated Values) for use in, for example, Excel or Access, or in KML (Keyhole Markup Language) format for Google Earth. Note that all time stamps are exported in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) format. Page 33(38)

34 8.2 Exporting from the Map View Exporting from the map view page is done by clicking on the Export -button in the Track points list. You export the tracks that are listed in the Track points list, and shown on the map if you have drawn them. All time stamps are exported in UTC (Universal Time Coordinated) format. With the split-button menu next to the Export button you can select either KML or CSV as the export format. 8.3 Exporting Views You can export your current selected View as a live KML feed and use it in for example Google Earth. Click on the KML icon next to the View selector. Press the Mark URL -button to high light the URL to the KML feed. Then use CTRL+C to copy the URL. You can also Save the KML file by using the Save as -button. Page 34(38)

35 9 Application Settings Under the Settings link in the top menu you can select the Language file of choice, change the Measurements you want the user interface to display (Metric/EN-US/Nautic) and change your password. 9.1 Changing your Password Under the General tab on the Settings menu you can change your password. Enter your old password, your new password and finally a verification of your new password. 9.2 Track Visualization Under the Track Visualization tab on the Settings menu you enable Track filtering. Track filtering has been added to better visualize the true movement of a GPS tracking device. Under imperfect conditions, such as under a roof or in dense areas with high buildings, a GPS receiver can report a valid position with bad accuracy. On an unfiltered track this can be seen as jerky moves, that not only look ugly but also add distance traveled to a GPS device actually standing still. Page 35(38)

36 You can set the minimum time required for a fatpoint (stand still) to be displayed on the map. You can use this setting to filter out short Fatpoints that you do not want to see. To enable Track filtering, you check the Use filtered reader. This adds Fatpoints and re-calculates the Track length to better depict the actual movement of the GPS device. Note: The original Tracks are kept so you can un-check Track filtering at any time to see the raw un-filtered Track data. 9.3 Localization Under the Localization tab on the Settings menu you can change your preferred language and the measurements you want your application to use. Ask you GpsGate Server Site Administrator for help if you would like to add more languages to your application. 9.4 Style The Style tab contains settings for the number of vehicles that you want to have in the vehicle list to the right of the map. The default setting is 10 vehicles. You also have options for map marker style and conntent. Page 36(38)

37 10 Map Selection In the Maps menu you can choose between the maps available to your VehicleTracker application. Ask your GpsGate Server Site Administrator if you want to add custom maps to your application. Page 37(38)

38 11 Connecting Devices to GpsGate VehicleTracker Note: This chapter is mainly aimed at Application Administrators. Connecting devices to GpsGate VehicleTracker is usually handled by your GpsGate Server Administrator. This is a brief overview of how it works, please contact your GpsGate Server Administrator for additional help. To get position updates to GpsGate VehicleTracker you need to connect a GPS device to GpsGate Server over the Internet. The two main device types are: GpsGate Client (available for Windows computers, Windows mobile devices and Java mobile phones) Dedicated GPS tracking devices GpsGate Client GpsGate Client is a client product that can be downloaded from GpsGate.com. It is identified as a VehicleTracker user with a Username and Password. Please look at these online guides for connection instructions: Windows: Windows Mobile: Mobile phone (Java): Dedicated GPS tracking devices Tracking devices all have different identification methods. The most common is the use of an id number or the device IMEI number. Please look at these connections guide for supported devices and a generic guide for most devices using a NMEA based message format: Supported devices list: Generic guide: Note: Please contact us at support@gpsgate.com if you have a device you would like us to support! Page 38(38)