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1. Status box features a drop down from which a specific status can be selected Note Only Targets with the selected status will be displayed in the search results Category box features a drop down from which a Target Category can be selected Note A Category can be included in the Target search and only search results that belong to the specific Target Category will be displayed Missing Coordinates check box can be selected to include Targets that are missing x and y coordinates in the search 52 button is clicked to begin the search for Targets This will load the Targets grid which will display all of the Target search results Page 27 AY cescommanper Status Editor y mes PS Grocery Store Status Editor Current Status Canceled O Last Status Changed UTC 2007 08 09 17 39 07Z Change Status To Save Close Status Editor The Status Editor dialog is accessed by clicking the status link under the Last Status column of the Target grid The Status Editor is used to change or update the status of a Target in an orga
2. ccececcecuccesuccssuccssuccseussssessseesnseesusceseseeseceeeceusessseesneeesnseesnseesecceseceeseceetecusesseesaueesaseesaeens 62 SEARCHING FOR A CARRIER S HISTORICAL TACT IVITY casecccincnevesoantiendoacncsoecitpasaeancasevomadedsuoanpnieustatendaebonastaadenedienaapsueeasahaseuemancsbieatedadiaemeneneenten 63 SETTING THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED SPEED FOR A CARRIER sscececcecescececcusnccueuccssecusessecessesesseeesseeuseeeeseeeeeeeeeesusecsesesseseseeeeseseuseeeeeeseueeses 63 WORKING WITH TARGETS LANDMARKS eeeeneeneevnsvnnnnnennnnnnnnnennsnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnennsnnnnnnennsnnnnnnennsnnnnnnennsnnnnnnennsnnnennenns 64 ADDING A NEW WA Ge eae hhv 64 FINDING TARGETS IN THE SYSTEM cssscssssccssscnscocnscovsuacvsccnssccvsncenssenssscnsevnuacunueovsseesnsensseenssetsuscnsscenseecnusovnscsessensssensaccsssonssscnusovnsaouncs 64 VENTE 65 CHANGING THE STATUS OF A TARGET saa Ea KREE 65 CLEARING A DISPLAYED TARGET FROM THE MAP ssccssscossscocnscnssccvscccsuscnuscenuecsasscenscnsnsonsaceauscnussenscesascoenscnsnconsaccunscnusssnsccsasccsnscssncenuns 66 ETE UR Tadeo 66 WORKING WITH AREAS GEO FENCES cssccsccsscssccsscnscssscecccsscsscecccseesceccesceescecccsssesceccesceescecccsseescecccscsesceccsesecceccessesccecees 67 VIEWING AN AREA ON THE MAP ssssscscnscincsanassannaodunnsslenesevuanwedancssnasiaminiodwensslenesetamsesdanssasnsiamnsedeenssinessnsednddenssuonsiasnedeanssinestueedaedansenensiasinens 67 CREATINO ANAR ri
3. AY cPscommanper Map Area Think Geo World Map Virtual Earth Hybrid virtual Earth Road 4 Virtual Earth Aerial Map area The map area of the Tracking screen contains the organization map that is being viewed Displayed at the bottom right corner of the map are the screen coordinates of the mouse cursor s present location These are updated in real time as you move your mouse so long as the mouse cursor is over the map area At the upper left corner of the map are the Zoom and Pan Controls See page 47 These controls allow you to zoom in zoom out and pan the map At the upper right corner of the map is the Overlay Switcher See page 48 This allows you to select a different map dataset or dataset view to display in the map area GPSCOMMANDER Zoom and Pan Controls lt O FA Y j e The Zoom and Pan Controls located in the upper left corner of the map area allow a user to zoom into and out of the map being displayed as well as pan the map north south east or west Zoom and Pan Controls Panning The panning controls consist of four arrow buttons pointing in each of the following directions North south east and west To pan the map do one of the following e Click on one of the panning arrows to pan north south east or west e Click and drag the map with your mouse to pan in any direction In the center of the panning arrows is a gt button that can be clicked
4. Locating a Set of Coordinates on the Map To locate a set of coordinates on the map 1 Open the map screen for the organization Tool Panels p E y S and 2 Inthe Tracking screen go to the Tool Panels click the button A 3 Inthe Locate box enter the coordinates in Decimal Degree format e X Coord Longitude negative for West of and positive for East of the Prime Meridian Y Coord Latitude negative for South of and positive for North of the Equator 4 Click Find Resetting Open Boxes from the Tool Panels Tool Panels e hd Ss on the Tracking jj button on the Tools Panel Whenever you have boxes open from the screen you can simultaneously close all of these boxes by clicking the To reset open boxes from the Tool Panels Tool Panets e 4 7 s 1 Goto the Tool Panels toolbar 2 Click the button on the Tool Panels 3 Click OK on the dialog that opens Page 53 AY cPscommanper Restoring a Map to its Original Size This topic covers the procedure for restoring a map to its original size or extent To restore a map to its original size Method 1 A 1 Open the map for the organization lt g gt 2 Inthe Tracking screen go to the Navigation controls Y 3 On the Navigation controls click the Full Extent button 3 Method 2 1 Open the map for the organization TI Dana FET a 2 oe EI 2 Inthe Tracking screen go to the Mim dsd ES El S Le cy 5 located at the top le
5. Alert Levels In the system each alert level can be configured differently This allows a user to define the action for each alert level when an alert is raised in the system Also the action that raises an alert is hard coded in the system for each alert level Open No action is defined for this level Speed violation Carrier goes over speed limit Low battery battery on tracking device is low Spatial fence violation Carrier leaves his or her spatial fence Panic button panic button on tracking device is hit Index A Account Map Settings Editor 55 Active Sessions 59 Alert code 58 Alert Viewer 23 58 Area Editor 31 Area List 68 Areas 68 Adding an Existing Area 68 Creating an Area 67 Removing an Area 69 Viewing an Area on the Map 67 Areas Details 67 68 Auto Refresh 55 C Carrier 60 Carrier Session 6 Carrier Session Editor 57 Carriers Carrier Session 60 Creating Carriers 59 Managing Carriers 59 Clear Full Extent 52 D Dashboard screen 1 Detail tabs 38 Device Editor 63 Page 71 AY cescommanper Entity tabs 17 F Full Extent 54 G GPS Tracking 2 H Header Bar 5 8 Historical Carrier Sessions 62 63 History Toolbar 61 L Locate 53 Locate box 53 Locating a Set of Coordinates on the Map 53 Login screen 8 M Map area 46 Map Auto Refresh 55 Map Tools 50 N Navigation 50 51 P Password 8 S
6. Session Details 57 Session Point Label 59 Sessions Sessions grid 62 Sessions toolbar 62 Sessions grid 18 Sessions Toolbar 54 57 60 61 Set Full Extent 52 T Targets Creating Targets 64 Managing Targets 64 Setting up Targets 64 Tool Panels 51 52 53 54 55 Track Zoom 50 Tracking screen 1 6 9 Adding a Target 64 Area Details pane 33 Area grid 30 Auto Refresh 11 Deleting a Target 66 Extent box 13 Page 72 AY GPSCOMMANDER Find Historical Sessions area 34 Geofence area 45 History tab toolbar 37 Locate box 12 Locations area 44 Overlay switcher 48 Recent Sessions area 43 Reset Tool Panels button 17 Session Details area 21 39 Sessions grid 18 Sessions tab toolbar 20 Status Editor 28 Target Details area 29 Target grid 25 Target Search area 27 Target tab toolbar 26 Tool Panels bar 10 Zoom and Pan Controls 47 U Username 8 Z Zoom Bar 50 51 Zoom to Full Extent 54 Zooming In on a Map 49 Zooming Out on a Map 50
7. Area History de ZIS Show Last 10 Locations a O Carrier GF Stat Ej z Epen y EA tac vor 03001 0405 2817 OG M 03002 osos 3857 DOM ek od 8 ya 100m ON 03001 osos 0 BO ES FEET O QI Black Van a 5404 35m 4 6 Items E Sessions grid When a user enters the Tracking screen for an organization the Sessions tab Sessions Target My Ares A History Mi will be highlighted by default and a Sessions grid will be displayed below The Sessions grid lists all of the active Carrier sessions in the organization Note In the system a session is defined as a particular Carrier and Device combination and a session will begin at midnight and end the following midnight The Sessions grid contains the following columns e Carrier e Device Start e o Minutes Since Last Valid Location Alert Code Page 18 GPSCOMMANDER Carrier column lists the names of all the Carriers who are in active sessions The button located next to each Carrier session can be clicked to load the Carrier s session onto the map The check box next to a Carrier s name can be selected to work with the Carrier and apply any of the buttons on the Session toolbar Device column lists the names for the Device units Start column lists the start date for a Carrier s session 3 Minutes Since Last Valid Location column lists the number of minutes since a valid location point for the session w
8. Show Lest 10 Locators m n Li FER n O Dirt e acta g Yehicie Stat Oo ap O aud burte Meter BF II ds Dip 2 IR 14 r ta p ar FP f a V R g O wt iwty Sons O DA 03001 04 ag add i y w gt v r i er 2 TTS Te eo O Vrar Fam EE HIS 2009 Han NIDO sar saa DA Bs Oars DS Mes Sm OKZE7E u Oo a 3s A 6 DAM wn O MON Semar Data Recent Semmore ON Locator gt Geotenee Xl 2 Derce WES 01002 09030798773079 Carrier Parr Tucker Start Cate 422009 Y OG OG PU Last EDIO FOF 11 PU Street LAWRENCE KS Activity 049 r est Slates d i 30000021 00758 lt P 7023 20182 AY cPscommanper The Tracking screen is where you will view and track Carrier sessions for your Organization In GPS Commander a Carrier session is a particular Carrier and Device combination which begins at midnight and ends the following midnight On the Tracking screen you have the ability to create and add spatial fences for Carriers In GPS Commander spatial fences are called In Areas and Out Areas These In Areas and Out Areas are special areas that a Carrier must remain in or stay out of during his or her session If a Carrier enters an Out Area an alert will be raised The Tracking screen is loaded with many easy to use map controls which reside in the following areas of the screen Tool Panels Zoom and Pan Controls and Overlay Switcher The Tool Panels bar features
9. Status shows the last status for the Target such as Scheduled Unscheduled Canceled or Delivered Y Point shows the point of latitude for the Target X Point shows the point of longitude for the Target aie The Target Details area features buttons on the far right that can be clicked to set or clear the x and y coordinates for the selected Target button can be clicked to set the coordinates for the Target EXI 8 button can be clicked to clear the X and Y coordinates for the Target Page 29 GPSCOMMANDER Areas Area Grid Area grid The Area grid is loaded into the left side of the Tracking screen when the Areas tab Sessions Target Ares u History is selected from the Entity tabs toolbar The Area grid lists all of the Areas for the organization and contains the following columns A e Area Name X icon can be clicked to zoom into each area on the map icon can be clicked to edit the name description status and External ID Area Name column lists the name of each map area for the organization icon can be clicked to display and edit the polygon shape that defines the area on the map icon can be clicked to delete the Area from the organization Page 30 AY cescommanner Area Editor Area Editor Use this screen to add or edit a spatial area Name Sample Areal Description External ID es Save Close Area Editor The
10. tte map screen to view the complete tst link located towards the middle left of the Organization Manager and below the Organization picture e Clicking the Q button located in the lower right corner of the Organization Manager Page 9 AY cPscommanper The Tracking screen can be divided into the following areas e Tool Panels e Entity Tabs e Entity Tab Toolbar e Entity Grid e Detail Tabs e Map Area e Zoom and Pan Controls e Overlay Switcher me Zones List a as Senior When on the Tracking screen an Organization List box will be featured on the Header Bar From this Organization List box a user can select an organization and load the Tracking screen for the organization Tool Panels bar Panels ff ll fo Ma ee GA Np e z Tool Panels bar The Tool Panels bar is located at the top left of the Tracking screen and features the following buttons e Toggle Auto Map Refresh A Toggle Locate Panel ae Toggle Extent Panel o O Toggle Session Builder Panel Switch to Measure Distance Mode Switch to Measure Area Mode e W Switch to Pan Mode 3 Launch Google Earth e ie Reset Tool Panels Page 10 GPSCOMMANDER Auto Refresh 00 02 00 Auto Refresh auto Refresh button can be clicked when a user wants to refresh the map area every x number of seconds When the Auto Refresh button is clicked the box next to the Auto Refresh button will start counting d
11. Area Editor is accessed from the Area grid by clicking the P icon for a particular area The Area Editor can also be accessed from the Area Details area by clicking the t _ button The Area Editor is used to edit add or create new areas for an organization and contains the following text boxes Name e Description e Status e External ID Page 31 AY cescommanner Name text box contains the name of the area Description text box contains a brief description for the area Status box features a drop down from which a user can select either Active or Inactive External ID box is a text box in which a user can type an External ID for the area in order to associate or link the area to an outside system Page 32 AY cPscommanper Area Details Area Details Click Add Area to start creating a new area then draw the area on the map When finished cick Commit to save the area or dick Cancel to discard it Add Area Add Existing Area Area Details The Area Details pane is located at the bottom of the left side panel on the Tracking screen when the Area tab is selected It features three buttons e Add Area tres i C it e Commit e Cancel Add Ares button can be clicked when a user wants to create and add a new area to the Area grid After a user clicks the Add Area button the user can begin to draw a polygon for the area on the map commit button can be clicked to save
12. Finding Targets in the System See page 64 In the Target grid click the Q icon next to the Target you want to view on the map Changing the Status of a Target This topic covers the procedure for changing the status of a Target from the Tracking screen To change the status of a Target from the Tracking screen 1 2 Page 65 Open the map for the organization that contains the Targets you want to change status for On the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs area 5555m Target Mares History Click the Target tab If the target you wish to change the status of is not listed in the Target grid first follow the steps for Finding Targets in the System See page 64 In the Target grid click the status listed in the Last Status column for the target you want to change If the target has no status the link will read No Status The Status Editor dialog will appear In the Status Editor dialog use the Change Status To drop down menu to select a new status for the Target Click the Save button AY cPscommanner Clearing a Displayed Target from the Map This topic covers the procedure for clearing a Target from the map To clear a displayed Target from the map 1 Open the map for the organization 2 From the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Target Area My History SN click the Target tab In the Target grid find the Target that you want to clear from the map 4 Unselect the ch
13. Web browser s address bar 3 Press the ENTER key After you have accessed the login page you will need to log on to the system On the login page there is a Login box where you will enter your Username and Password Logging On To Log on to GPS Commander 1 On the Login screen type your username in the Username box 2 Type your password in the Password box 3 Click the 9 button Note If this logon is successful you will go to the Tracking screen However if the logon is unsuccessful you will see the following message displayed below the Login button Invalid username or password In this situation you will need to retype the username and password Logging Off To log off 1 Go to the top right of the Header Bar 2 Click Logout AY cPscommanper Using the Tracking Screen Tracking screen The Tracking screen in the system displays the maps and map data for an organization In addition the Tracking screen is used to track and view Carrier sessions in an Organization From the Dashboard there are two main ways to access the Tracking screen e Clicking the 224 link located above the Organization list on the Dashboard 2 e Clicking one of the Q icons in the Organization section of the Dashboard From the Organization Manager there are three ways to access the Tracking screen e Clicking the Track This Organization link located at the top of the Organization Manager Clicking the
14. column shows the date that the alert was cleared by the user Cleared By column shows the name of the user who cleared the alert Wr The 36 button located to the far right can be clicked to open the alert and view the question and user response to the alert glasg button can be clicked to close the Alert Viewer Page 24 GPSCOMMANDER Targets SA ERR m farma Cotos B seme Target Target grid The Target grid features the following columns e Target e Category Name e Last Status Target column lists the name for each Target that was produced by the search Next to each Target is an icon that can be clicked to view the Target on the map Category Name column lists the category for each Target such as Office or Customer Last Status column lists the last status for each Target such as Scheduled Unscheduled Canceled or Delivered The link under the Last Status column can be clicked ton open the Status Editor and change the status of the selected Target LT Add New link located below the Target grid can be clicked to open the Target Editor and create a new Target for the organization 4 Add Existin link located below the Target grid can be clicked to open the Target List from which an existing Target from another organization can be selected and added to your organization Page 25 AY cPscommanper Target toolbar Fale
15. icon represents a particular alert that a Carrier raised during his or her session and each alert icon can be clicked to open the Alert Viewer which will list all of the alerts that the Carrier generated during the session Below the History grid the number of items displayed in the grid will be shown as well as an Export to Excel button Clicking this button will generate an Excel spreadsheet containing all of the items in the History grid A pop up window will appear from which you can download the Excel file to your computer Page 36 AY erscommanner History Toolbar Fa Fa Show Last 10 Locations History toolbar When the History tab Sessions Target Ares History ON ig selected from the entities tabs the History tab toolbar will load below the entity tabs The History tab toolbar features the following buttons P Show Connecting Lines Show Hide Search ra Sl Refresh Data Show Last 10 Locations Number of Locations to Show P Show Connecting Lines can be clicked to display connecting lines between the Carrier session points rather than just the points alone Show Hide Search can be clicked to hide the Find Historical Sessions search area ra 9 Refresh Data can be clicked to refresh data from the server Show Last 10 Locations Mi Number of Locations menu allows you to select how many locations to track on the map The following options are available e Show Entir
16. several buttons that can be clicked to do the following rool anes EN E ME gt locating latitude and longitude coordinates e Hi setting the map extent amp creating mock Carrier sessions val measuring a linear distance measuring an area track zooming into an area panning the map 3 launching Google Earth gt resetting the Tool Panels AY erscommanner The Navigation area allows you to pan in four directions on the map as well as return the map to its full extent PAN lt ID gt V The Zoom area features a zoom bar with buttons at the top and bottom that can be clicked to zoom in or zoom out from the current map area You can also drag the blue slider control up or down to zoom in or out From the Tracking screen you can search for historic Carrier sessions and view these past sessions on the map This is accomplished by clicking the History tab on the Entity tabs toolbar Sessions MI Target M Area Mu History N located on the left side of the Tracking screen and using the Find Historical Sessions fields In addition you can add and locate Targets on the map through the Target finder The Target finder is accessed by clicking the Target tab on the Entity tabs toolbar Sessions Target N Area N History N AY cPscommanner Getting Started Going to the Login Page To go to the login page 1 Open your Web browser 2 Type the Web address you were provided with into your
17. the area and add it to the Area grid When the button is clicked the Area Editor will open and a user can create a profile for the new area and save it Cancel button can be clicked to cancel the newly created area and remove the area from the map Add Existing Area link located on the far right of the Area Details pane can be clicked to open the Area List from which an existing Area can be selected and added to the Area grid Page 33 GPSCOMMANDER History Find Historical Sessions From Date Carrier 2007 10 10 JH fed To Date 2007 10 10 JE Find Historical Sessions search area The Find Historical Sessions area can be accessed by clicking the History tab Sessions Target Ares History NM on the Entity tabs toolbar The Find Historical Sessions area contains the following fields e From Date e To Date Carrier From Date box features a calendar icon that can be clicked to select a search from date To Date box also features a calendar icon from which an end date can be selected for the search Carrier pane will list all of the added Carriers for the search Next to the Carrier pane are the following items e Add p Remove Add link can be clicked to open the Carrier List from which a Carrier can be selected and added to the Carrier pane Xmv link can be clicked to remove a Carrier from the Carrier pane button is clicked to search for the past
18. tracking device wakes up and starts its job of tracking AY cPscommanner na GPS Location When the GPS device wakes up it will attempt to attain its current position through its GPS receiver The GPS receiver is a small device that uses a special antenna which is mounted so that it can have access to a view of the sky It is important for the receiver s antenna to be mounted this way in order to receive broadcast signals from stationary satellites positioned all around the earth These satellites were originally launched by the US government for military use specifically marine navigation but have since been opened to the public for personal or commercial tracking The receiver picks up signals from various satellites that cover the particular area of the earth where your device is located and uses their signals to determine exactly where you are The more satellites you find broadcasting from where you are located the better the accuracy of your location This is why it is important to mount your GPS antenna in apposition to where it can have the best view of the open sky Many times it may take a few minutes for your receiver to pickup enough satellites to accurately determine your position Communications At the same time your GPS tracking device is determining its position it also tries to establish a connection to its communication network in this example we will use cellular Using the SIM the small card that goes into th
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20. AY e scommanner GPS Commander User Guide ES GPSCOMMANDER 23 ae aa Auto Refresh 00 01 00 E Tool Panes d ASILO OA Messages 0 iy fademo Edit Profle Logout 2 _Sessions V Landmark GeoFence Y History N NK A Dep Gs Last 5 Locators el YH E Device Device Start Y 4 FIN ey n y OB E n o aa 4 G FAR d SAT Or a DAW te ag a VE ES gt HINO ear 00 4 og 8 M 000 og DM 4 m AJN GN e i SAT 09 i 2098 Boy og A o AJA i OE on ane R DAN k 039 a Rah WEB 2 ONO m og 00 VE D Wate jamas Det NG Recent Samson gt Locos ON Gel NN D i gt eee amp XI devices WEB 03000 Ouratoce Y ow aa DU 027230079 Mas mm dy HAMN KN NNN GR Carmen Rapa Tucker Speed Hart Date 22000 000 00 Last 242 W Last 420005900 IPL Lotatore Street LAWRENCE KS ketaty UA Gates Gutes fat Mu a hue Release 5 0 GPS Commander 2010 Future Quest Wireless Inc All rights reserved AY cescommanper How To Use The Documentation Reference this user manual to get the most out of your new GPS tracking solution In this manual you will learn about the user interface in GPS Commander as well as learn about the entities in the system how to setup your account and organizations and track your assets Also you can use this manual as a convenient reference for all of the screens and dialogs found throughout the system Getting Additi
21. Carrier and Device combination and a session will begin at midnight and end the following midnight An active Carrier session is a Carrier and Device combination that is currently out in the field To see all the active Carriers in an organization 1 Open the map for the organization 2 On the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions N Target Area N History N click the Sessions tab Note This will load the Sessions grid All the Carriers with active sessions will be listed in the Sessions grid 3 Inthe Sessions grid click the Q icon to view a Carrier s session Note By default the Sessions tab is selected when you open the map for an organization Page 59 AY cPscommanper Viewing the Last Location of a Carrier To view the last location of a Carrier 1 Open the map for the organization 2 In the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs toolbar Sessions Target Ares History X click the Sessions tab 3 In the Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier you want to view a last location point for 4 Inthe Sessions grid click the icon for the Carrier you want to view a last location point for 5 In the Sessions Toolbar open the Show Last 10 Locations menu and select Show Last x Locations where x is the number of locations that was previously configured in the Map Settings To view all of the ses
22. Carrier sessions Page 34 AY cPscommanper History Grid TE TOO Zelt Show Last 10 Locations y C a GPS Max i Carrier Devi Start S i I BF2990 SAT 2009 L Black Van 03001 04 05 s i E MA EF2930 SAT 2009 9 i i I Black Van 03001 04 04 z MA BF 2990 SAT 2009 L Elad Van 03001 0403 j i i a wee EF2990 SAT 2009 9 i Black Van 03001 0402 5 BF2990 SAT 2009 L Blade Van 03001 04 01 i i i BF2990 SAT 2009 d E Black Van 03001 03 31 5 i BF2990 SAT 2009 L Black Van 03001 03 30 a i BF2990 SAT 2009 L E Black Van 03001 03 29 z i co Al Mm BF2990 SAT 2009 a ps Bale History grid The History grid contains the following columns e Carrier e GPS Device e Start e Max Speed t Alert Code _ icon located Carrier column lists the names of all the Carriers who are in active sessions The next to each Carrier session can be clicked to load the Carrier s session onto the map The check box next to a Carrier s name can be selected to work with the Carrier and apply any of the buttons on the Session toolbar GPSCOMMANDER GPS Device column lists the names for the Device units Start column lists the start date for the Carrier session Max Speed column lists the maximum speed that the Carrier reached during the session Alert Code column will list alert icons for any alerts that occurred during the session Each alert
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24. ar open the Show Last 10 Locations Number of Locations menu and select Show Entire Session Showing or Hiding Search Criteria for Historical Carrier Sessions When you search for a historical Carrier session you can easily hide the search fields that are displayed above the Sessions grid To show the search fields E el Show Last 10 Locations 1 From the Tracking screen go to the History toolbar l 2 el 2 On the History toolbar click the button Note The button is now highlighted which means that the search fields are being displayed To hide the search fields 1 Re click the button Page 61 AY cPscommanner Clearing Carrier Session Points from the Map This topic covers the procedure for clearing a Carrier s session points from the map To clear a Carrier s session points 1 2 Open the map for the organization From the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions Target Area N History N click the Sessions tab In the Sessions grid find the Carrier that you want to clear session points for Unselect the checkbox next to the Carrier y Click the button P SS Show Last 10 Locations ae On the Session toolbar Flagging a Carrier Session as Deleted This topic covers the procedure for deleting a Carrier session To flag a Carrier session as deleted 1 2 E ee ot 11 12 13 Page 62 Open the map for the organization On t
25. as received Alert Code column will list alert icons for any alerts that occurred during the session Each alert icon represents a particular alert that a Carrier raised during his or her session and each alert icon can be clicked to open the Alert Viewer which will list all of the alerts that the Carrier generated during the session Below the Sessions grid the number of items displayed in the grid will be shown as well as an Export to Excel button Clicking this button will generate an Excel spreadsheet containing all of the items in the Sessions grid A pop up window will appear from which you can download the Excel file to your computer Page 19 AY cescommanper Sessions Toolbar wile Hr Show Last 10 Locations e Sessions toolbar When the Sessions tab Ses VI Target Arsa Hstow NM is selected from the entities tabs the Sessions tab toolbar will load below the entity tabs The Sessions tab toolbar features the following buttons and drop down menu ra Show Connecting Lines ra Sl Refresh Data A Show Last 10 Locations El Number of Locations to Show P Show Connecting Lines can be clicked to display connecting lines between the Carrier session points rather than just the points alone ra Sl Refresh Data can be clicked to refresh data from the server Show Last 10 Locations Number of Locations menu allows you to select how many locations to track on the map The following o
26. ble to monitor live Carrier sessions as well as geocode addresses view spatial fences create and assign spatial fences and view and search for past Carrier sessions In order to get the most out of your GPS Commander GPS tracking solution reference the information in this help system to learn how to use GPS Commander troubleshoot problems and navigate your way through the various screens and dialog boxes in the system Page 1 AY cescommanper How GPS Tracking Works GPS tracking relies on a number of different technologies working together to allow you to track your GPS devices over the Internet The figure below depicts the various stages of the process from inside the vehicle to inside your office Although this example uses a vehicle as the asset being tracked the same principles apply to tracking aircraft ships or even people Location Servers Web Portal po E gt lt Mobile Device The process starts inside the vehicle between the vehicle and the GPS tracking device Typically GPS tracking devices are wired to directly receive power from the vehicle s battery and to monitor the state of the ignition Typically while the ignition is off your GPS tracking device is in sleep state which is used to conserve battery life and save you network usage fees while the vehicle is off In this state the device does not usually report on its location However when the ignition is turned on the GPS
27. ck the icon next to the area you want to view Creating an Area This topic covers the procedure of creating an area within an organization In the system you can create areas for a Carrier which are spatial fences that the Carrier must stay in In Area or keep out of Out Area during his or her session Once an area is created it can be assigned to a Carrier as either an In Area or an Out Area The area you create in an organization can also be added to other organizations To create an area within an organization 1 Open the map for the organization 2 On the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 2975 Target Arsa History Click the Areas tab In the Area Details section located below the map click the 14a button 4 Click on the map each point of your polygon which will represent one or more parts of your area Double click the last point of the polygon Note Additional polygons can be drawn on the map using the same method Your area can consist of multiple polygons 5 Click the 9 button to commit and save the new area 6 From the Area Editor type a name for your area in the Name box 7 Click _ z The new area will be added to the organization and can be found in the Area grid Page 67 AY cescommanper Adding an Existing Area to an Organization This topic shows you how to add an existing area to an organization This is an area that already exists in the accou
28. corded Y Point shows the latitude coordinate of the Carrier s location X Point shows the longitude coordinate of the Carrier s location Location Information shows any available street address information at the reported X and Y coordinates Speed shows how fast the Carrier was moving at the time its location was recorded Page 44 AY GPSCOMMANDER Geofence Session Details Recent Sessions Locations Geofence en In Area Qut Area Geofence area The Geofence area is located at the bottom of the left side panel on the Tracking screen This area allows you to assign areas also called geofences or spatial fences to the selected Carrier The Geofence area features the following items InArea TFinArea OutArea TQutArea in Area In Area link can be clicked to open the Area List From the Area List available areas geofences can be selected and assigned to the Carrier When the In Area link is clicked you can select and assign an in area for the Carrier F Out Area Out Area link will also open the Area List From this Area List an out area can be selected and assigned to the Carrier Note When an In Area or out Area has already been assigned to the Carrier the In Area and Out Area links will appear with icons in front of them Xin Ares XQutArez When one of these links is clicked the assigned area will be removed from the Carrier and a new area can be selected and assigned Page 45
29. e Session all tracked locations from this session will be shown e Show Last x Locations where x is the value entered in the Last Location Positions field on the User Settings Editor s Map Settings screen e Real Time Track only the most recently tracked position will be shown Page 37 AY cPscommanper Detail tabs Session Details N RecentSessions Locations Geofence N Detail tabs The Detail tabs located at the bottom left side panel of the Tracking screen provide further details about a Carrier session that you have selected from the Sessions or the History Grid These tabs can be selected to display controls for the following e Session Details e Recent Sessions e Locations e Geofence Page 38 AY cescommanper Session Details Session Details a Recent Sessions Locations Geofence 5 x lel 2 Device SAT 03003 Duration 5 min 345003424234222 Max 6 699196688 Carrier HT2300 Black SUV Speed Start Date 4 6 2009 1 00 00 AM Last 3617 170 LAWRENCE Last 4 6 2009 1 05 12 4M Location KS 66044 United States Activity Est 3 04 Mi Distance Session Details The Session Details area is located at the bottom of the left side panel on the Tracking screen The Session Details area provides detailed information about the selected Carrier session as well as provides access to the Carrier Session Editor The Session Details area features the fol
30. e device from your cellular provider it connects over the air to the nearest cell tower This is the same technology used by cellular phones except in this case we are transmitting data instead of a voice conversation During that data connection the cellular provider allows the device to access the Internet Using the setup information programmed into the device the device then attempts to connect to the Internet address you defined as the server Contacting the server the device sends its unique identifier to the server so it knows the identity of the device At this point we have a live communications link from the device to the server Any location information such as the vehicle s current position or panic alerts will be sent using this connection In the event that the connection is broken the device will repeat these steps automatically to secure a new connection AY cPscommanper A agi i a l MAR GPS Commander Servers GPS Commander receives the information over the Internet from the device and records its locations in a database The messages received are inspected for things such as speeding violations emergency situations etc Once the message is received into GPS Commander it is available for you to see from the web interface In most cases the time it takes a device to read a location send it to GPS Commander and display it on the web interface is typically 2 to 3 minutes Older data is eventually archived and
31. eckbox next to the Target A 5 Click the button above the Target grid Deleting a Target This topic covers the procedure for deleting a Target from an organization by using the controls on the Tracking screen To delete a Target from an organization by using the Tracking screen 1 Open the map for the organization that you want to delete the Target from 2 On the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs area 5 Target area History XV click the Target tab 3 Inthe Target grid find the Target you want to delete 4 Click the A button on the far right side of the Target you want to delete A confirmation dialog will appear Click OK to proceed with deleting the Target Note This only removes the Target s association with the organization It does not delete the Target entirely from the system To completely delete a Target from the system use the procedure for Removing an Entity from a Summary List See page Error Bookmark not defined Page 66 AY cescommanper Working with Areas Geo Fences Viewing an Area on the Map This topic covers the procedure to view areas on the map These are areas that have already been created in an organization and may or may not be currently assigned to Carriers To view an Area on the map 1 Open the Map for the Organization 2 On the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 29 fanget Area History click the Areas tab 3 Inthe Areas grid cli
32. ee Target toolbar The Target toolbar will load when the Target tab Sessions Target Area History js selected from the entity tabs toolbar The Target tab toolbar features the following buttons Y Apply Visible Checkboxes E Show Labels Show Hide Search ra 5 Refresh Data Y Apply Visible Checkboxes can be clicked to apply check boxes selected on the Target grid En Show Labels can be clicked to show the labels for Carrier session points Show Hide Search can be clicked to hide the Target search area o D Refresh Data can be clicked to refresh data from the server Page 26 AY cescommanper Target Search area Target Search Name vwild Status Category gt Warehouse E Missing Coordinates Go Target Search area When the Target tab 5505 Tara Ares History js selected from the entity tabs toolbar the Target Search area will load The Target Search area allows a user to search for Targets in the organization and features the following search boxes e Name wild e Status e Category e Missing Coordinates Name wild text box is used to search for the name of a particular Target The Name wild text box will allow a user to type a sign before a Target s name after a Target s name or both before and after a Target s name
33. een go to the Tool Panels the top left of the screen 3 Inthe Tool Panels section click the Pan Mode button E 4 Inthe map click and hold down the left mouse button then drag the map to pan it Method 2 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen find the Navigation controls V at the top left corner of the map 3 On the Navigation controls click the arrow toward the direction you want the map to pan Page 51 AY cPscommanner Changing the Map Extent This topic covers the procedure for changing the map extent at the personal level To change the map extent for an organization 1 2 Open the map for the organization Zoom in or zoom out until you get to the extent that you want Tool Panels YN E ES MEET a In the Tracking screen go to the Mia dol d E E Wi S ll located at the top left of the screen On the Tool Panels click the d button In the Extent box under Personal click the Set Full Extent link Clearing the Map Extent Setting for an Organization This topic covers the procedure for clearing the map extent for a user To clear the map extent setting for a user 1 Page 52 Open the map for the organization In the Tracking screen go to the T va i W 8 located at the top left of the screen On the Tool Panels click the Hi button In the Extent box under Personal click the Clear Full Extent link AY GPSCOMMANDER
34. efault map mode is Pan Mode You can switch to Pan Mode by clicking the button on the Tool Panels bar Pan Mode 7 Pan Mode button can be clicked to switch the map area into Pan Mode When this mode is active left clicking and dragging on the map will cause it to pan in the direction you drag This can be a more precise method of panning than using the Zoom and Pan Controls Additionally you can track zoom when the map is in Pan Mode Simply hold down the shift key on your keyboard then click and drag to draw the track zoom rectangle If you always want to track zoom instead of panning when you click and drag switch the map into Track Zoom Mode Pan Mode is the map s default operating mode Page 16 AY cescommanper Reset Tool Panels I Reset Tool Panels button can be clicked to refresh the Tool Panels reset them to their original positions on the screen and close any boxes opened from the Tool Panels Entity tabs Target Area History Sessions Entity tabs The Entity tabs located on the left side panel of the Tracking screen can be selected to display controls for the following e Sessions e Target e Areas e History Using these controls Carrier sessions Targets and Areas can be displayed on the map In addition Targets and past Carrier sessions can be searched for and displayed on the map Page 17 GPSCOMMANDER Sessions Sessions Grid Sessions Target
35. ft of the screen On the Tool Panels click the ii button 4 Inthe Extent box under Organization click the Zoom to Full Extent link Manually Refreshing the Map Data This topic covers the procedure for manually refreshing data on the map This procedure is to be used when you are not in auto refresh mode To manually refresh the map 1 Open the map for the organization Show Last 10 Locations e Pa 2 From the Tracking screen go to the Session toolbar p ra 3 On the Session toolbar click the 5 button each time you want to manually refresh map data from the server Page 54 AY cPscommanper Setting the Map to Auto Refresh This topic covers the procedure for setting up the map to auto refresh When auto refresh mode is enabled the map will automatically refresh data every x number of seconds depending on what is defined in the Map Settings Editor for the map refresh interval To enable auto refreshing for the map 1 From the Tracking screen go to the Tool Panels a FS cs tl SE el located at the top left of the screen 00 02 00 2 On the Tool Panels go to the Auto Refresh area 3 In the Auto Refresh area click the button This will enable auto refresh mode Note The map will auto refresh data from the server based on the number of seconds defined in the Auto Refresh area To disable auto refreshing i Re click the button Changing the Map s Auto Refresh Frequency Th
36. he Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 559m fanget Ara History i Click the History tab This loads the Find Historical Sessions search fields Search for the Carrier session you want to flag as deleted by completing the following text boxes e From Date e To Date e Carrier In the From Date box click the icon On the calendar click the date you want to search from In the To Date box click the icon On the calendar click the date you want to search to Next to the Carrier box click Adi and select a Carrier from the Carrier List Click Search In the Historical Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier session you want to flag as deleted Click the Ya icon next to the Carrier x In the Session Details area click the icon Click OK on the dialog box that opens AY cPscommanner Searching for a Carrier s Historical Activity To search for a Carrier s historical activity 1 Open the map for the organization 2 On the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 5908 Target Ara story Om click the History tab This loads the Find Historical Sessions search area 3 Inthe From Date box click the icon 4 On the calendar click the date that you want to begin your search from 5 Inthe To Date box click the icon 6 On the calendar click the date that you want to search to 7 Click Ad and select one or more Carriers from the Carrier List 8 Clic
37. he alert to view detailed information about it Method 2 This method is to be used after you have searched for historic Carrier sessions 1 Open the map for the organization 2 In the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions N Target Area MN History N click the History tab 3 Inthe Historical Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier you want to check for an alert 4 Under the Alert Code column check the Carrier s alert icon If the Carrier has an icon that is highlighted click it to view the alert for the Carrier In the Alert Viewer click the alert that you want to view detailed information about Page 58 AY cPscommannerR Viewing Information about a Carrier Session Point To display information about a Carrier session point 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen place your mouse cursor over the session point you want to view information for 3 After a moment a Session Point Label popup will appear listing details about the session point Altitude 0 Speed 5 MPA Location Information 257 LINEOLA Street LAWRENCE KS 66044 United States Device Hame S47 05001 Device Code 47 Carrier Name OF 2990 Black van Session Point Label Viewing the Active Carriers in an Organization This topic covers the procedure for viewing all the Carriers in an organization who have active sessions A Carrier Session is a particular
38. is topic covers the procedure for setting the map s auto refresh frequency which is the amount of time measured in seconds between auto refreshes This setting affects the map s refresh interval when in auto refresh mode To change the map s auto refresh frequency 1 Gotothe Dashboard On the Quick roobar OD a Ge amp War P 2 click the button 3 On the Tools And Settings screen under the System heading click the Configure Maps link 4 Onthe Account Map Settings Editor go to the Map Refresh Interval box 5 Inthe Map Refresh Interval text box type a number This number represents seconds 6 Click 2 Page 55 AY cescommanper Customizing the Size of the Map The map displayed on the Tracking screen is automatically sized to fill the maximum available area depending on the size of your Web browser You have the option to hide the left side panel and allow the map to expand to fill the entire width of the screen To toggle the left side panel on and off click the arrow icon between the panel and the map Page 56 AY cPscommannerR Working with Carrier Sessions Viewing a Carrier s Trace Lines on a Map This topic covers the procedure for viewing trace lines on the map Trace lines are lines that connect a Carrier s session points To view a Carrier s trace lines on the map 4 Open the map for the organization From the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Session
39. k 1 to load the search results grid Setting the Maximum Allowed Speed for a Carrier This topic covers the procedure for setting the maximum speed allowed for a Carrier If a Carrier exceeds this maximum speed an alert will be raised To set the maximum allowed speed for a Carrier 1 Goto the Dashboard Go to the Organization section In the Organization list find the organization you want to set a maximum allowed speed in and click the Device link for the organization 4 Inthe Device grid next to the Device column click the P icon next to the Device you want to set a maximum allowed speed for In the Device Editor go to the Top Speed box In the Top Speed text box type a number for the top speed you want the Device to be set to 7 Click Page 63 KS GPSCOMMANDER Working with Targets Landmarks Adding a New Target This topic covers the procedure for adding a new Target to an organization by using the controls on the Tracking screen To add a new Target from the Tracking screen 7 Open the map for the organization that you want to add the Target to Zoom to the location you want to place the Target On the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs area ens Target N Ares My History click the Target tab Click the F Add New Iink You will see an instructional message that reads Please draw a point on the map Click OK to dismiss the message Click on the map where you want to
40. k Full Size SUV Assign Carrier Carrier Code 15 Messages GPS Device Name SAT 04001 Notes 0 GPS Device Code 12 Top Speed 35 Attachments 0 Est Distance 13 72 Km Recreate Travel Distance Last Location Time 10 12 2007 1 14 37 PM Close Carrier Session Editor SJ The Carrier Session Editor can be accessed by clicking the V icon on the toolbar Page 41 AY cescommanper The Carrier Session Editor contains information about a particular Carrier s session and features a left Navigation Bar with the following tabs General e General Locations i Locations Messages Messages Motes 0 Notes Attachments 0 Attachments General tab can be clicked to view general details of the Carrier session Locations tab can be clicked to view the coordinates of each session point logged during the Carrier session Messages tab can be clicked to view Device messages for the session Notes tab can be clicked to view or add notes associated with the Carrier session Attachments tab can be clicked to view or add attachments for the Carrier session Page 42 AY cescommanper Recent Sessions Session Details Recent Sessions Locations Geofence Vehicle Details Available Session y Wednesday 2009 03 25 Thursday 2009 03 26 Friday 2009 03 27 Saturday 2009 03 28 Sunday 2009 03 29 Recent Sessions The Recent Sessions area is located at the bottom of the left
41. lowing session information e Device e Carrier e Start Date e Last Activity e Duration e Max Speed e Last Location Est Distance Carrier shows the name of the Carrier being viewed Device shows the name of the Device for the session Start Date column lists the start date for the session that is being viewed Last Activity shows the time that has elapsed since a location point for the Carrier has been received by the system Page 39 AY cescommanper Duration shows the duration of the session Max Speed shows the maximum speed that the Carrier reached during the session Last Location shows the address of the last location of the Carrier Est Distance shows the total estimated distance that the Carrier traveled during the session KAFASI IX QA Session Details toolbar In addition to the session information that is displayed the Session Details area features a toolbar with the following buttons PA Opens the Carrier Session Editor o a Locates the current device by sending a ping This is only possible with certain types of device hardware e Xx Click to delete the session Page 40 AY e scommanner Carrier Session Editor Carrier Session Editor Use this screen to view the details of a session such as the locations and messages You may also attach notes and attachments Create Date 10 12 2007 1 00 00 PM General gt Duration 14 min Locations Carrier Name AA3384 Blac
42. moved off the servers to long term storage this data can be examined in the future if the need arises The archiving process ensures that the system runs quickly and is not burdened with infrequently accessed data Y GPS Commander Web Client When you want to see the location of your vehicles you can access the GPS Commander Web interface online 24 hours a day 7 days a week How is that for simple In summary GPS vehicle tracking utilizes many different types of technology from US government satellites overhead to the commercial cellular towers you use to make phone calls Although the technology may be complex we can help you navigate the waters of GPS tracking and provide the solution that best fits your needs GPSCOMMANDER Brief Overview of User Interface Header Bar COCORA Dashboard At the top of all the screens in GPS Commander is the Header Bar The Header bar features a Quick toolbar with buttons that can be clicked to go to the most commonly used areas in the system In addition to the Quick toolbar the Header Bar also features additional links such as a Messages link that can be clicked to access messages within the system For security purposes the application will check the server at fixed intervals for new messages and alerts as well as update user permissions within the system This is done without user intervention Tracking Screen amp OG oz a Alas Ie Sentana 4 Target MI 4 oo o 7 ZO
43. nization Note When the status of a Target is updated or changed the Target s icon will change on the map However this only applies to Targets that have symbols or icons associated with their statuses For example if a Target was changed from Scheduled to Canceled the Target icon would change to a symbol that represented canceled The Status Editor dialog contains the following boxes e Current Status e Last Status Changed UTC e Change Status To Current Status box displays the current status for the Target Last Status Changed UTC box displays the date and time of the last status change for the particular Target Change Status To box features a drop down from which a new status can be selected SENG button can be clicked to save changes made to the Status Editor gosg button can be clicked to close the Status Editor Page 28 GPSCOMMANDER Target Details Target Details Name Sample Target X Point Code Y Point Category Warehouse KAY lar Status a i all Target Details area The Target Details area will load below the map area when the Y button is clicked next to a Target in the Target grid The Target Details area displays the following information for the selected Target e Name e Code e Category e Status e X Point e Y Point Name shows the name of the selected Target Code shows the code for the selected Target Category shows the category for the selected Target
44. ns three links e Set Full Extent e Clear Full Extent e Zoom to Full Extent Set Full Extent link can be clicked when the user wants to set the full extent of the map to a particular view according to his or her preferences This will be the map area that the Monitor sees when the Monitor first enters the Tracking screen However Monitors will not be able to set their personal Full Extent beyond the organization s Full Extent setting Clear Full Extent link will simply clear the current Full Extent setting Zoom to Full Extent link will zoom the user into the Full Extent view of the map in order to view the current Full Extent Note When logged in as an administrator you will not have access to these links since you will have no need to set a personal full extent As an admin you will not be restricted to what you can view on Page 13 GPSCOMMANDER the map and will be able to zoom out past the full extent for the organization Typically an admin will not be tracking Carriers and will therefore have no need to set a personal map extent The Organization section of the Extent box also contains links for Set Full Extent Clear Full Extent and Zoom to Full Extent These links will function the same for the organization as they do for the individual Measure Distance Mode n fi i A me gt mee a Ja 208 Universitys ME mn y kansas hs d r E Moria te Eudora Mo Fu Tela s PE eg sen gr
45. nt because it was created in a different organization In the system you can add existing areas to your organization To add an existing area to an organization 1 Open the map for the organization that you want to add the existing area to 2 From the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 978 larget Area History DS click the Areas tab Existing Area link In the Areas Details section located below the map click the 4 4 From the Area List select one or more check boxes next to the area s you want to add to the organization 5 Click a Note The area that you selected will be added to the organization and can be found in the Areas grid Also this area is now available to assign to Carriers in your organization Assigning an In Area Spatial Fence for a Carrier In the system you can create areas for a Carrier which are spatial fences that the Carrier must stay in In Area or keep out of Out Area during his or her session Once areas are created they can be assigned to a Carrier To assign an In Area to a Carrier 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen click the Sessions tab on the Entity tabs toolbar Sessions Target rea gt History In the Sessions grid click the a icon next to the Carrier you want to assign an In Area to 4 Inthe Geofence area of the Tracking screen located at the bottom of the left side panel click the PIA link 5 From the Area List select
46. onal Support For further assistance with your GPS Commander tracking solution please contact our support team Email Support support gpscommander com Website http www gpscommander com Corporate Website http www futurequest biz AY cescommanper Table of Contents MIME 1 HOW GPS TRACKING WORKS iria E N 2 BRIEF OVERVIEW OF USER INTERFACE ciscisasrisinsi id 5 SETTING STARTED urnas 8 GOING TO THE LOGIN PAGE hr 8 NNN 8 Fe eee O PP as 8 USING THE TRACKING SCREEN vunne 9 FAP 10 ON 11 0189 I IMCD OE ENE EEE 12 FN 13 Vee 14 Measure Area ModE nn iaa 15 0 0 0010 01011010 REESE EE E non EEN 16 FNs 16 JA tido 17 LL GEN EE EEE EE EE ENE VEE EE EE VEE 17 PSN 18 NNN 18 SESSIONS TONE crisi ii dc 20 A A 21 Alert Viewer rrnrarnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnunennnnennnnnnnnnnnnnennne 23 A Po RE e yg eee cote 25 TN 25 Tel aac cerca e e y Eo 5 26 Target Search area cccccccsssscccccsssececcesseceesaeseeeeseeeeeeesaeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeseeeeaeeeeeeesaeeeeeesuaeeceesaeseceesaassecessueuseceesansecessaaaeseesages 27 TEN NN 28 TDN 29 7 dd 0 SEE EE NE EE EEE SN NE ER EEE A 30 Nl 30 PE IGN EN Un NE ssc ove O NN earn pw ee ass pave one 31 A SSA 33 VON 34 Find Historical Sove ear 34 nO A Eo O e O O A A TA 35 History Toolbar anciano 37 BE EEE EE A AT AN ARE E A
47. ot 67 ADDING AN EXISTING AREA TO AN ORGANIZATION sasvernnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnennnnennnnennnnennnnnnnnnenenee 68 ASSIGNING AN IN AREA SPATIAL FENCE FOR A CARRIER sssccccceesecceccesecceceucececcuueecccsseueeceseeueeecssseueeeceesuueeeseesauneessssuueuecessueneeeessaggeeeetss 68 ASSIGNING AN OUT AREA SPATIAL FENCE FOR A CARRIER scccccessecccccesseccscecnsecccseeeseccsseeseccseeeeessseeeuecsesseusecsseeeunessseseuneesesseunesessegnesss 69 REMOVING AN AREA FROM AN ORGANIZATION ii dis 69 AY cPscommanner Welcome Welcome to GPS Commander Built on the very latest Microsoft technology GPS Commander gives you the ultimate in GPS asset tracking technology Based on an ASP NET model that leverages the latest NET platform technology GPS Commander can easily be accessed on any computer GPS Commander offers many features and options for organizing managing and tracking your assets There are many innovative helpful and powerful features that have been integrated into the system making it a very versatile resource tracking solution These special features will allow you to have maximum flexibility and control over your entire account and configure it in a very detailed way Further the entire system was designed with the end user in mind to give you a very intuitive friendly user interface No matter what your company s tracking needs GPS Commander provides a sol
48. ouse drops a new point on the map Subsequent points will be connected automatically by lines forming a polygon Double clicking will drop the polygon s final point making the polygon a closed shape stopping further drawing and display the area of the polygon Afterwards if you click on the map again while still in Measure Area Mode your previous polygon will be erased and you will start drawing a new polygon on the map To exit Measure Area Mode entirely and erase the polygon you have drawn switch the map into a different mode The default map mode is Pan Mode You can switch to Pan Mode by clicking the Sy button on the Tool Panels bar Page 15 AY cPscommanner Track Zoom Mode mo Pow miu Bismark Grove N 16 50 Rd Edimst FE 45th St N 1500 Rd Y wo st Track Zoom Mode In Use las E 18th St Track Zoom Mode button can be clicked to switch the map area into Track Zoom Mode When this mode is active left clicking and dragging on the map will draw a red rectangle When you release the mouse button the map will zoom into the area within that rectangle This can be a more precise method of zooming than using the Zoom and Pan Controls Additionally you can track zoom even when the map is in Pan Mode In Pan Mode simply hold down the shift key on your keyboard then click and drag to draw the track zoom rectangle To exit Track Zoom Mode entirely switch the map into a different mode The d
49. ow Park preteen Measure Distance Mode In Use Ll Measure Distance Mode button can be clicked to switch the map area into Measure Distance Mode When this mode is active left clicking on the map will begin the process of drawing lines the total distance of which will be measured and displayed once you complete the line With Measure Distance Mode enabled each click of the mouse drops a new point on the map Subsequent points will be connected automatically by lines Double clicking will drop a final end point stop further drawing and display the total distance of the drawn line s Afterwards if you click on the map again while still in Measure Distance Mode your previous points and lines will be erased and you will start drawing new points on the map To exit Measure Distance Mode entirely and erase the lines you have drawn switch the map into a different mode The default map mode is Pan Mode You can switch to Pan Mode by clicking the button on the Tool Panels bar Page 14 AY erscommanner Measure Area Mode aieia Lawrence Un versity of Kansas Broken Arrow Pa k Measure Area Mode In Use Measure Area Mode button can be clicked to switch the map area into Measure Area Mode When this mode is active left clicking on the map will begin the process of drawing a polygon the total area of which will be measured and displayed as you draw With Measure Area Mode enabled each click of the m
50. own the seconds until the map area refreshes When auto refresh is enabled data from the server will automatically be refreshed every x number of seconds To stop the auto refresh a user will re click the Auto Refresh button Page 11 AY erscommanner Locate Panel dd Locate at Locate box FA d Locate button is clicked to open the Locate box which is used to find specific X and Y coordinates on the map The Locate box contains the following text boxes e X Coord longitude e Y Coord latitude Using the Locate box a user can type a set of X and Y longitude and latitude coordinates and click the MI button When the Find button is clicked the map will zoom into the specified coordinates and mark the location with a Y blue marker icon Page 12 AY cPscommanner Extent Panel Personal Organization Set Full Extent Clear Full Extent Zoom To Full Extent Extent box d button can be clicked to open the Extent box The Extent box is used to set the Full Extent for either the organization or for the current user Note Only an administrator will have the ability to set the map extent for an Organization A Monitor will not by default have this ability and the organization links in the Extent box will not be available to a Monitor This box contains two sections e Personal e Organization The Personal section contai
51. place your new Target A blue dot will appear where you clicked and the Target Editor dialog will appear In the Target Editor dialog fill out the form with the name description and other details about your new target Click the Save button Finding Targets in the System To search for Targets in the system Open the map for the organization that you want to find targets in In the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 55m Target N Area History click the Target tab Click the F AcdExisting link The Target List dialog will appear On the Target List dialog you can optionally use the Filter drop down menu to narrow the list of Targets by organization To add a Target to the Target grid from which it can be displayed on the map click the check box next to the Target s name in the list Click the Select button at the bottom of the dialog All of the Targets that you checked on the Target List dialog will now be displayed in the Target grid Page 64 AY cPscommanner Viewing Targets on the Map This topic covers the procedure for viewing selected Targets on the map To view selected Targets on the map k 2 Open the map for the organization that you want to view Targets from On the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs area ens Target Mares History click the Target tab If the target you wish to view is not listed in the Target grid first follow the steps for
52. ptions are available e Show Entire Session all tracked locations from this session will be shown e Show Last x Locations where x is the value entered in the Last Location Positions field on the User Settings Editor s Map Settings screen Page 20 AY cescommanper Session Details Locations Geofence Session Details Recent Sessions N Xx a 2 Device SAT 03003 Duration 5 min 3450034 24234222 Max 6 6991 96623 Carrier HT2300 Black SUV Speed Start Date 4 6 2009 1 00 00 AM Last 3617 170 LAWRENCE Last 4 6 2009 1 05 12 AM Location KS 66044 United States Activity Est 3 04 Mi Distance Session Details The Session Details area is located at the bottom of the left side panel on the Tracking screen The Session Details area provides detailed information about the selected Carrier session as well as provides access to the Carrier Session Editor The Session Details area features the following session information e Device e Carrier e Start Date e Last Activity e Duration e Max Speed e Last Location e Est Distance Device shows the name of the Device for the session Carrier shows the name of the Carrier being viewed Start Date column lists the start date for the session that is being viewed Last Activity shows the time that has elapsed since a location point for the Carrier has been received by the system Duration shows the duration of the session Page 21 AY cescommanpe
53. r Max Speed shows the maximum speed that the Carrier reached during the session Last Location shows the address of the last location of the Carrier Est Distance shows the total estimated distance that the Carrier traveled during the session WIFI IX QA Session Details toolbar In addition to the session information that is displayed the Session Details area features a toolbar with the following buttons PA Opens the Carrier Session Editor a Locates the current device by sending a ping This is only possible with certain types of device hardware x Click to delete the session Page 22 AY cescommanner Alert Viewer Alert Viewer Click an item to view more details Severity Create Date UTC Question Cleared Date UTC Cleared By BMG 2007 10 12 20 13 122 2007 10 12 14 15 41Z 1 Ttem a Close Alert Viewer The Alert Viewer is accessed from the Sessions Grid by clicking the button The Alert Viewer features a grid with the following columns e Severity e Create Date e Question e Cleared Date e Cleared By Page 23 AY cescommanper Severity column displays the severity level of the alert which will be a level from 1 to 5 with level 5 being the most severe Create Date column shows the date that the alert was created in the system Question column displays the question that the user was required to answer when responding to the alert Cleared Date
54. s VI Target Area N History click the Sessions tab In the Session grid find the Carrier you want to view a session for and click the Q icon next to the Carrier On the Session Toolbar click the P button Note The p button is now highlighted meaning that trace lines are being displayed To turn off trace lines 1 Re click the P button Viewing all the Points for a Carrier s Session To view all the points for a Carrier s session Page 57 Open the map for the organization In the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions N Target Area N History Click the Sessions tab In the Session grid click Y next to the Carrier you want to view session points for In the Session Details area click the P icon Locations In the Carrier Session Editor click ESO This will load the Carrier Session grid listing all the location points for the session AY cPscommanner Viewing Carrier Alerts To see if a Carrier has an alert Method 1 1 Open the map for the organization 2 In the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions N Target Area History N click the Sessions tab 3 Inthe Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier you want to check for an alert I 4 Under the Alert Code column check the Carrier s alert icon If the Carrier has an icon that is highlighted click it to view the alert In the Alert Viewer click t
55. side panel on the Tracking screen This area provides a list of recently tracked sessions for the Carrier you selected from the Sessions or History Grid The Session Details area features the following drop down menu e Available Session The Available Session menu provides a list of recent sessions for the current Carrier Selecting a recent session from this menu will load that session onto the map and display its start point end point and all locations recorded while the Carrier was en route Page 43 AY cPscommanper Locations Session Details Recent Sessions Locations Geofence L Locati Log i sia Location Time asis Information Speed 4 7 2009 i 20 FLORIDA 10 00 00 38 982332 P Street LAWRENCE KS 8 70 PM 99 202177 en 44 United States 4 7 2009 104 FLORIDA 10 00 06 38 981475 pc gt esoco Street LAWRENCEKS 8 70 PM ee EE 66044 United States 4 7 2009 1461 W 2ND 10 00 13 38 980500 ne eso Street LAWRENCEKS 8 70 PM EE 66044 United States se Locations grid The Locations grid is located at the bottom of the left side panel on the Tracking screen This grid provides a list of all the locations at which the selected Carrier was tracked during the course of the currently loaded session The Locations grid features the following location information e Log Time e Y Point e X Point e Location Information e Speed Log Time shows the date and time at which the Carrier s location was re
56. sion points 1 Open the Show Last 10 Locations Y menu again and select Show Entire Session Viewing the Latest Activity for a Carrier This topic covers the procedure for viewing a Carrier s latest activity on the map To view the latest activity for a Carrier 1 Open the map for the organization 2 In the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area Sessions Target Ares History 7 click the Sessions tab 3 In the Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier you want to view the latest activity for and click the A icon next to it 4 Click the Recent Sessions tab at the bottom of the left side panel of the Tracking screen 5 In the Recent Sessions area open the Available Session drop down menu and select the most recent session in the list Note This loads the Carrier s latest session and displays it on the map Page 60 AY cPscommanner Showing All of a Carrier s Session Points on the Map To show all of a Carriers session points on the map 1 Open the map for the organization 2 In the Tracking screen from the Entity tabs toolbar Sens VI Target Ares History click the Sessions tab 3 Inthe Sessions grid under the Carrier column find the Carrier you want to view all session points for 4 Inthe Sessions grid click the Q icon next to the Carrier 5 In the Sessions toolb
57. the Map This topic covers all of the different methods for zooming in on a map area Method 1 To zoom in an area on the map by using the mouse scroll wheel 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen move your mouse cursor over the area of the map that you want to zoom into 3 Scroll the mouse wheel upward to zoom in Method 2 To zoom in an area on the map while remaining in Pan Mode Note Pan Mode is the default mode of the map With the map in Pan Mode you can click and drag the map to pan it By using a modifier key you can temporarily override this behavior and execute a Track Zoom instead Open the map for the organization In the Tracking screen move your mouse cursor over the map On the map move the mouse pointer to the area on the map that you want to zoom in Hold down the Shift key on your keyboard EE i Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse from left to right over the area you want to zoom in 6 Release the left mouse button Page 49 AY cPscommanper Method 3 To zoom in an area on the map by switching the map into Track Zoom Mode Open the map for the organization In the Tracking screen go to the Map Tools section In the Map Tools section click the Track Zoom button On the map move the mouse pointer to the area on the map that you want to zoom in MA MN Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the mouse from left to right o
58. the check box next to the area you want to assign for the Carrier s In Area 6 Click MAA Page 68 AY cPscommanner Assigning an Out Area Spatial Fence for a Carrier In the system you can create areas for a Carrier which are spatial fences that the Carrier must stay in In Area or keep out of Out Area during his or her session Once areas are created they can be assigned to a Carrier To assign an Out Area to a Carrier 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen click the Sessions tab on the Entity tabs toolbar Sessions 4 Target N Area History In the Sessions grid click the Y icon next to the Carrier you want to assign an In Area to 4 Inthe Geofence area of the Tracking screen located at the bottom of the left side panel click the FOutArea ink 5 From the Area List select the check box next to the area you want to assign for the Carrier s Out Area 6 Click Me Removing an Area from an Organization This topic shows you how to remove an area from an organization To remove an area from an organization 1 Open the map for the organization that you want to remove the area from 2 From the Tracking screen in the Entity tabs area 5559m fangst Area Hito SN click the Areas tab 3 Inthe Areas grid find the area you want to remove 4 Click the x icon next to the area Click OK on the dialog box that opens Page 69 AY cPscommanper
59. to return the map to the full extent view for the organization Zooming The zoom controls consist of a vertical bar with Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons located at opposite ends In the center is a track with a blue slider handle the position of which indicates the relative magnification of the map To zoom the map in or out do one of the following e Click on the F or E buttons at opposing ends of the zoom bar e Drag the slider up to zoom in or down to zoom out e Use the mouse scroll wheel scroll up to zoom in scroll down to zoom out Page 47 AY cPscommanper Overlay Switcher Overlay switcher The Overlay Switcher displayed at the upper right corner of the map area on the Tracking screen displays a list of available map datasets that the user can choose to display To display a different map dataset To switch between different map datasets simply click the radio button next to the dataset you wish to view The map will be redrawn at the current location and extent using the dataset you selected To minimize the Overlay Switcher You can minimize hide the Overlay Switcher by clicking the icon in its upper right corner To restore the Overlay Switcher to its original size When the Overlay Switcher is minimized hidden you can restore it to its original size by clicking the icon at the upper right corner of the map area Page 48 AY cPscommanper Using the Mapping Tools Zooming In on
60. ution right out of the box From fleet owners tracking just a few vehicles to large enterprises tracking hundreds or thousands of mobile assets GPS Commander has an answer GPS Commander can even be scaled to handle one account or dozens of customer accounts all of which can easily be created and managed through a single portal account In addition each account can have its own unique branding scheme and URL In each account multiple organizations can be created and each organization can have multiple users added to them Within each account security groups can be created and assigned resources and users can be assigned to these groups Based on a security group s resources users within a security group will be restricted from accessing certain features within an account The Dashboard screen in GPS Commander provides an easy to use web interface from which all features within an account can quickly be accessed These features include some of the following creating organizations managing organizations creating users in organizations adding existing users to organizations managing and configuring security settings changing user language preferences configuring map settings tracking Carriers in organizations and viewing past Carrier session data The Tracking screen in GPS Commander allows you to track all of your mobile assets in real time and features many useful tools Using GPS Commander s intuitive Tracking screen you will be a
61. ver the area you want to zoom in 6 Release the left mouse button Method 4 To zoom in an area on the map by using the zoom bar 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen go to the Zoom and Pan Controls at the top left corner of the map 3 On the zoom bar section of the Zoom and Pan Controls do one of the following 1 Click on the button at the top of the zoom bar 2 Drag the slider upward Zooming Out on the Map This topic covers all of the different methods for zooming out from a map area Method 1 To zoom out the map by using the mouse scroll wheel 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen move your mouse cursor over the area of the map that you want to zoom into 3 Scroll the mouse wheel downward to zoom out Page 50 AY cPscommanner Method 2 To zoom out the map by using the zoom bar 1 Open the map for the organization 2 Inthe Tracking screen go to the Zoom and Pan Controls at the top left corner of the map 3 On the zoom bar section of the Zoom and Pan Controls do one of the following 1 Click on the E button at the bottom of the zoom bar 2 Drag the slider downward Panning within a Map This topic covers the methods for panning within a map which will allow you to center an area on the map To pan within a map Method 1 1 Open the map for the organization Tool Panets Ea E BI AE RAS 2 Inthe Tracking scr

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