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Creating & Using Geofences

Learn how to set up geofences and get alerts or reports when vehicles enter or leave specific areas.

Updated over 3 weeks ago

Geofences let you draw virtual boundaries around important locations and track when vehicles enter or leave these areas. Perfect for monitoring yards, customer sites, or any location that matters to your business.

Discover how to create geofences and set up reports and alerts based on vehicle movements.

What Are Geofences?

Geofences are virtual boundaries you draw on the map around specific locations. When vehicles enter or leave these areas, the system tracks this movement.

Viewing Existing Geofences

Click Geofences in the top menu to see all your current geofences displayed on the map.

Creating a New Geofence

Step 1: Start Creating

  1. Click Create Geofence (bottom left)

  2. Give your geofence a name

  3. Choose a category (helps organise geofences in collapsible menus)

  4. Set a colour for easy identification

Step 2: Draw the Area

  1. Start drawing on the map

  2. Create any size area you need; there are no size restrictions

  3. Complete the boundary around your chosen location

How Geofences Work

When a vehicle enters a geofence:

  • The geofence name appears in bold at the bottom of the screen

  • Instead of showing the street name, it shows your geofence name

  • You can easily see if someone is "back at base", "at the yard", or "gone home"

For example, if Joe Bloggs is at our headquarters, the bottom display would show "Ram HQ geofence" instead of the street address.

Creating Geofence Reports

Geofence Visits Report

  1. Go to History Reports

  2. Select Geofence Visits

  3. Choose whether you want to track vehicles entering, exiting, or both

  4. Select your geofence and date range

  5. Generate the report

The report shows exactly when vehicles entered or exited your chosen geofence.

Setting Up Geofence Alerts

Creating Instant Notifications

Perfect for security or monitoring purposes:

  1. Go to Ram Evolution

  2. Select Alerts

  3. Choose Geofence Alerts

  4. Click Add Geofence Alert

Example: Weekend Theft Prevention

  • Scenario: Get notified if vehicles leave the yard on weekends

  • Setup: Select your yard geofence, set to "all day", choose "exit"

  • Recipients: Select which users receive the notification

Quick Tips

  • Use clear, descriptive names for your geofences

  • Organise geofences into categories for easy management

  • Set different colours to distinguish between geofence types

  • Combine geofences with alerts for immediate notifications

Geofences give you powerful location-based tracking that helps improve security, efficiency, and customer service across your fleet.

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