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GPS Asset Tracking

Assets that are tracked using GPS can transmit their location data using mobile phone or satellite networks, or a combination of the two (known as dual-mode) to make sure reporting is not interrupted when equipment moves outside the cellular network. EZYiD’s GPS asset tracking devices can be self-powered (with long lasting batteries) or hard-wired into the asset’s power source. GPS tracking devices can be set to check-in in near real-time (every 2 minutes) or hourly, daily, to less frequently depending on use case or need for extra long battery life. The default settings for your GPS trackers are: The above default settings is to log movement, optimise data and battery energy usage in self-powered devices. Currently all devices are provisioned over the Telstra NB-IOT network which offers the largest regional coverage area at speeds of upto 200Kbps. NB-IOT network coverage map Asset trackers and uses

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Provisioning your ActiveTag trackers

  1. Click on the RHS menu and select “System Defaults”
  2. Click on the “ActiveTag” tab to view used and unused devices.
  3. To activate a device, click on the radio button switch in the Active column. When activated the device serial number can be linked to your asset record.
  4. To link the ActiveTag to your asset, edit the asset and click on the “EZYiD Live” tab in the bottom LHS window of the asset edit window.
  5. Select the serial no of the provisioned device in the “Serial Number” dropdown
  6. Your ActiveTag is now linked to your asset or equipment and “Save” the record to close

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Geofencing

A geofence is a virtual fence, perimeter or boundary around a physical location or customer site. Like a real fence, a geofence creates a boundary around your site separating your site from the rest of the area around it. A geofence boundary is used to detect movement (entry and breaches) of devices sharing location data. A geofence can be any size and shape. However, the current release only supports a circle shape. Future releases will allow you to draw the geofence over the desired geographic boundary. A geofence is made up of a collection of coordinates (i.e., latitude and longitude) or in the case of a circular geofence one specific lat/long location that forms the center.

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Geofence use cases

  • Container tracking
  • Fleet tracking
  • Valuable and critical equipment tracking – NDT equipment tracking
When integrated with your assets, you can log movement and receive alerts in near realtime when your assets are removed or moved from a geofenced area like your yard or worksite with or without your authorisation. GPS Tracking with Privacy Mode What is Privacy Mode? Privacy Mode is designed to enhance user privacy by temporarily masking the asset location data of devices. Its primary goal is to prevent tracking or logging of sensitive asset information during personal or off-duty use, ensuring user confidentiality. How Does Private Mode Work? When activated, Privacy Mode conceals the asset’s actual location by replacing latitude and longitude coordinates with latitude and longitude values such as (0,0) until the privacy mode is deactivated. Typical Use Cases
  • Masking trips taken during personal time, such as commuting, after-hours use.
  • Protecting user location privacy when vehicles or assets are taken home.
  • Preventing collection and exposure of sensitive organisation locations.
How Can Privacy Mode Be Activated? Privacy Mode can be activated from your EZYiD Lite app. Select your GPS tracked kit Select Details Select “Privacy Mode” to activate masking of latitude and longitude data.

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Geofence setup

To setup your geofence around your site:
  1. Click on the RHS menu and select “Sites”
  2. Click on the edit pen Pencil with solid fill of the site you wish to update
  3. Enter the Geo Radius in meters from the centre of the site location
  4. Click on the “Maps” button and you will notice a yellow highlighted circle of the geo radius
  5. Once you have the right geofence around your site, Click on “Pick” to save the address.
  6. Click on “Save” button in the site page to save the settings.

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Viewing your GPS location data

To view your asset movements and GPS data:
  1. On the Dashboard, Click on the “Live Assets” tab and then click on the Name of the asset above the pin
  2. This will redirect you to the asset record in the table view screen
  3. Edit your asset by clicking on the Asset name and Click on the Map tab on the RHS Activity window
  4. Click on the Active Pin in the map window and Click on the “Show History” button
  5. The GPS movement History window will always default to today.
  6. Click on the “Today” dropdown to either view all or a custom date range.
  7. The GPS lat/long data can either be viewed in a table or on the map
  8. You can also export the table data by clicking on the “Export history” button
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Detect and Monitor Geofence Breaches

When a asset fitted with a GPS tracker is moved, the lat/long is registered. When the new lat/long of the asset breaches a designated geofence, an event is registered against the asset as a BREACH event in the activity log. A system notification is also sent to the site contact of such a breach. Similarly, when a lat/long enter a geofence radius/ area, an event is registered against the asset as a “ENTRY” event in the site geofence radius. A system notification is also sent to the site contact of such an entry.