Map Tab

The Map tab provides a geographical view of a fleet using Google Maps. Use the gateway tree to select the group, sub-group or individual gateway to view on the map. Each gateway is shown either at a location on the map according to the most recent location where data was transmitted, or the location that was manually set via the AMM (see Gateways for information about setting a manual location when adding a gateway).

A manually-set location will be used to display a gateway on the Map when all of the following conditions are met:

1. The gateway has no reported GPS location within the selected time range.
2. Map service1 access is enabled for AMM.
3. The manually-set location string can be resolved to an address via the Map service¹.
4. The Map is viewed with a default time range of “Today” or “All” selected.

Groups of gateways are shown using a cluster icon which includes the number of gateways in the group and is within a circle consisting of the colors representing the various states of the gateways within that cluster. The individual gateways are listed on the right hand side:

Zooming in to the map or clicking on the cluster will break the cluster apart to show individual gateways or sub-groups of gateways. Individual gateways are identified using icons assigned to them, with a list of details by gateway shown to the right of the map. The color of the circle around the icon corresponds to the threshold color next to the gateway’s name/serial number shown in the Dashboard. If a gateway has no issues it will be shown with a green circle, otherwise it will be shown in yellow if it has warnings or red if it has errors.

To obtain detailed event information, click on a gateway marker on the map to show the information pop-up:

The popup displays the following primary information:

• Gateway ESN: the serial number assigned to the gateway.
• Gateway ESN Hyperlink: when clicked, the map will zoom into the marker and also filter out any other markers. Doing so allows the user to focus solely on the current marker. Note that for informational purposes, the hyperlink text also contains the name of the tree folder (surrounded by “[“ and “]” characters) in which the unit is contained (e.g. in the screenshot above, the unit is contained within a folder called “Car”).
• Location History: clicking on one of the time periods draws a path on the map showing where the unit travelled during that time frame in the past (e.g. clicking on 10m will show where the unit has been travelling for the last 10 minutes). Note that the unit must have been travelling within selected time period. If the unit has been idle (e.g. for the last two days) then clicking on some or all of the time periods will not display a path.
• Last Moved: the date and time that movement of the vehicle was last detected.
• Location: the current location of the unit including both the GPS coordinates and address. If the location was manually set, the statement: Manually set location is displayed is shown under the location information.

Note: A manually-set location is displayed when the map is viewed with the default time range of “Today” or “All”. A manually-set location will be overridden by a GPS location if available within the user-selected time range. Manually set locations are supported in AMM 2.16.2+.

• Threshold information: displays threshold names and values which have been configured for the selected device. Thresholds which have exceeded their defined ranges define the color of the marker (e.g. a red marker will be shown for a threshold that exceeds its range).

Key Features of the Map’s User Interface

The figure below shows the key features of the map’s user interface:

Click on the gateway name in the list to the right of the map, to center the map for a single gateway.

Click on Load Trails to show the path traveled by the vehicle during the specified period.

Click on Report to generate a Gateway Trips report for the selected gateways over the specified time period. For more information see: Reports .

Note: the Report button is available for ALEOS devices in AMM 2.15.2 and above. The Report button is disabled in AM instances.

Hover the mouse over the divider between the map and the device listing, and then click and drag the divider to resize the map and device listing.

Click on the Refresh button to refresh the map.

Navigating Within the Map

The AMM uses Google Maps for all map related screens which can be navigated as follows:

• Zoom in or out using the scroll button of your mouse. Hold the mouse pointer over the map location you wish to remain centered.
• Pan in any direction by clicking and holding the left button of your mouse, and dragging the map.
• To zoom using the map controls, use the (+) and (-) icons (shown in the figure below) to zoom in and out.
• To pan using the map controls, press one of the four arrows in the white circle:

Additional Controls:

Click on Map or Satellite to display the respective map detail.

When displaying map level detail, hovering the mouse over Map will display a Terrain dropdown which when enabled, overlays the map with terrain features:

Note that the Terrain dropdown will only be available when the map isn’t zoomed in too far. Also, when the Terrain option is enabled, the level to which the map can be zoomed in to, will be limited.

When displaying satellite level detail, hovering the mouse over Satellite will display the following option:

• Labels: when enabled, displays map labels such as street names.

Filtering Gateways

The map view provides a number of options for filtering which gateways are displayed on the map:

Filter field: similar to the filter in the gateway tree. Enter part of the name (or other gateway labeling data) in the box to limit the gateways displayed.

Time dropdown: a time period can be specified when viewing the map to show where the selected gateways were located within that time period. The location(s) shown are based on when the gateways last reported data over the WAN to the AMM within the specified time period. To specify a time period, select the desired time period from the dropdown, enter the time range (if applicable) and click Search. The following options are available from the dropdown:

• All: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways.
• Today: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways for the current day.
• Last Hours: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways within the last number of specified hours. Selecting this option displays an edit field where the value can be entered.
• Previous Days: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways within the last number of specified days. Selecting this option displays an edit field where the value can be entered.
• Previous Months: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways within the last number of specified months. Selecting this option displays an edit field where the value can be entered.
• Range: displays the last known location(s) of the selected gateways within the specified date range. Selecting this option displays two edit fields in which the start and end of the range can be specified. Clicking in these fields displays a date chooser widget. Alternatively the date can be manually typed in.

Nominal Events: represented by the green box icon. When selected, shows all gateways, including those operating within threshold limits (green). When deselected, only gateways in warning (yellow) or error (red) state are visible.

Search: when clicked, searches for the selected gateways over the specified time period. For more information about searches see: Filter Box and Searching .

Manual Refresh: refreshes the page to show the latest information.