Zones

The Zones panel can be used to identify, add, and delete zones (e.g. virtual boundaries or geofences). Zones allow administrators to monitor vehicles in different ways. For example, if a vehicle is expected to only travel within a certain area, a threshold can be set up that triggers an alert when the vehicle leaves a zone.

Note: From AMM 2.17.2 onwards, zones created by parent groups are automatically visible to sub-group users.

Note: for ALEOS devices, the communication frequency with the AMM determines the accuracy of threshold triggers with respect to zone boundaries.

The map area provides the following controls:

Adds a new zone.

Removes the selected the point.

Clears the zone from the map (note that once cleared, there is no way to retrieve the zone).

Locates a location on the map.

Displays other zones on the map.

Imports an existing zone into the new zone. Using an existing zone provides a starting point and can facilitate quicker zone creation.

Enters advanced mode where zones can be defined by entering raw latitude/longitude position pairs below the map. Clicking Update below the map in this mode saves the coordinates and returns to standard zone editing mode.

Adding a new zone

1. Click on the Add button (located at the bottom of the zone list screen) to open the Adding a Zone panel and edit the following:
   Label^*: enter the name for the new label.
   

   Note: Only use letters, numbers, spaces and dashes. Other characters are not supported and could cause unintended behaviour.

   Owner group: use the drop-down menu to select the preferred group.
   Color^*: click to open the color picker or enter the 5-digit code (if known). Select a color and then click the OK button .

   

2. The default map is a view of the world. Zoom in on the map to the area in which to create the new zone.
   
3. On the Map controls, click on Add to add a four-point rectangle on the map (the color will be the one chosen above):

4. Edit the points. Each point is labeled start with the top-left point which is point1. Click and drag the points to define the boundary. To refine the boundary, click on Add (in the Map area toolbar) to add additional points. The new points will be labeled in numeric order. Adding more points results in a better-defined boundary, especially if there is a curve in the boundary. Use the zoom in/out controls and drag the map to achieve the best views of the boundary areas.
5. Click on Save to save the new zone.

^* denotes a required field

Editing an existing zone

1. From the main Zones panel, click on an existing zone name in the list of zones, to open the editing panel.
2. From this panel, the zone’s properties can be changed including the name, color, and owner group. Points can also be moved, added, and deleted to redefine the boundary.
3. Click on Save to save the changes.

Deleting a Zone

To delete a zone, select it from the main Zones panel and click on Delete. Alternatively, click on Delete from the editing panel.

Adding a Zone Alert

A zone alert can be used to detect when one or more gateways leave a zone. To create a zone alert, define a threshold as described in Thresholds , set the Group or gateway to the devices which are to be monitored for the zone, and set the Stat field to GPS Location Zone.