About Geofences
A geofence is a boundary drawn on the map around a site, yard or other area where tracked items are expected to be. When a device reports a position, ToolHound checks it against the geofences assigned to that device and shows the result on the Tracking Map as the item's Geofence and At assigned location status.
Open Asset Tracking in the left menu and select Geofences.
The geofence list
Each geofence is listed with its name, the Location it belongs to (or Not linked to a location), its shape (Circle or Polygon) and its description. Geofences that are switched off show Inactive.
- Type in Filter by name, description or Location to narrow the list.
- Select Only geofences not linked to a location to list geofences that have no Location.
- Click a geofence to open it. Its boundary is drawn on the map to the right.
- Click New geofence to add one. See Creating a Geofence.
Fields on this screen
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Location | The stocking Location the geofence represents. Required. |
| Name | The name of the geofence. Required. |
| Description | An optional description. |
| Active | Clear this to stop the geofence being checked without deleting it. Inactive geofences are kept in the list and can be switched back on. |
| Shape | Circle or Polygon. For a circle, click Draw circle, click the centre on the map and set the Radius (m). For a polygon, click Draw polygon and click each corner on the map in order. The Area (m²) is shown as you draw. A saved shape cannot be reshaped on the map; draw it again to change it. |
| Devices | Controls which tracking devices are checked against the geofence. See Assigning Devices to a Geofence. |
How the on-site status is reported
- A device is checked only against the geofences it is assigned to, directly or through its item's stocking Location.
- On the Tracking Map, an item inside one of its geofences shows that geofence and At assigned location. An item outside every geofence assigned to it shows Outside all geofences.
- A device with no geofence assigned is never checked, and its item shows no geofence status.
Click Save to keep your changes, or Discard changes to undo them. Delete removes the geofence. Changes to a geofence are kept as a version history so earlier boundaries can be reviewed.
Access to this page is controlled by Role permissions under Menus > Asset tracking.
See also:
- Creating a Geofence
- Assigning Devices to a Geofence
- About Tracking Map
- About Tracking Devices
- About Locations
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