Map settings

The Map settings allow you to define how you want to view information on the map.

To configure these settings click on the hamburger menu of the Map view and select Map settings:

You can set the following parameters:

General

Show areas on all maps: Select which areas (Places types and zones) you want to be always visible on the maps.

Show trails from: Select for which vehicles and for which period you want the past routes of the vehicles to be shown, when several vehicles are displayed at once (last position view mode).

When clicking a vehicle from the list: Select the map mode (last position view mode or path view mode) that you want to be applied when you select a vehicle on the map. You have two options:

• Change to Path Mode: if the map is not in Full path mode view mode before choosing the vehicle, set map to Path view mode.
• Keep current Map Mode: no changes are made to Map mode that is currently selected.

When selecting a date in the past: When you select any date in the past, you can either choose:

• Focus on the selected vehicle and keep the selection in the list. If you jump to a past date without any vehicle selected, the first vehicle of the list will be selected instead.
• Keep full list of vehicles and clear any selection from the list, i.e., the full vehicle list will be visible even if you select a date in the past.

Show corridors: Select the mode in which the corridors will be shown on the map. You have three options:

• Show selected corridors:  It is shown on the map all corridors, regardless of having currently associated alarms
• Show selected corridors with active or pending alarms: It is shown on the map only corridors for which there is currently at least one vehicle with a corridor with alarms associated, regardless of that alarm having already started to be controlled or not.
• Show selected corridors with active alarms: It is shown on the map only corridors for which there is currently at least one vehicle with a corridor exit alarm associated, and that alarm has already started to be controlled, i.e., the conditions set in Detection Starts when field of the alarm description, have been met.

Show active route path on the map: Choose this option if you want to see the active routes in a glow up on the map.

Vehicle

Group vehicles in the vehicle list: Choose how your vehicles are grouped in the vehicle list (and if they are grouped at all). Click here for more details.

Count vehicles in group: Mark this option if you want to see a count number next to each group in the vehicle list.

Fields to show in vehicle list: Select which data you want to use to identify vehicles on the list of vehicles. By default, the license plate will be shown, but you can select up to two other fields.

Fields to show in vehicle marker: Select which data you want to use to be displayed in the vehicles marker. By default, the license plate will be shown, but you can select up to two other fields.

Please note that with only one element, the vehicle marker will have its size reduced:

Therefore, if you want to have a small vehicle marker, you can select the option None for both elements:

Fields to show in vehicle infobox: Select which data you want to use to be displayed in the vehicle’s infobox. By default, the license plate will be shown, but you can select up to two other fields.

Show route color on vehicle marker: Select this option to see, on the vehicle marker, the color of the route the vehicle is currently executing (the color of each route is defined on Routes > Templates).

Simple vehicle marker: Select this option to see the Simple vehicle markers for larger fleets.

Show refueling/drainage events: If selected, you can see on the map icons for the events of refueling and fuel drainage. 

Show fuel level/battery charge in vehicle list: If you select this option, the fuel level/battery charge level (depending on the Energy type of the vehicle) will be displayed in the Vehicle list:

Clustering

Frotcom also gives you the possibility to control the level of clustering that you want to define for visualization purposes. I.e. depending on your choice of settings, you will have different visualization experiences that are the outcome of an algorithm that takes into account both the map's current level of zoom and the number of vehicles/places to be displayed.

In order to select such preferences, click on the menu button located on the upper right part of the page.

After that, select the map settings button.

The following options will become available after you select the clustering tab. The clustering level for vehicles and the clustering level for places are independent from each other.

Just as an example, with the minimum level of zoom and clustering level set to ''always'', all the vehicles/places that are geographically close and would overlap themselves, will be placed in a cluster.

Clustering level for vehicles: To know more about clustering level for waypoints, click here.

Clustering level for places: To know more about clustering level for places, click here.

Place

Place marker size: Define the size of the place icons that are displayed on the map. Note that this feature can be handy in case you have many places defined and they are covering a lot of the behavior. It provides you with a better visualization experience.

For that, use the place size marker bar and select between Small, Medium or Large sized icons.

Waypoints

Occurrences way points size (alarms, start points, etc..): Definition of the size of the event icons (alarms, trip starting points, etc…). If you wish to redefine the size of the event icons, use the bar and select between Small, Medium or Large sized icons.

Arrow way points size: Definition of the size of the arrow waypoints size (an indicator of the direction of the vehicle’s path). If you wish to redefine the size of the arrow waypoints size, use the bar and select between Small, Medium or Large sized icons.

Map options

Last position mode: Definition of the map behavior after an auto refresh, in last position mode. The auto-refresh is performed every other minute.
By clicking on the drop-down menu button, you can choose the behavior of the map after an auto-refresh:

• Center and auto zoom: Every minute the map will auto-zoom and re-center, to show the last position of all the fleet’s vehicles.
• Do not center nor auto zoom: This is the default option. This option does not center nor auto-zoom. It is useful if you zoom in manually to a part of your fleet and you don’t want Frotcom to zoom out again and re-center every minute.

Full path mode: Definition of the map behavior after an auto refresh, in full path mode. The auto-refresh is performed every other minute.
By clicking on the drop-down menu button, you can choose the behavior of the map after an auto-refresh:

• Center and auto zoom: Every minute the map will auto-zoom and re-center, to show the full path of the vehicle in the period.
• Center on vehicle and do not auto zoom: This option centers the map on the last received position while keeping the previous zoom level (manually set by you if you manipulated the map, or previously set by Frotcom when a new vehicle is chosen, if you did not manage the map). It is useful if you want to follow up closely a vehicle not paying attention to old positions.
• Do not center nor auto zoom: This is the default option. This option does not center nor auto-zoom. It is useful if want to focus your attention on an area, for instance, a customer or district, and wait until a vehicle comes inside that area.

Filter

Show only vehicles: Select this option for you to filter and show on the map only the vehicles that currently have a route with status Active.