LandAirSea 54 GPS Tracker User Guide

SilverCloud® User
Guide
GPS Asset Tracking System
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GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS:
2040 Dillard Court
Woodstock, IL 60098
Technical Support: +1.888.467.5352
Email: [email protected]
Activation / Website: www.LandAirSea.com
Support Videos: www.LandAirSea.com/videos
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. LOG IN AT www.LandAirSea.com......................................................................3
2. TECHNICAL SUPPORT INFORMATION & PHONE NUMBER.……………..….…………3
3. HOW TO GET INFORMATION ON A SPECIFIC DEVICE.………………………………..….4
4. STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS….…………………………………………………………………….5
a. MAP CONTROL DASHBOARD……..……………………………………………………………6
b. HISTORICAL PLAYBACK…..……………………………………………………………………….6
c. REPORT CENTER…..……………………………………………………………………………….. 7
1. Current Status Report……………………………………………………………………… 7
2. Activity Summary Report………………………………………………………………….7
3. Excessive Speed Report ……………………………………………………………………7
4. History by Device Report……………………………………………..…………………..8
5. Stops and Mileage Report…………………………………………………………………8
6. Mileage by State Report……………………………………………………………………8
7. Alarms by Device Report…………………………………………………………………..8
8. Devices by Geofence Report…………………………………………..………………..8
d. DEVICE EDITOR (Change Tracking Device Name, Icon or Color)………………8
e. GROUP EDITOR………………………………………………………………….……………………9
f. SHARESPOT®……………………………………………………………….…………………….…10
1. Sharing a ShareSpot®……………………………………………………………………..11
g. SILVERCLOUD® ALERTS………………………………………………………………………...12
1. Geofence Alerts………………………………………………………………………..……12
2. Speed / Battery Alerts……………………………………………………………..…….13
3. OBD Alerts…………………………………………………………………………………..…13
h. ROUTES & PLACES………………………………………………………………………………..14
1. Favorite Places……………………………………………………………………………….14
2. Routing & Directions………………………………………………………………………14
i. ADVANCED OPTIONS……………………………………………………………………………15
1. Map Overlays (KML FILES )….…………………………………………………………16
2. Program Settings……………………………………………………………………………16
3. Account Management……………………………………………………………………16
j. SILVERCLOUD® APP (on Google Play & iTunes)………….………………………….16
k. GEOLOCATION (How does GPS Work?)…………………………………………………16
l. HOW TO CREATE A KML FILE USING GOOGLE EARTH……………………………17
1. How to Upload a .KML File into the SILVERCLOUD® Software……….18
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DIRECTIONS FOR NEXT RIDE – LandAirSea®
Log In at:
www.LandAirSea.com
Enter User Name:
Note, this is the user name you created when you activated the units
Enter Password:
Note, this is the password name you created when you activated the units
Having problems logging in to
see your LandAirSea® asset
trackers? Contact our 24 / 7
Live Technical Support to assist
you with the log in.
Technical Support: +1.888.467.5352
Email: [email protected]
Support Videos: www.LandAirSea.com/videos
Once logged in, you will see
where all your units last
reported. Unique icons will
appear and the name given to
each LandAirSea® device will
also appear. If there is a 10
digit serial #, this is the default
setting (which you can change
now that you are logged in –
see Page 8 under the Device
Editor section).
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You will also see the Map
Control box on the screen
where you can turn on/off the
following:
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Traffic (color coded based
on congestion)
Geofences – created by you
to help with notifications of
units entering/exiting
Waypoints – created by you
to identify unique locations
Best Fit – used to show all
units on screen (if checked
you can’t zoom into specific
vehicles)
Trails – the last 500 data
points collected of each
asset
Labels – the labels of each
LandAirSea® device
Select Device – show which
trackers on the screen
Select Group – determine
the group on the screen
Favorite Places – locations
you identified as favorites
To get information on a specific
device, click on that device and
you will see the relevant
information pop up:
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Unit Name
Location
Speed
Direction Headed
Date & Time
Is the unit wired (plugged in)
or on charge
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To make edits to the system,
click on the LandAirSea® Logo
in the top left corner of the
screen.
After logo is clicked, you will
see all the different features of
the SilverCloud® Software:
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Map Control – all relevant
tracking options on screen
Historical Playback – see
where the tracker went,
speed and duration
Reports Center – generate /
save 8 unique reports
Device Editor – change the
name of each tracker
Group Editor – track certain
assets in unique groups
ShareSpot® - Share a URL or
embedded HTML code on
assets being tracked
Silvercloud® Alerts – set up
geofences & get SMS/email
alerts on battery, speed and
OBD
Routes & Places – identify
favorite places and get
directions
Advanced Options – change
time zones & user
management access and
language preference (English
or Spanish)
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MAP CONTROL:
If for some reason the Map
Control box disappears on your
screen, click on the
LandAirSea® Logo on the top
left of the screen and click Map
Control. Please note, Map
Control is the default box on
the screen after log in features
include:
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Traffic
Geofences
Waypoints
Best Fit
Trails
Labels
Select Device
Select Group
Favorite Places
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HISTORICAL PLAYBACK
Click on the LandAirSea® Logo,
then move the cursor over the
Historical Playback feature.
Once complete, you will have
the ability to use the Historical
Playback feature with the popup box on the right and review
the route/location of the GPS
tracker, the time, speed, etc.
To view playback, select a
vehicle from the drop-down
menu, then choose the
selected timeframe that you
want to view.
Make sure to select Positions to
view all tracking data points in
the historical report. You can
select Loop to view playback in
a continuous loop.
Once all fields above have been
selected, press Generate
Playback for the report.
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HISTORICAL PLAYBACK
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The Playback Control will
display on the page along with
an on-screen display of the
path of the route traveled by
the vehicle during the Start and
End date time frame selected
on the calendar.
The Toggle Buton (turtle/hare)
will adjust the speed of the
playback.
REPORTS CENTER
Click the LandAirSea® Logo and
use it to create custom reports
that can be viewed in a
browser or Adobe PDF format.
The reports can then be printed
out for offline viewing or filing
and/or accounting purposes.
To generate a Report, Select
Report Center from the Main
Menu, which will then open a
new window. Select the type
of report you want and then
click on HTML, PDF, Email or
CSV button. Once complete,
click on Generate Report.
Reports Center has the
following reports available for
our valued customers:
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Current Status Report –
including battery life, speed,
last data points
Activity Summary Report –
view of daily mileage, travel
time and stops made
Excessive Speed Report –
displayed once maximum
speed for vehicle is created
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History by Device Report – a
spreadsheet of time and
speed positions for all data
recorded. Reports can be
saved as a KML file to be used
with Map Overlay Feature
Stops and Mileage Report –
date, time stop description,
distance & location columns
Mileage by State Report- date
/ time, description, runtime,
and state location
Alarm by Device Report –
once alerts are set up, a
report on the number of
alerts
Devices by Geofences Report
– once geofences are set up,
a report on alarms (in/out)
DEVICE EDITOR (how to
change the GPS tracking name
on screen to a customized
name)
Click on the LandAirSea® Logo
on the top left and then click on
Device Editor.
In Device Editor click on the
drop-down box and you will see
all the units that are on your
account. You can also change
the Type of ICON on each
vehicle by clicking the ICON
drop-down symbol and
choosing what type of ICON
you want.
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In Device Editor you can also
customize the name of the
vehicle you are monitoring by
putting this in the Label
Section.
GROUP EDITOR
Creating a Group can be very
useful when needing to view
multiple vehicles, but not
necessarily all vehicles.
To create a new group, click on
the LandAirSea® logo on the
top left of your screen and then
select Group Editor. To create
a new group, type the name of
the group in the Name field.
Then choose the vehicle which
you would like assigned to the
new group from the [all
vehicles] dropdown menu.
Choose Save and a new group
will be created with the vehicle
within that group.
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ShareSpot®
Click on the LandAirSea® Logo
at the top left of the screen and
then click on ShareSpot®.
When creating a new
ShareSpot®, you will click on
the CREATE NEW and follow
prompts. Make sure to create
the name of the specific
ShareSpot® you want…..Type in
the name where it says
“ShareSpot® Profile Name:”
Include things like group
viewing, # of vehicles, Codes,
etc., and be very specific.
To Edit existing ShareSpot®,
click on the View/Edit box,
highlight the ShareSpot® you
want to edit and then click on
Edit Selected.
When adding Available Devices
to your ShareSpot®, make sure
to move vehicles from the right
column to the left column by
highlighting the device you
want and then clicking on the
LEFT arrow. The device you
selected should appear in the
Included Devices box. To
remove devices from the
Included Devices, highlight the
device and press the Right
Arrow in the middle of the 2
boxes.
Once you have saved the
ShareSpot® Profile Name and
moved the units over, click on
the VIEW button and you can
determine the type of Default
View you want as well as the
Map Type (Aerial or Roads).
Click on the Show Traffic
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by Default if you want to show
traffic all the time.
If you only want to Schedule
the ShareSpot® for certain
times of the day, you can make
this edit by clicking on the
Schedule button and changing
the start and end times.
Always press SAVE after
creating / editing ShareSpot®.
SHARING A SHARESPOT®
Once you have created a
ShareSpot® or edited an
existing ShareSpot®, make sure
you click on and highlight the
ShareSpot® you want to
provide the unique URL for.
Below the Tweet button, you
will see a ShareSpot® URL that
you can highlight and then
share with others. When
copying the ShareSpot® URL,
make sure you copy the full
URL as most times it is more
than 2 lines as seen on the
screen here.
You can also copy the HTML
code onto your website, blog or
Facebook page to create a
tracking window on a business
or personal site for shared
viewing. Once embedded onto
the website, the online
mapping window automatically
refreshes the GPS location
based on the refresh rates.
Click Preview Selected and this
will open your ShareSpot® in a
new browser/window.
Additional options are available
here, including a QR code that
can be scanned by Smartphone.
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GEOFENCES & ALERTS
A geofence is a virtual
boundary, or zone, created
around a physical geographical
space. The LandAirSea®
SilverCloud®’s online mapping
interface has the geofence alert
feature which allows the user
to send email and/or text
message (SMS) notifications
whenever a vehicle either
enters or exits a designated
area.
To create a geofence and
receive alerts: Click on the
LandAirSea® Logo on the top
left of the page and then click
on SilverCloud® Alerts. If you
select Geofence Alerts, you can
create your own geofences and
alerts who receive them when
units enter or exit a certain
location.
Just like the ShareSpot®
feature, you will want to create
a name for your Geofence
Alerts and this can be entered
in the section called NAME:
When assigning emails or
phone numbers to receive
alerts, make sure you put in the
correct email or phone number
and then click the Add button
so it moves into the white box
on the right-hand side of the
pop-up box.
To draw a geofence around a
particular area, determine
whether you want an oval or a
rectangle and then click on
Draw New Geofence. A red
oval or rectangle will appear on
the screen where you can move
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it around, increase or decrease
the size and change the color.
You can also get any of the
SilverCloud® Alerts via
Notification on your Mobile
App by clicking the box
“NOTIFY VIA MOBILE APP” on
any Alert Setup Box.
SPEED / BATTERY ALERTS
Speed & Battery Alerts can be
set for specific devices by
clicking on the LandAirSea®
logo on the top left of the
screen, going to SilverCloud®
Alerts and then selecting
Speed/Battery Alerts. If you
want to set alarms for devices
(vehicles) that exceed a certain
MPH, make sure to click on the
Alarm for Speed Over and enter
a valid email or phone numbers
and click Add. Now click Assign
Alarms.
OBD ALERTS
OBD Alerts for OBD Devices
that have been “Unplugged”
can also be created by clicking
on the LandAirSea® logo on the
top left of the screen, going to
SilverCloud® Alerts and then
selecting OBD Alerts. Make
sure to include a valid phone
number or email address and
then click Add. Once you have
pressed Add, it should appear
in the box on the right of the
pop-up menu. Click SAVE.
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ROUTES & PLACES –
FAVORITE PLACE
With the Routes & Places
Utility, users will not only be
able to identify their “Favorite
Places” but will be able to
create routing from a vehicle to
an address, from an address to
an address, or from a vehicle to
a vehicle (multiple devices).
To generate your FAVORITE
PLACES, click on the
LandAirSea® logo on the top
left, then select Routing &
Places, then Favorite Places.
Enter a Location and then press
Search. Once you have found
your favorite place, select Add
Bookmark and a name for your
bookmark and you will see the
name in the Bookmark box.
To remove a Favorite Place,
click Clear Selection and also
click on Clear Results to remove
it from the map.
ROUTES & PLACES –
ROUTING & DIRECTIONS
To generate your ROUTES, click
on the LandAirSea® logo on the
top left, then select Routing &
Places, then ROUTING &
DIRECTIONS.
You can get routing &
directions three (3) different
ways:
1. Device to/from an address
2. POI to/from an address
3. Address to/from address
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Enter a location in the From or
To boxes and then determine
what type of routing &
directions you would like it to
be. Once complete, click on
Calculate Route and you will
not only see the route but the
turn-by-turn directions on how
to get to your specific
destination.
Want to share the turn-by-turn
details with a friend, colleague
or fleet driver, enter a valid
email address in the Send to:
box and then press Send. The
individual will receive an email
with the directions both in the
subject line as well as in the
body of the email.
For Dispatchers & Operations
Staff, the “From Nearest
Vehicle to Nearest Vehicle
feature is a great way to
determine who is the closest to
a desired location, pick up
point or meeting point.
ADVANCED OPTIONS –
MAP OVERLAYS
To get to Map Overlays section,
click on the LandAirSea® Logo
on the top left part of the page
and then scroll down to
ADVANCED OPTIONS and then
highlight MAP OVERLAYS.
If you want to put your own
KML Files on the maps, create
them in Google Earth, save
them with only 1-2
characters….. as an example:
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then insert them into the map
overlay file. The more in 1 file
name with smaller file size, the
better.
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ADVANCED OPTIONS
PROGRAM SETTINGS
Our online interface allows you
to have complete account
control. To do so, click on the
LandAirSea® logo at the top
left, click on Advanced Options
and then click on Program
Settings. In this section, you
can change email addresses
and set desired timezones.
You also can determine
whether you would like English
or Spanish as the language
displayed on the screen.
ADVANCED OPTIONS
ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
Some Administrators have access to this feature that includes the Account
Details, Existing Users and the Create New Users Option. If you are not
sure if you have access or are having difficulties accessing it, please
contact Technical Support: +1.888.467.5352 or via email at:
[email protected]
SILVERCLOUD® APP
If you want to have your team
on the ground see where units
are without having to log in all
the time, download the
SilverCloud® App from either
the Google Play or Apple Store.
GEOLOCATION
Addresses from any GPS device are derived from a process called Reverse
Geocoding. The device tracks latitude and longitude geographic location
and then derives an address based upon a database of addresses
compiled by the government. The geographical coordinate is then
mapped to the nearest known address. LandAirSea® accuracy claims are
based on geographic location on the earth, meaning the universal latitude
and longitude coordinates. Addresses are derived from a U.S.
government database, based on census reports. The database is the best
information available, but it is not perfect. The numbers can be off by a
house or two, or the address might be an estimate, based on the data
that is available.
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HOW TO CREATE A .KML FILE USING GOOGLE EARTH
Step-by-Step on how to create .kml Files that can be used with LandAirSea’s ® SilverCloud® Software:
1. Open Google Earth (Install it if you do not have it on your desktop or laptop).
2. On the left-hand side, you will see a section that says 'Places'.
3. Click once on 'My Places' so it is highlighted.
4. Right click on 'My Places', highlight 'Add', then select 'Folder'. A box will come up asking you to name
the folder. This is the folder where you will add all routes and Points of Interest (POIs).
• TIP: If building multiple routes, create 1 folder for the entire project (i.e. LASOverlay). Within that
folder, create sub-folders for each route, or a set of POIs. Reason being, when you want to export
routes to LandAirSea’s ® SilverCloud® Software, you want to be able to upload an entire route
overlay & POIs together. This is purely for organization but also flexibility, in case you wanted to
hide a route or set of POIs later, you could delete that routes folder/file. If you don't build subfolders and instead put everything into one folder, when you make edits it's hard to hide routes
when everything is within one file.
5. To plot POIs:
• Enter an address of a location in the search bar at the top left of the screen to have Google Earth
navigate to destination. Once Google Earth takes you to the location, click on the icon to plot the
point for this destination. The POI will flash and a dialogue box will appear with various options, as
well as ask you to name the POI - make sure you name the POI what you would want a User to see
on the LandAirSea’s ® SilverCloud® Software screen.
• When the POI is flashing, this means it can be moved. Move it to the location you want it to be (ie.
Load Zone, Drop off, etc.).
• Name the POI in the dialogue box that appeared.
• To customize with a different icon, you will see the icon next to where you entered in the name in
this dialogue box. Click on this button and you should see a long list of standard icons offered by
Google Earth. You can also color code the icon by selecting the 'Style/Color' button beneath the
latitude & longitude boxes. Try and match your POI colors to the route color for consistency.
• After you've entered name, moved the icon, and/or customized the icon, click 'OK' in the bottom
right hand corner to save it. After this, you will see this POI listed beneath the folder you created on
the left in Google Earth.
• TIP: Make sure, whenever you create something, you first highlight the folder you created on the
left in Google Earth so after you save it, it will automatically be listed beneath that folder. If you
somehow create an icon or route outside of this folder don’t worry, you can easily just select that
item on the left and drag it into the folder, much like you drag files in your desktop to folders.
6. To create a Route:
• Make sure you highlight the route folder on the left you want to create the route for.
• To start drawing routes, select the icon at the top to begin. A dialogue box will appear for you to
name and customize the format of the route. Name the route first before you begin plotting
points. After naming the route in the box, if you take your cursor outside of the box, you will see
your mouse looks like a target - this means that you are ready to start plotting points and drawing
the route.
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Format the route line weight and color by selecting 'Style/Color' below the name section. You can
change the color and thickness of the line here - it's useful to do this first as it's sometimes to see the
route in the default format when you first start plotting. This is also how you would color code
whatever color you want to assign the route.
Start plotting points. Click on the map where you want to start the route. Keep clicking to draw out
the entire route to the final destination. You will probably need to zoom in/out as you progress
along the route & try and keep it overlaid on the road as tight as possible.
TIP: If you incorrectly plot a point or want to adjust a point, just click on it using the left mouse
button to indicate to Google Earth this is the point you want to move (i.e. select the point
first). Once selected, click it again and hold to drag it into the position you want it to.
To DELETE a point, put mouse over the point and right click - this will automatically delete the
point. If you make any mistakes try to edit them right away as it can get complicated if you try and
edit a point you made a long time ago, the lines start crossing each other a lot and it can get messy.
Once you've plotted your entire route, make sure you've named the route line and color coded it
how you want - from here you can select the 'OK' button in the bottom right hand corner of the
dialogue box that originally appeared when you started to plot the route.
After clicking OK, you should see it appear in the folder for the route. If it somehow ends up outside
of that folder, again just select it and drag it into the correct folder you want.
7. Save to .KML - As mentioned, try and create all the POIs and route overlays into a specific routes/route
folders. When done building out the route or all the routes and are ready to save, I recommend saving
each route individually as a .KML as this gives you more flexibility when wanting to subtract/add routes.
• Click to highlight the route folder you want to save/export, then go up to 'File' and select 'Save', then
'Save Place As'. Save dialogue box will appear, save this file into a separate folder where you have
you other files related to the project.
• TIP – We recommend limiting the file name length that you save the file. Example, if you have 10
routes, i would save them as 0.kml, 1.kml, 2.kml etc. – The files with short names (1 or 2 characters)
work best with LandAirSea’s ® SilverCloud® Software accounts.
HOW TO UPLOAD IN LAS:
1. Log into your LandAirSea’s ® SilverCloud® Software account.
2. In top left map control, click and go to 'Advanced Options' and select 'Map Overlays'.
3. Upload the .kml files you made from Google Earth.
4. After uploading, the overlays should appear on the map.
GLOBAL HEADQUARTERS:
2040 Dillard Court
Woodstock, IL 60098
Technical Support: +1.888.467.5352
Email: [email protected]
Activation / Website: www.LandAirSea.com
Support Videos: www.LandAirSea.com/videos
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