Landmarks and Geofences both represent pre-defined areas on the map; however, they are different in valuable ways:
Landmarks (Account > Landmark List)
- Circular shape
- Defined by a radius centered at a point or address
- Commonly used for:
- Customer locations
- Tracking when a vehicle has stopped or idle at a particular location (Landmark Stops Report)
- Off-hours Activity (leaving landmarks outside of sanctioned hours)
- Landmark Stops Report:
- Arrival, Duration, and Departure Times for those vehicles who stop/idle inside the landmark
- This report shows stop based on the Landmark Name, not Address
Geofences: (Account > Geofence List)
- Can be any polygonal shape
- Can be very complex shapes or areas to suit your needs
- Drawn at a particular location, but not centered to any one address point like a Landmark
- Can be created semi-automatically by selecting points on a roadway
- Off-hours activity (leaving geofences outside of sanctioned hours)
- Commonly used for:
- Areas vehicles must remain inside
- Areas that are off-limits
- Entry / Exit tracking
- Delivery areas
- Town / Municipality boundaries
- Geofence Report available to track:
- Enter / Exit count, Distance
- Distance driven within the Geofence
- Duration within the Geofence
- Max and Average speeds within the Geofence
- Please note: Geofence Reports only returns information from the time your geofences are created. Creating a geofence today will not allow you to run a report from yesterday.
