A location in Synovia is a meaningful area in your organization, around which you draw a zone (the geofence boundary). For more details about the three types of locations (schools, yards, and landmarks), see Navigating the Locations Screen.


To create a new location for your organization, follow these steps:


  1. Click  >> Locations.
     
  2. Click  at the top right of the Locations screen.
     
    The Add New Location screen will appear.
        
  3. Click the Location Type drop-down arrow and select the type you are creating (school, landmark, or yard).
      
    Location Details fields will appear that pertain to that type of a location.
     
    Note: These are the options for a yard, but the school and landmark options are similar.
  4. Type a name for the location in the Name field.
     
  5. For a yard, click the Type drop-down arrow and select one of these options:
     
    • Depot: Where you keep a group of your vehicles, such as a garage.
       
    • Parkout: If the vehicle is parked at the driver's house when not in use.
       
    • School: If there is a designated area at the school you also use to park your vehicles overnight.
       
  6. Optionally, you can specify contact information for the location in the Contact Name, Contact Email, Contact Phone, and Contact Mobile Phone fields.
     
  7. In the Zone Categories area, click the selectors of the zone categories in which you'd like to include this location. ( means that is selected, and  deselected.)
    Note: For example, for a yard, you might select All Yards, and/or a more specific zone category you have created. All Locations will be selected by default and cannot be deselected.
  8. Click Set Geofence at the bottom of the screen.
      
    The Add New Location Geofence screen will appear.
       
  9. Type the address of the location in the Address box and press Enter.
     
    Synovia will find addresses that match what you have entered.
        
  10. Select the correct address.
     
    The map will center on that position.
     
  11. Click Add Area.
     
    Your cursor will become a plus icon, and you'll use it to draw the location's zone.
    Note: If you need to zoom in or out, use the zoom controls at the top left of the map. If you need to move the map after zooming, click and drag the map where you need it. If you’d prefer to draw your zone using a satellite image, hover over the Layers icon at the top right of the map and select Satellite. (To go back to the map image, click Streets.)
  12. Outline the area of your location by clicking its shape on the map.
       
    Each click will place a small square on the map, and a line will connect the two squares.
    Note: Make sure that your zone doesn’t overlap to the street; if it does, you’ll get a lot of unwanted and incorrect data, such as vehicles in motion on the street appearing to be in your location. You’ll want to try to match the actual area as much as possible, with a variance of 2 to 3 meters. The only exception to this is if your drop-off and pickup area is actually on the street.
    If you need to remove the last point you made, click Delete Last Point.
     
    You can exit drawing mode by clicking Cancel. To return to drawing your zone, click the Draw a Polygon button.
     
  13. To complete the zone, click the first point you made as your last point.
     
    Note: If you need to redo the zone boundary, click Edit Area. The zone will be removed, and you will be returned to drawing mode.

    Note: If you need events in the zone to be returned with specific addresses rather than with the location's name, click Ignore for RGC (which stands for reverse geocoding).
  14. When you are finished drawing the zone, click  at the top right of the screen.
     
    You will be returned to the Add New Location screen.
     
  15. Click  at the top right of the screen.
     
    You will be returned to the Locations screen, and your new location will appear in the list.
     
  16. For a yard, your next step should be to assign vehicles to it. See Assigning Multiple Vehicles to a Yard for details on how to initially add all the vehicles.
     
    For steps on assigning a single vehicle to a yard, see Assigning a Vehicle to a Yard.