This article describes the various features of the Fleet Tracking screen, which is the default screen that appears when you open the CalAmp K-12 site. You also can access this screen by clicking  >> Fleet Tracking.

Note: For information about the banner at the top and accordion menu on the left, see Navigating the CalAmp K-12 Site.

Just under the Fleet Tracking breadcrumb ("Home / Fleet Tracking") are the different means that are available for accessing the vehicles you want to track. The options are the following drop-down panels: 

Note: The categories of data you have may vary from what is shown in the preceding figure, depending on what software modules you have purchased. The Schools and Itineraries drop-down panels appear only if you have the Comparative Analysis module. The Drivers drop-down is displayed as well if you are licensed for Time and Attendance. 

  • Vehicles: Lists all the fleet groups in your organization in its Name column. The Vehicles column shows the number of vehicles in each group. When you click the expansion arrow to the left of a group's name, all the vehicles assigned to that group will appear. (See Tracking a Vehicle for more information.) 
     
    Note: All your vehicles must be assigned to a primary group, separated as best fits your organization's needs. For example, they may be assigned to groups named for the schools they service. A vehicle can belong to more than one group, but it can have only one primary group. 
  • Zones: Lists all your locations, categorized by zone category (such as All Yards) and enables you to track which vehicles are inside or outside specific zones. (See Tracking Which Vehicles Are Inside or Outside a Zone for more information.)
     
  • Drivers: Lists all the departments of drivers in your organization, as designated in Time and Attendance. When you click the expansion arrow for a department, all the driver employees in that department will appear. If a driver is currently clocked in, their name will appear in a normal font. All other drivers' names will be grayed out. (See Tracking Drivers for more information.) 
      
  • Schools: Lists all of your schools. When you click the expansion arrow for a school, the route times of day will appear (such as AM, MID, and PM). You can click a time of the day, and all the routes for that time period will appear on the map and in the information grid. If you click the expansion arrow for a time period, a list of its tiers will appear. You can select a tier to see the vehicle driving it on the map and its GPS data in the grid. (See Tracking Vehicles Based on School Assignment for details.) 
      
  • Itineraries: Lists your vehicle's routes, sorted by itinerary number. You may need to click the expansion arrow for your main organization name to see all the itineraries. Click an itinerary number to see the associated vehicle on the map and its GPS data. (See Tracking Vehicles Based on Itineraries.)


For all five of the preceding drop-down panels, to make the list disappear, click anywhere outside of the pane (or the title again, such as Drivers).

Note: On any of the five panels, if you want to deselect all the tree items you've chosen (even if only a few are selected), you can click  at the top left.

The Map Toolbar


At the top right, you'll see a toolbar with the following options:



: Brings up settings in which you can choose to display event icons or vehicle type icons, specify which labels to display for vehicles on the map, turn clustering on or off, and show vehicles in or out of their assigned yards.


: Displays the map full-screen.


: Centers the map on the selected vehicle or fleet group.


: Turns off the labels on the vehicles. (This becomes "Show Markers," which turns the labels back on.)


: Enables you to search for a specific address or zone.


: Enables you to show zones in your area.


: Displays a legend that explains what the map icons stand for.


: If you've changed which columns are displayed in the grid beneath the map and/or rearranged them, saves the layout view you just created. (See Customizing the Grid Layout.)


: If you created and saved a customized layout view for the grid, discards it, restoring the default view, with only the original Fleet Tracking columns and layout displayed. (See Customizing the Grid Layout.)


: Opens the Show Columns dialog box, in which you can add or remove columns that are displayed in the grid beneath the map. (See Customizing the Grid Layout.)


: Saves the map and grid data as a PDF you can print.


: Exports the grid data to an Excel spreadsheet.


Other Map Options


You can use the buttons to zoom in and out on the map.


When you hover your cursor over on the right of the map, the following options appear:



  • Streets: Shows the default map view, with street names.
     
  • Satellite: Brings up a satellite view, showing a raw, aerial image of the map.
     
  • Traffic: Displays the current traffic conditions, coded by color, as follows:
       
    • Green: Light traffic
       
    • Yellow: Moderate traffic
       
    • Red: Heavy traffic
       
  • Traffic Incidents: Shows current traffic incidents in the area, including accidents and construction zones.
     
  • Weather Radar: Displays the current weather radar indicators (if they are available from NOAA).


You can right-click any location on the map and select Location Details. The address, latitude/longitude coordinates, and posted speed limit (if available) will appear in a pop-up at the bottom left of the map. You'll also have the option to open the location in Google Map's Street view. Clickto close the pop-up.


See Tracking a Vehicle for details about the grid beneath the map.