How to use Location and Proximity Search on Fleet View

    Audience Fleet Admins, Fleet Managers
    Applies To Fleet Dashboard > Fleet View

     

    Introduction

    Fleet View provides the feature of searching for a location, listing entities by distance, and creating geofences. Fleet Managers and Fleet Admins can find the closest driver or vehicle to a location using Proximity Search in the Fleet View Map.

     

    Steps: Using Location and Proximity Search on Fleet View

    1. Log in to the Motive Fleet Dashboard and the Fleet View page displays. 

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    2. Enter a location into the Search bar at the top of the entity list.

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    3. Fleet View also supports searching for Legal Land Descriptions (United States Only), Plus Codes, and Coordinates. Following are some examples of accepted formats:

     

    Coordinates Formats

    • Decimal degrees (DD): 37.7856552, -122.3984543
    • Degrees, minutes, and seconds (DMS): 37°47'08.4"N 122°23'54.4"W

     

    Plus Codes

    • Local Code & City - JM7C+JQ Seattle
    • Full Code (including area code) -  84VVJM7C+JQ

     

    Legal Land Descriptions/Legal Subdivisions 

    • State: NM
    • Principal Meridian: New Mexico Meridian (principal meridian code: 23)
    • Township Number: 33
    • Township Fraction: 0
    • Township DIR: S
    • Range: 20
    • Range Fraction: 0
    • Range DIR: W
    • (Optional) First Division Type: SN
    • (Optional) First Division Number: 31

     

    Accepted Formats

    • NM230330S0200W0SN310
    • NM, New Mexico Meridian, 33, 0, S, 20, 0, W, SN, 31
    • NM 23 33 0 S 20 0 W SN 31
    • NM, 23, 33, 0, S, 20, 0, W, SN, 31

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    4. After performing a search, you’re shown a pin at the specified location and can either choose to Create a geofence here at this location or List nearby entities.

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    5. Click Create a geofence here to see the geofence creation screen at the selected location.

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    6. Click List nearby entities to see a list of entities sorted by distance displayed within the Fleet View.

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    The search option for Fleet View displays coordinate information and allows you to copy this information for every location and use it later when required.

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    Note: Fleet View displays the closest street address or plus code when searching by coordinates.

     

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