The alerts system has been updated to incorporate odd-hours and a landmark filter into each of the alert types.
In addition, ALERTS now have the ability to send a copy of the alert to the driver of the vehicle which generated the alert.

Alert Types:

* Landmark – will send an alert whenever a vehicle (or vehicle group) enters or exits (or both) a landmark (or landmark group).
* Long Stop – will send an alert when the vehicle is stopped for a specified amount of time. This stop can be an ignition-off stop or an idle stop.
* Idle Time – will send an alert when a vehicle has been idling for a specified amount of time.
* Odd-Hours – will send an alert when the vehicle is on and moving during specified odd hours.
* Speeding – will send an alert when the vehicle is moving above a specified speed limit.

Filter Types:

* Odd Hours Filter: If an odd-hours filter is applied, the alert conditions will only be checked during the specified hours.
* Landmarks: If a landmark filter is applied to an alert, the alert conditions will only be checked when the vehicle is inside (or outside) the specified landmark or group of landmarks. This is not the same behavior as the Landmark Alert, which will alert every time the vehicle enters or exits a specified landmark.
* Landmark Groups: Previously, alerts using landmarks used a simple pick-list of all the landmarks available to that user. This has been changed so that our standard landmark groups are used instead of an ad-hoc group of landmarks. This interface change enables future enhancements when we GPS Insight will allow users to specify alerts on landmark categories and attributes.

Driver Alerts: If the alert is set to alert the driver, the drivers’ alert preferences must be set up. For each driver, you may specify an email address and a phone number for text messages. Each driver also has an alert preference telling which of these addresses should receive the messages. If the driver is not set up to receive messages they will not receive a copy of the alert. Garmin enabled drivers will have alerts sent to their in-cab Garmin as well once this is released in May 2009.

In order to create an alert, open the Alerts Manager from the GPS Insight navigation bar under Account: Scheduled: Alerts

Then choose the alert you wish to create:

A Dialog box with appropriate options opens up:

If you wish the driver to receive an alert as well, check the “Driver” box.

If your drivers’ cell phone/email address are not currently set up within GPS Insight, click on “Driver: Contact info” for the following screen:

Simply click on any empty email or phone number field to instantly edit that field:

Note that many options are available regarding whether or not to alert a particular driver (if they are cc’d in the alert) as well as how they prefer to be alerted (SMS or by email):

The “Odd-Hours” options for all alert types allow a different schedule to be kept for the week vs. during the weekend:

Note this alert sends me, as well as the driver of the vehicle speeding, an alert if they go over 55 MPH only in a landmark (or landmark group) named “Construction” on the weekend, between 5 PM and 4 AM:

For more information on GPS Insight alerts, please feel free to view the demonstration video available at http://www.gpsinsight.com/index.php?page=product&sub=demos or call us at 866-477-4321, option 2 (for support).

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