US Fleet Tracking PT-X5, User Manual

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US Fleet Tracking Corp. | PT-X5 User’s Guide 11
Tracking Options
Selecting a single vehicle from the dropdown list
on the VEHICLES tab enables you to turn all other
markers off, enabling quick isolation of the target
from among a large fleet of vehicles.
This feature is often used in conjunction with the
“center map” checkbox on the
map control to
“follow” a vehicle wherever it goes. Individual
vehicle selection is also used to specify which
specific vehicle to replay under the
historical
playback control.
Specifying a single vehicle to track has
implications under a number of different controls.
Check each section of the manual for the impact
of individual vehicle selection on each function.
Reports
As this manual is being written, 20 different
report options currently exist for your 90-day
history. More reports are being added regularly.
There are two types of reports – online reports
which appear onscreen, and offline (Excel)
reports which are emailed to the address you
specify. Some reports - such as the vehicle
mileage by state report or vehicle operating
report – are available only via email largely due to
the time required to generate the report.
Another major difference between online reports
and offline reports is the fact that an online
report is typically run for a single vehicle for a
single day. Offline reports can be run for ALL your
vehicles for a period of several months.
Note: When you request an offline report for
multiple vehicles, bear in mind the ramifications
of your request. An Excel spreadsheet only
supports a maximum of 65,535 rows. If you have
more data over a period of several months than
can fit in 65,535 rows, the report will be
truncated at row 65535.
When a report is selected from the Reports
control, a semi-transparent overlay appears on
the map. Note that the device markers continue
to move, always reflecting their locations on the
map beneath. On this reports overlay, you may
select the specific parameters used for the
selected report.
When reading a report, you will typically see a
series of dates/timestamps, along with the
physical address (or lat/lon, if the vehicle is
continuing on a more-or-less straight course), as
well as vehicle speed and heading. Headings are
expressed in the range of 0 – 359, indicating the
Figure 11.0 – An Online Report. Offline reports are emailed.