You can edit the properties of a CalAmp geofence (an area of interest to your organization, such as a job site or an unsafe road you want to designate as off-limits) via the Tracking screen or the Admin - Geofences screen; the latter method is shown below. The process is mostly the same on both screens. For the Tracking screen process, go to Editing a Geofence on the Tracking Screen.
Note: For an explanation of the features of the Admin - Geofences screen, see Viewing Your Geofences.
To edit a geofence using the Admin - Geofences screen, follow these steps:
- In the Group Chooser, select the group the geofence you need to modify is assigned to. (See Choosing a Group to View Globally for details on how to change your chosen group, if necessary.)
- In the sidebar menu on the left, click .
- Click Geofences on the flyout menu that appears.
The Admin - Geofences screen will appear, display the geofences in your chosen group on the map, and list them in the grid.
- To find the geofence you need to edit, you can sort the Name column, as shown in Sorting and Filtering Column Data, and scroll to it.
- Click the name of the geofence in the grid.
Note: Alternatively, you can click in its row and then Edit Geofence on the menu that appears — and skip down to step 7.
The map will zoom in on it and display its pop-up window.
- Click Edit.
The Edit Geofence dialog box will open, and edit handles will appear around the geofence.
- If you want to change the size or form of the geofence, follow these steps (based on what shape was originally chosen for it):
Circular Boundary
- Click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the circle in or out as needed.
- Repeat step a until it's the required size.
- To move the circle, click and drag the white handle in the center to its new location.
- Skip down to step 8.
- Click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the circle in or out as needed.
- Polygonal Boundary with a Rectangular Starting Point
- To change the geofence's size and shape, click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the polygon in or out as needed.
- You can click one of the circle handles to split its side into two, which will help you create a shape that is more than four sides.
- Repeat steps a and b until it's the required size and form.
- To move the shape, click and drag the white handle in the center to its new location.
- Skip down to step 8.
- To change the geofence's size and shape, click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the polygon in or out as needed.
- Irregular Boundary
- To change the geofence's size and shape, click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the polygon in or out as needed.
- Repeat step a until it's the required size and form.
- To move the shape, click and drag in its center until it appears at the correct new location.
- To change the geofence's size and shape, click and drag one of the white handles on the edge of the polygon in or out as needed.
- If you want to change the group the geofence is assigned to, change the group you have selected in the Group Chooser to the new group (as shown in Choosing a Group to View Globally).
- To change the name of the geofence, select the text in the Geofence Name field and type the new one.
- To change its description, select the text in the Geofence Description field and type the new one.
- If your organization has designated geofence categories (and you need to change or add one), you can click the Category drop-down arrow and select the category this one belongs to, such as Worksite.
Note: The categories listed will be those that are available for the geofence's assigned group or parent. - You can change what the geofence monitors, in terms of arrivals and departures, by selecting or deselecting Generate Enter/Exit Events for Reports. ( means selected, and deselected.)
Note: If this box is checked, Enter and Exit events will be recorded for the geofence (for geofence events, reports, and geofence event alerts — if any have been created). If it is unchecked, the geofence will just appear on the map and not trigger any geofence events (such as for a home office). - If you need to change whether the geofence is restricted in visibility, select or deselect Restricted Geofence.
Note: If a geofence is designated as restricted, only users in its assigned group will be able to view activity there — NOT users from subgroups. The restricted geofence won’t be included in reports and won’t be associated to assets in the regular (visible) way. Entered/Exited geofence alerts won’t be visible to users below its assigned group. - Click Save.
A success message will appear briefly at the bottom of the screen, informing you that the geofence has been updated.