| Features
| GO Series |
Trimble© |
Contigo© |
Network Car© |
| Creation of Geofence on Map |
Polygon with unlimited number of sides to reflect actualy property shape |
Create zone on the map |
No, must be entered as Scenario |
Can only be entered as a street address or lat/long |
| Create geofence from Lat/Long or Address |
Yes |
Batch upload available during the set up phase geofences |
Geofences are set up as Scenarios forbidding entrance or exit |
Use a wizard to create individual geofences, name, type of landmark, icon and size can be specified |
| Geofence shape/size options |
No restriction on the shape or size of the zone |
Circles or Rectangles minimum size 500 feet diameter |
rectangular or circular shapes minimum 250 foot radius up to 50,000 feet. |
All geofences are circles minimum radius 250 feet |
| Ability to move a geofence once it is on the map |
Highlight the boundary and drag it to the new location |
Not available |
No |
No |
| Import Function Geofence |
Import from any Excel spreadsheet |
Batch uploading available |
Import function can be done by Contigo at no additional charge |
Import function must be done by Network Car for a fee takes time |
| Number of geofences allowed |
Unlimited |
2000 landmarks/geofences |
Hardcoded and limited to five per device |
Unlimited number |
| Action when vehicle enters/exits geofence |
Automatically logs vehicle entry |
System logs entry time |
ext message sent to a phone and or logged in a report |
Logs in the report |
| Geofences visible by branch or region |
Organize zones by region or branch |
all geofences or landmarks are visible to all users |
All geofences are visible to all users |
Organize by type, if created by administrator visible by all. If created by user only visible to the user who created the geofences |
| Seperate Geofence by type |
A variety of Zone types are prepopulated in a list or the user can create custom zone types with user defined rules for the new zones |
Users can create different icons and seperate the landmarks visually |
No ability to seperate or display differently |
User can only select from a predefined list of zone types |
| Ability to Calculate Time in geofence |
Calculate time from arrival to departure regardless of vehicle status |
Calculate time if ignition off |
Can notify via a text message or email entry or departure from a geofence |
Tracks time in zone |
| Time spent in the Geofence if no 'stop' occurs |
Calculates time spent in the geofences idle stop, hard stop, or moving in the zone |
Can not record time in stop if the vehicle does not turn off, suggested using PTO activations to track time |
Can not calculate time in zone if there is no ignition off event |
Tracks time in area regardless of the ignition |
| Exceptions to Zone/Geofence rules |
Email and Pop up alerts can be set to notify of entry or departure in zone |
Alerts can be sent upon entry of geofence, this is subject to the 5 minute update schedule. You will receive an email in red after the next 5 minute update |
Rules are limited to prohibited entry/exit |
Rules are limited to prohibited entry/exit |
