Superadmin Map: Complete Fleet Tracking Guide

Learn how to use the Open VTS Superadmin Map for live fleet monitoring, vehicle search, telemetry review, trip history, replay, logs, commands, alerts, events, geofences, POIs, saved routes, and map customization.

Last updated August 18, 2026

Superadmin Map: Complete Fleet Tracking Guide

The Superadmin Map is the central live-tracking and fleet-analysis workspace in Open VTS.

It gives the Superadmin platform-wide visibility of vehicles created across all Administrators. From one screen, the Superadmin can monitor current vehicle positions, search and filter vehicles, inspect telemetry, review historical movement, replay journeys, examine raw logs, send device commands, monitor alerts, and display operational overlays such as geofences, Points of Interest, and saved routes.

The Map combines three types of information:

Live information: Latest telemetry received from GPS devices
Historical information: Stored telemetry used for Logs, Replay, and Trip History
Operational information: Vehicle records, alerts, geofences, POIs, saved routes, licensing, and device commands

Understanding the Map Workspace

The Map workspace contains four main areas:

Top controls: Search and vehicle-status filters
Left panel: Vehicles, History, and Alerts
Map canvas: Vehicle markers, routes, overlays, and geographic context
Vehicle workspace: Live summary and bottom Vehicle Details panel

The Map opens in the current two-dimensional map mode. The platform contains shared support for other renderers, but the 2D/3D switch is not currently available in the Superadmin interface.

Select the X in the upper-right corner to close the Map.

How Vehicle Data Reaches the Map

Open VTS first loads vehicle and telemetry information from the server. For large fleets, this data is loaded progressively in pages rather than requiring every record to arrive before the Map becomes usable.

After the initial data is loaded, live socket updates apply only to vehicles whose telemetry has changed. This avoids rebuilding the complete Map whenever one device sends a new packet.

The Map therefore combines:

Progressive server loading
Live telemetry updates
Device-status updates
Periodic status recalculation
Incremental marker movement

When thousands of vehicles exist, counts and markers may appear progressively while additional pages are still loading. This is expected during the initial load.

Only vehicles with valid latitude and longitude values can appear as markers. A vehicle may therefore exist in the vehicle list even when no marker can be drawn.

Search Vehicles

Use Search vehicles to find a vehicle using:

Vehicle name or number
IMEI

The search filters the visible vehicle list as you type.

Select the X inside the search field to clear the query.

The search field remains visible across the Vehicles, History, and Alerts tabs. Its behaviour depends on the active tab:

In Vehicles, it filters vehicle name and IMEI.
In Alerts, it can filter alert title, vehicle name, or IMEI.
In History, use the separate vehicle selector inside the History panel.

The location-style icon shown when the search field is empty does not currently perform an active function and is not part of the documented workflow.

Vehicle Status Filters

The status controls at the top of the Map show the number of vehicles in each available category.

The current filters are:

All
Running
Stop
Inactive
No Data

Selecting a status filters the vehicle list and returns the left panel to the Vehicles tab.

All

Shows all vehicle records currently available to the Superadmin.

The All count can be greater than the number of visible markers because vehicles without valid coordinates cannot be drawn on the Map.

Running

A vehicle is classified as Running when its latest telemetry is recent and its speed is above the movement threshold.

In the current status calculation:

Telemetry must be less than approximately two minutes old.
Speed must be above 3 km/h.

A short debounce is used when speed drops so that a brief zero-speed packet does not cause the marker to switch state immediately.

Stop

A vehicle is classified as Stop when:

Recent telemetry reports a speed of 3 km/h or below, or
No fresh packet has been received for approximately two minutes, but the latest telemetry is less than 48 hours old

Inactive

A vehicle is classified as Inactive when no usable telemetry time exists or the last available telemetry is approximately 48 hours old or older.

No Data

No Data is a separate platform filter for records without usable tracking information.

No Data and Inactive markers use the same inactive visual style on the Map.

Marker Colours

The Map uses a simple three-state marker system:

Green: Running
Red: Stopped
White or light grey: Inactive or no usable live data

Licensing and account restrictions are communicated through list badges and the vehicle panel rather than using the normal live marker colours.

The vehicle icon can reflect the configured vehicle type, such as a car, bus, or truck.

The marker direction follows the latest available course value when a valid course is present.

Vehicles Tab

The Vehicles tab provides a scrollable list of vehicles across the platform.

Each row contains:

Status indicator
Vehicle name or number
Last update time
Current speed
Today’s distance
Licensing warning, when applicable

Device

The Device column shows the vehicle name or number and its latest update time.

For a vehicle without tracking data, the row can display a not-connected state instead of a telemetry timestamp.

Speed

Shows the latest effective speed in kilometres per hour.

When telemetry becomes stale, Open VTS presents the effective live speed as zero.

Distance

Shows the distance recorded for the current day.

A dash appears when the value is unavailable.

All Vehicles

Select All Vehicles above the list to:

Clear the selected vehicle
Close the bottom Vehicle Details panel
Return the Map to a view containing all available vehicle markers

Vehicle Quick View

Hover over a vehicle row or a vehicle marker to open the shared Vehicle Quick View.

Both hover locations use the same information structure.

The Quick View can show:

Vehicle name or number
Running or stopped state
Time spent in the current state
Current speed
Resolved address
IMEI
Today’s distance
Today’s engine hours
Ignition state
Odometer
Total engine hours
Satellite count

The address is resolved from the vehicle’s coordinates. It may temporarily show Loading address while the location is being resolved.

If a readable address cannot be obtained, the remaining telemetry can still be used.

The state duration updates while the tooltip remains open. Open VTS uses a stability window around movement transitions so that the status does not rapidly switch between Running and Stopped because of brief or irregular packets.

Select a Vehicle

Select a vehicle from the list or click its marker on the Map.

Open VTS then:

Highlights the vehicle row
Highlights the marker
Focuses the Map on the vehicle
Opens the live vehicle summary
Opens the bottom Vehicle Details panel

The selected marker remains outside a cluster so it can be seen and followed individually.

Live Vehicle Summary

The live summary appears in the upper-right corner after a vehicle is selected.

It can show:

Live indicator
Vehicle name
IMEI
Map socket connection indicator
Speedometer
Current state
Telemetry date
Telemetry time
Today’s distance
Satellite count
Ignition state
Address, when available

The connection icon represents the Map’s live telemetry connection. It should not be interpreted as the only source of truth for the individual device’s operational state.

Select the X in the live summary to clear the vehicle selection and close the vehicle workspace.

Vehicle Details Panel

The Vehicle Details panel opens along the bottom of the Map.

It contains these tabs:

Vehicle Details
Logs
Replay
Events
Sensors

The panel also contains:

Show Path
StreetView
Send Command
Last-updated time
Close control

Drag the handle along the top edge of the panel upward or downward to resize it.

The panel supports a compact height for general monitoring and a larger height for reviewing logs, events, sensors, or detailed telemetry.

When the vehicle is restricted by licensing, the panel displays a warning and disables protected actions such as:

Show Path
StreetView
Send Command

Vehicle Details Tab

The Vehicle Details tab provides a structured view of the selected vehicle’s identity, telemetry, location, usage, and metadata.

Because the information is wider than the panel, use the horizontal scrollbar to view all columns.

Vehicle Identity

Vehicle Number

Shows the vehicle number or display name.

IMEI

Shows the unique identifier of the assigned GPS device.

Plate Number

Shows the vehicle registration or plate number.

A dash appears when no value is stored.

VIN Number

Shows the Vehicle Identification Number.

A dash appears when it is unavailable.

Vehicle Type

Shows the configured vehicle type.

Live Status

Status

Shows the current effective vehicle state, such as:

Running
Stopped
Inactive

Ignition

Shows the latest ignition or ACC state.

Speed

Shows the latest effective vehicle speed.

Satellites

Shows the number of GPS satellites reported in the latest telemetry.

Address

Shows the stored or resolved address for the vehicle’s latest coordinates.

Distance and Engine Information

Today Distance

Shows the calculated distance for the current day.

Odometer

Shows the latest available odometer value.

Today Engine Hours

Shows engine hours accumulated for the current day.

Total Engine Hours

Shows the latest total engine-hours value.

Location and Assignment

Lat / Long

Shows the latest latitude and longitude.

Select the coordinates to open the position in Google Maps.

Google Navigate

Opens Google Maps directions with the vehicle’s coordinates as the destination.

GPS Model

Shows the configured GPS device model.

Primary User

Shows the User assigned as the primary User of the vehicle.

Vehicle Meta

Vehicle Meta shows additional stored vehicle information that is not included in the standard columns.

The current panel displays up to twelve metadata entries in alphabetical order.

Simple values are displayed directly. Complex nested values may be represented by an abbreviated value.

Show Path

Select Show Path to display the selected vehicle’s recorded path from the start of the current day until the current time.

Show Path:

Loads the current day’s telemetry
Uses up to 500 path points
Draws the complete route
Shows direction arrows
Displays route-point information
Fits the Map around the loaded path
Keeps the selected vehicle visible

Select Show Path again to remove the displayed path.

If no usable points exist for the current day, no route is drawn.

Starting Show Path clears active History and Replay views so that multiple route modes do not overlap.

Changing the selected vehicle also removes the previous vehicle’s Show Path.

StreetView

Select StreetView to open Google Street View using the selected vehicle’s latest valid coordinates.

StreetView opens in a separate browser tab.

The result depends on Google Street View coverage at or near the selected coordinates. In some areas, Google may open the nearest available panorama.

StreetView requires valid latitude and longitude values and is disabled for a license-restricted vehicle.

Send Command

Select Send Command to send a supported command to the GPS device assigned to the selected vehicle.

The command window displays the selected vehicle context:

Vehicle name or number
IMEI
Device protocol
Communication method

The current communication method is displayed as GPRS.

Command Type

Use Type to filter the active command templates available for the selected device type.

The default option is All Types.

When the available command list changes, Open VTS selects the first applicable active command and loads its payload template.

Only commands configured in Master Data and applicable to the selected device type are available.

Payload

The Payload field shows the command that will be sent.

Templates can contain variables. Available values can be resolved from:

System variables
IMEI
Latitude
Longitude
Speed
Telemetry timestamp
Values entered for the command

The payload can be edited manually.

A manually edited payload can be reset to the original template.

The current maximum payload length is 500 characters.

Use Copy to copy the payload.

Confirm Before Send

Confirm before send is enabled by default.

When enabled, Open VTS asks for confirmation before sending the payload.

The confirmation shows:

Command payload
IMEI
GPRS delivery method

Disable this option only when the command and its effect are fully understood.

Send the Command

Select Send, or use Ctrl + Enter.

The Server Response area can show:

Sent
Queued
Error
Device-command status
Waiting for device response
Raw device response
Hexadecimal response
Pipeline or device error

If the device is connected, the command can be sent immediately.

If the device is offline, the command is queued and sent automatically after the device reconnects.

A successful server send does not always mean the GPS device has completed the requested action. Review the device response and command history.

Command History

The History area shows durable command records for the selected device.

A history entry can include:

Payload
Time
User who sent it
Queue or send state
Device response state
Error or timeout state

Use Refresh to retrieve the latest command status.

Use commands carefully. Commands such as relay control, restart, configuration changes, or immobilization can affect active vehicles and physical equipment.

Logs Tab

The Logs tab provides a detailed telemetry stream for the selected vehicle.

It supports both:

Live incoming telemetry
Stored historical telemetry

Live Connection State

The upper-left status can display:

Live
Connecting
Paused

Live means the per-vehicle telemetry-log stream is connected.

Pause

Select Pause to stop adding new live entries to the visible list.

Pausing does not delete the rows already displayed.

Select Resume to continue receiving live entries.

Clear

Select Clear to remove the current live entries from the local view.

Clear does not delete stored telemetry from the database.

Logs Time Ranges

The available range options are:

Live
Last 15 min
Last 1 hour
Today
Yesterday
Custom range

Live

Combines recent stored rows with incoming live socket entries.

Live entries are visually distinguished in the Time column.

Last 15 min

Loads stored telemetry from the latest fifteen-minute period.

Last 1 hour

Loads stored telemetry from the latest hour.

Today

Loads stored telemetry from the beginning of the current day.

Yesterday

Loads the previous day’s telemetry.

When a historical preset is active, Open VTS indicates that history is loaded and instructs the user to switch to Live for the current stream.

Custom Range

Allows an exact start and end date and time to be selected.

Available presets inside the range selector include:

Last Hour
Last 3 Hours
Last 6 Hours
Last 12 Hours
Last 24 Hours
Today
Yesterday
This week
Last week
Last 7 Days
Last 30 Days
Custom

Select Apply to load the range.

If the custom start or end is missing, Open VTS asks the user to choose both values before loading the logs.

Live entries that arrive while a historical range is being reviewed can remain buffered. The row indicator identifies buffered live entries separately.

Logs Table

The table contains these columns:

Time
IMEI
Protocol
Packet Type
Latitude
Longitude
Speed
IGN
Course
SAT
Distance
Odometer
Eng Hours
Attributes
Raw

Time

Shows the effective telemetry timeline time.

Protocol

Shows the device protocol, such as GT06.

Packet Type

Shows the normalized packet category, such as LOCATION.

IGN

Shows ignition as ON, OFF, or unavailable.

Course

Shows the direction in degrees.

SAT

Shows the reported satellite count.

Attributes

Shows telemetry attributes in a shortened JSON representation.

Raw

Shows the original raw packet when it is available from stored data.

Live socket rows may not contain raw packet data.

Expanded Log Details

Select a log row to expand it.

The expanded view can show:

Timeline time
Device time
Server-received time
Valid status
ACC
Altitude
Engine hours
Source
Created time
Raw hexadecimal data
Full attributes JSON

The Source identifies whether the row came from:

Socket: Incoming live telemetry
Database: Stored telemetry

Use the expanded details when investigating:

Device-time differences
Delayed packets
Invalid coordinates
ACC or ignition discrepancies
Protocol decoding
Raw packet problems
Missing sensor attributes

Load Older Logs

Select Older to load the next available page of older telemetry records.

The button appears only when more records are available.

The displayed list is capped to protect browser performance during long telemetry sessions.

Export Logs

Select CSV to export the currently displayed log rows.

The file can include:

Timeline time
Device time
Server time
IMEI
Protocol
Packet type
Coordinates
Speed
Ignition
Course
Satellites
Distance
Odometer
Engine hours
Attributes
Raw data

Treat exported telemetry logs as confidential operational data.

Replay Tab

The Replay tab animates a vehicle’s recorded telemetry across a selected period.

Replay differs from Show Path because it allows the user to move through historical points over time.

Select a Replay Range

Replay opens with the latest one-hour period selected by default.

Use the date and time selector to choose a different period.

The selector includes:

Custom
Last Hour
Last 3 Hours
Last 6 Hours
Last 12 Hours
Last 24 Hours
Today
Yesterday
This week
Last week
Last 7 Days
Last 30 Days

For a custom period, choose:

Start date
Start time
End date
End time

Select Apply, then select Replay.

Load Replay

When telemetry is available, Open VTS:

Draws the full recorded route
Shows the historical vehicle marker
Adds direction indicators
Adds stop-related markers
Fits the Map around the route
Opens the replay timeline
Replaces the live HUD with the Replay HUD

If the selected period contains no usable telemetry points, Open VTS shows a no-data message and does not open the replay.

Starting Replay removes an active Show Path trail. Replay also takes visual priority over History.

Replay Timeline

The Replay timeline displays:

Current historical date and time
Timeline slider
Current point
Total points
Start button
Play or Pause
End button
Playback-speed selector
Clear action

A value such as 134 / 719 means the replay is currently showing point 134 of 719 loaded telemetry points.

Drag the slider to jump to another point.

Dragging the slider pauses playback.

Replay Controls

Go to Start

Moves the replay to the first loaded point.

Play or Pause

Starts or pauses animated movement through the telemetry points.

When playback begins, Open VTS follows the replay marker.

Manually moving or zooming the Map disables automatic following so the user can inspect another area.

Go to End

Moves the replay to the final loaded point.

Playback Speed

The available speeds are:

Slower — 1×
Slow — 2×
Normal — 4×
Fast — 8×
Faster — 16×

The speed changes how quickly Open VTS advances between telemetry points. It does not change the historical speed values recorded by the GPS device.

Replay HUD

The Replay HUD shows information for the current historical point.

It can display:

Replay point number
Speedometer
Historical movement state
Historical date
Historical time
Course
Historical address
Distance travelled within the replay
Odometer
Engine hours
Engine hours accumulated during the replay period

Replay values are historical and should not be interpreted as the vehicle’s current live values.

Select Clear or close the Replay HUD to stop Replay and remove the route.

Events Tab

The Events tab shows alert and event records for the currently selected vehicle.

Each event entry can include:

Severity icon
Event title
Message
Date and time

Examples include:

Geofence Entry
Geofence Exit
Overspeed detected

The Events tab and the left-panel Alerts tab use the same underlying map-event system, but they provide different scopes:

Alerts: Platform or selected-vehicle monitoring from the left panel
Events: Event history for the vehicle currently open in the bottom panel

Events are sorted with the newest records first.

When more event records are available, select Load older events to retrieve the next page.

If the selected vehicle has no events, the tab displays an empty state.

Sensors Tab

The Sensors tab shows calculated sensor values for the selected vehicle after sensors have been configured.

In the current deployment, no sensors are configured, so the tab displays the sensor empty state.

When configured, the tab can show:

Sensor name
Current computed value
Unit
Sensor type
Description
Telemetry timestamp
Sensor count
Calculation error, when applicable

The Sensors tab provides:

Refresh: Reload current sensor values
Auto: Periodically refresh when new vehicle telemetry is available

Sensor values depend on:

Sensor definitions
Required telemetry attributes
Sensor computation logic
Incoming data from the GPS device

Detailed sensor-card documentation should be updated after production sensor configurations are available.

Trip History

The main History tab in the left panel provides route analysis for a selected period.

History is different from Replay:

Replay animates individual telemetry points.
History converts the journey into operational segments and analytics.

Configure Trip History

To load History:

Select a vehicle.
Select a date and time range.
Set the minimum stop duration.
Enable Overspeed when required.
Enter the overspeed threshold.
Select Show History.

Only one vehicle can be analyzed at a time.

The selected vehicle’s name and IMEI appear above the selector.

History Date Range

The selector provides these presets:

Last Hour
Last 3 Hours
Last 6 Hours
Last 12 Hours
Last 24 Hours
Today
Yesterday
This Week
Last Week
Last 7 Days
Last 30 Days
Custom

A single Superadmin History request is limited to a maximum of 7 days.

A preset longer than seven days cannot be processed as one History request. Use shorter periods when reviewing longer operations.

Stop Minimum

Stop Min defines how long a stationary period must continue before it is analyzed as a stop.

The accepted field range is 1–120 minutes.

Example: 5 minutes

The selected value affects:

Stopped time
Stops count
Stop segments
Stop markers
Timeline structure

Very short stationary segments may not be displayed as separate timeline markers in the current Map presentation.

Overspeed

Enable Overspeed to analyze speed-threshold violations.

Enter the threshold in kilometres per hour.

The accepted field range is 10–250 km/h.

Example: 60 km/h

When enabled, Open VTS returns overspeed segments separately and highlights those route portions in the History overlay.

Load History

Select Show History.

When data is available, Open VTS:

Draws the complete route
Shows start and end markers
Shows direction arrows
Shows stop markers
Displays overspeed sections when enabled
Fits the Map around the route
Calculates analytics
Creates a chronological timeline
Enables Clear and Export

History can load a large number of telemetry points. Long routes and multi-day periods may require more time than short ranges.

History Analytics

The History panel shows six summary values.

Distance

Total calculated distance travelled during the selected range.

Moving

Total time classified as vehicle movement.

Stopped

Total time classified as stopped.

Max Speed

Highest speed recorded in the loaded History.

Avg Speed

Average speed while the vehicle was classified as moving.

Stops

Number of stop periods found in the selected range.

These values apply only to the selected History range. They are not the lifetime totals of the vehicle.

History Route

The route uses a neutral road-style path so that it remains readable over different basemaps.

The route can include:

Complete path
Direction arrows
Start point
End point
Stop or idle points
Overspeed segments
Historical point tooltips

Direction arrows are placed across the route at intervals to communicate travel direction.

Hovering over a history point can show:

Vehicle
Segment type
Time
Speed
Address
IMEI
Date
Elapsed time
Distance
Point number

Stop-Marker Information

History stop markers represent stationary periods.

A stop tooltip or popup can show:

Stop or idle classification
Duration
Start date and time
End date and time
Address
Coordinates

The address is loaded from the marker’s coordinates. If reverse geocoding is unavailable, the coordinates remain visible.

History Timeline

The Timeline converts the route into an ordered operational sequence.

The timeline can contain:

Start Point
Running
Stop
End Point

Start Point

Shows:

Start time
Start date
Address, when available

Running

Shows:

Start time
End time
Distance
Average speed
Maximum speed
Driving duration

Consecutive driving segments can be grouped into one Running entry.

Stop

Shows:

Start time
End time
Duration
Address
Engine-off or short-halt label

Longer stop periods can be labelled Engine off. Shorter qualifying stops can be labelled Short halt.

End Point

Shows:

End time
End date
Address, when available

Select a Timeline Segment

Select a Start, Running, Stop, or End timeline entry.

Open VTS then:

Marks the timeline item as selected
Highlights the corresponding route or point
Fits the Map around the selected segment or position

Use this to move quickly through a long multi-day History route.

Export History

Open the three-dot menu after History has loaded.

The available formats are:

CSV
JSON
KML

CSV

Suitable for spreadsheet analysis.

JSON

Suitable for integrations and technical processing.

KML

Suitable for compatible mapping and geographic applications.

History exports can contain detailed locations, timestamps, IMEIs, vehicle identities, and operational patterns. Store and share them securely.

The Superadmin History workflow does not include Save as Route. That option belongs to the User-level route workflow.

Clear History

Select Clear to remove:

History route
Markers
Direction arrows
Overspeed display
Analytics
Timeline
Export state

The panel returns to the setup state.

Alerts Tab

The Alerts tab displays recent platform map events.

Each alert row shows:

Severity icon
Alert title
Vehicle
Date and time

Confirmed examples include:

Overspeed detected
Geofence Exit
Geofence Entry

Alerts are sorted newest first.

The platform initially loads a recent page and can retain a larger rolling list while new real-time events arrive.

Alert Severity

Alerts can use these severity levels:

Info: Informational vehicle event
Warning: Event requiring operational attention
Critical: High-priority event

The icon and colour help distinguish severity when scanning the list.

Search Alerts

While the Alerts tab is active, use the main Map search field to match:

Alert title
Vehicle name
IMEI

When a vehicle is already selected, the Alerts tab is automatically scoped to that vehicle.

Clear the selected vehicle to return to the platform-wide alert feed.

Select an Alert

Select an alert to:

Close the left alert panel
Select the associated vehicle
Focus the Map on the vehicle
Open the vehicle workspace

This allows the Superadmin to move from an alert directly to the relevant live and historical vehicle information.

If no records match the selected vehicle or search query, Open VTS displays a No alerts found state.

Fullscreen

Select the Fullscreen control near the upper-right corner of the Map.

Fullscreen expands the Map container using the browser’s fullscreen mode.

It is useful for:

Large fleet monitoring
Trip History
Replay
Route comparison
Operations-centre displays

Exit using the same control or the browser’s standard fullscreen exit action.

Fullscreen enlarges the workspace. It does not change the geographic zoom.

Zoom In and Zoom Out

Use:

+ to zoom in
− to zoom out

Zooming changes the geographic scale only.

Use Zoom In to inspect a smaller area in detail. Use Zoom Out to review a wider region.

Fit All Vehicles

Select the Fit All Vehicles control to adjust the Map around all available vehicle markers.

This is useful after:

Inspecting one selected vehicle
Panning away from the fleet
Reviewing a local History route
Opening the Map with vehicles distributed across several regions

Fit All Vehicles considers markers with valid coordinates.

It differs from Fullscreen:

Fullscreen: Changes the size of the Map on the screen
Fit All Vehicles: Changes the geographic centre and zoom

The Map also performs an initial fit after the first valid marker data becomes available.

Map Settings

Select the adjustments icon to open Map Settings.

Available settings are:

Vehicle Label
Cluster
Ripple Effect
Geofence
POI
Route

Map Settings are saved in the current browser. Opening Open VTS in a different browser, browser profile, or device may use the default settings.

The default Superadmin Map settings are:

Vehicle Label: Off
Cluster: Off
Ripple Effect: On
Geofence: Off
POI: Off
Route: Off

Vehicle Label

Enable Vehicle Label to show the vehicle name next to its icon.

Vehicle Label is useful for identifying vehicles directly without selecting them.

Disable it when:

Many vehicles overlap
The Map is zoomed out
Labels obscure roads or markers
A cleaner monitoring view is preferred

The label uses the vehicle number or name rather than using the IMEI as the normal public label.

Cluster

Enable Cluster to group nearby vehicles.

A cluster marker displays the number of vehicles grouped in the area.

As the Map is zoomed in:

Large clusters divide into smaller clusters
Smaller clusters separate into individual markers
Vehicles with identical or extremely close coordinates may remain grouped and can expand around the location

The currently selected vehicle remains individually visible outside the cluster.

Clustering is recommended for:

Large fleets
City-wide operations
Platform-wide views
Areas containing many vehicles at the same location

Ripple Effect

Enable Ripple Effect to display an animated pulse around a running vehicle.

In the current deployed behaviour, the effect is visibly applied to the green vehicle in motion.

Ripple Effect helps active movement stand out from stopped and inactive vehicles.

Disable it when monitoring a very large number of moving vehicles or when a calmer display is preferred.

Geofence Overlay

Enable Geofence to display saved geofence boundaries.

[Image Reference: Add the Geofence overlay screenshot here.]

The Map displays the boundaries according to the saved geofence shape and location.

Geofences can represent:

Depots
Customer locations
Restricted areas
Service zones
Branch boundaries
Delivery areas

Enabling Geofence only displays existing records. It does not create or edit a geofence.

If no geofence records exist, enabling the option produces no visible overlay.

The Map does not automatically refit when the overlay is enabled.

POI Overlay

Enable POI to show saved Points of Interest.

[Image Reference: Add the POI overlay screenshot here.]

POIs can represent:

Offices
Warehouses
Customer sites
Fuel stations
Workshops
Parking locations
Operational checkpoints

POI markers help relate vehicle positions to important saved locations.

Enabling POI does not create a new Point of Interest.

Saved Route Overlay

Enable Route to display saved routes.

[Image Reference: Add the saved Route overlay screenshot here.]

Saved routes appear as route lines on the Map.

They can be used to:

Review planned paths
Compare vehicle positions with operating routes
Display assigned delivery or service corridors
Monitor route coverage

Saved Route is different from:

Show Path
Trip History
Replay

Saved Route shows a predefined stored route. The other three features use actual telemetry received from a vehicle.

Visual Effects

Select the magic-wand control to open Visual Effects.

Available effects are:

None
Grayscale
Night Mode
Matrix/Hacker
High Contrast
Vintage
Blueprint

Visual Effects apply to the basemap tiles. They do not change:

Vehicle status
Marker colours
Coordinates
Alerts
History data
Replay data
Operational overlays

Only one effect can be active at a time.

None

Uses the normal basemap appearance.

Grayscale

Removes most basemap colour. This can make coloured markers and alerts more prominent.

Night Mode

Applies a darker, lower-brightness view for low-light monitoring.

Matrix/Hacker

Applies a strong green visual treatment.

High Contrast

Increases the contrast of the basemap.

Vintage

Applies a muted sepia-style appearance.

Blueprint

Applies a technical blue visual treatment.

Select None to remove the current effect.

Map Style

Select the layers control to open Map Style.

The selected basemap appears behind all vehicle markers and operational overlays.

Changing Map Style does not change GPS data or vehicle positions.

The configured basemaps are:

Google

Google Road
Google Satellite
Google Hybrid

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap

CartoDB

CartoDB Dark
CartoDB Light
CartoDB Voyager

Esri

Esri Satellite
Esri Topographic

Stamen

Stamen Toner
Stamen Watercolor

The panel is scrollable because not all styles fit in the visible area at once.

Choosing a Basemap

Road Maps

Use Google Road or OpenStreetMap for normal fleet monitoring and road-based operations.

Satellite Maps

Use Google Satellite or Esri Satellite to inspect:

Physical buildings
Industrial areas
Open land
Rural roads
Construction areas

Hybrid

Google Hybrid combines satellite imagery with labels and roads.

Light Maps

CartoDB Light provides a less visually crowded background.

Dark Maps

CartoDB Dark can improve visibility in dark environments.

Topographic Maps

Esri Topographic provides terrain and geographic context.

Map availability and imagery detail depend on the selected map provider.

Feature Interactions

Several Map features use the same visual area and are intentionally prevented from overlapping.

Show Path and History

Starting Show Path clears active History.

Starting History clears Show Path.

Show Path and Replay

Starting Show Path stops Replay.

Starting Replay clears Show Path.

History and Replay

Replay has visual priority over History.

While Replay is active, the History route is hidden.

The History panel also warns when Replay is active and prevents a new History request until Replay is cleared.

Vehicle Selection

Changing the selected vehicle clears the previous vehicle’s Show Path.

Closing the selected vehicle closes the live HUD and Vehicle Details panel.

Alerts

Selecting an alert selects its associated vehicle and opens the vehicle context.

Overlays

Geofence, POI, and saved Route overlays can remain enabled while viewing normal live markers.

History, Replay, and Show Path are separate telemetry route modes and should be used one at a time.

License-Restricted Vehicles

A license-restricted vehicle can remain visible in the vehicle list with a License Required indication.

When selected, the Vehicle Details panel displays a licensing warning.

The following actions are disabled:

Show Path
StreetView
Send Command

Licensing status does not replace stored vehicle data, but it can restrict operational features.

Progressive telemetry loading
Cursor-based data pages
Batched live telemetry
Incremental marker updates
Status recalculation without complete reload
Optional marker clustering
Selected-marker isolation
Cached addresses
Paginated Logs and Events
Point limits for Show Path and Replay
Configurable History date limits

Recommended Working Method

For a large fleet:

Keep Cluster enabled.
Use status filters before manually scanning markers.
Search by vehicle or IMEI.
Use Fit All Vehicles only when a platform-wide view is required.
Use shorter History and Replay periods for detailed investigations.
Clear completed route modes before beginning another analysis.
Keep Vehicle Label disabled at wide zoom levels.
Disable Ripple Effect when many vehicles are moving at once.

Large-Fleet Testing

When testing the Map with virtual vehicles, verify:

Total vehicle counts
Progressive marker loading
Vehicle search response time
Status-filter response time
Marker movement smoothness
Cluster creation and expansion
Vehicle selection
Live HUD accuracy
Dock-panel opening time
Logs stream stability
Replay loading and playback
History calculation time
Alert delivery
Browser memory usage
CPU usage
Behaviour when thousands of vehicles update simultaneously
Behaviour when coordinates are identical
Behaviour when devices stop sending data
Recovery after socket reconnection

Testing should include:

Small fleets
Several hundred vehicles
Several thousand vehicles
Large bursts of telemetry
Vehicles distributed globally
Many vehicles concentrated in one area
Mixed active, stopped, inactive, and no-data states

Operational Best Practices

Use the Vehicles tab for live operational monitoring.
Use Logs for packet-level investigation.
Use Replay for time-based visual playback.
Use History for route analytics and segment review.
Use Alerts for platform-wide exception monitoring.
Use Events for the selected vehicle’s event feed.
Use Show Path for a quick view of the current day.
Use StreetView only when environmental context is required.
Confirm commands carefully before sending.
Use saved Route overlays for planned journeys, not as proof of actual travel.
Keep Map Settings appropriate for the fleet size.
Clear route modes after completing an investigation.

Security and Privacy

The Superadmin Map can expose sensitive operational information.

Before publishing screenshots, recordings, or documentation, hide or replace:

IMEI numbers
SIM numbers
Vehicle numbers
Plate numbers
VINs
Exact live locations
Addresses
User names
Administrator names
Raw device packets
Command payloads
Device responses
Geofence names
Customer routes
Event messages
Exported telemetry

Do not share a live vehicle location publicly without authorization.

Command screenshots should use safe, non-destructive examples.

Next Step

Continue to Superadmin Calendar to review scheduled and date-based platform activity.

For vehicle creation and detailed fleet configuration, open the relevant Administrator workspace and use its Vehicle Management module.