Details:

A geofence is a customized fence you draw around a location to determine if your cleaners or supervisors are logging in/out within that location. Geofences are set up by managers and use GPS technology to create boundaries for cleaners and supervisors to log in. Geofences can be used in two ways:

1. Non-Mandatory - When a user logs in/out outside of the drawn fence managers are able to view this within the Offsite Sign In/Sign Out Report. Read more about this here.

2. Mandatory - Users are unable to log in/out outside of the drawn fence. There can be exceptions made for specific users. Read more about this here.

Who Can Create A Geofence?:

Web App: Managers and supervisors with the “Enable Management” permission are able to create geofences.

Swept+ Mobile App: Managers and supervisors with the “Enable Management” and "Manage Locations with Swept+" permission are able to create geofences.

Where Is This Accessed?:

Geofences are created using the Swept Web App.

How to draw a GeoFence:

Web App

• Navigate to the Swept Web App at Admin Login  and log in.

• Go to Locations in the left hand menu.

• On the line of the location you would like to update click on the three dots and select Details.

• Scroll down to Geofence (GPS)

• If you have an address included with your location then you will see a map which includes a red pin on the building location.

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• 1.Use the Map or Satellite option in the top left to update your view. Using satellite will allow you to see the physical building.

• 2. Use the + and - signs in the bottom right to zoom in and out of your location. 

• 3. At the top of the map you will see an icon of a hand and one of a geometric shape. Click on the hand, this is to move around your view of the map. Once you are ready to draw the geofence click on the geometric shape.

• Move your mouse to the first corner and left click the mouse to lay the first point.

• Move your mouse to the second point and click to set the second point. Repeat this step for the third and fourth point.

• Connect the fourth point to the first point and you will see this appear highlighted in yellow.

• Swept suggests only using a basic four point shape here. The geofence will cover everything within the lines and 100 metres from each point.

• 4. Enable Mandatory GeoFence Sign in/out can be checked off to ensure the geofence is mandatory and forcing your users to log within the location.

• Click the blue Save button.

Mobile App

• Sign in to the Swept+ mobile app.

• Go to Locations in the bottom navigation menu.

• Adding a geofence is done in the location details screen. This can be accessed in two ways:

  • Adding a Location - Click on the + in the top right corner to add a new location.

  • Editing a Location - On the line of the location you would like to update click on the three dots and select Edit.

• Scroll down the page to Geofence(GPS). Here you can view the geofence if drawn. If it is not drawn you will see a map.

• Click Manage Geofence to draw your geofence.

• On the geofence screen click Start to being drawing your geofence. You will see that it changes to Clear which you can click if you want to clear your geofence.

• After clicking Start tap where you would like to lay your first geofence point. A point will appear. Tap again for the second, third and fourth point. The geofence will show a yellow area within the fence. Please note a geofence must have at least 3 points.

• Click Save to save the geofence.

• Once you save the geofence you can make it mandatory by clicking the toggle beside Mandatory Geofence Sign in/out.

• Click Save on the location details screen to save your location changes.

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