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How to install GpsGate Server in less than 8 minutes
2011-12-07 13:00 by Markus

Here’s a video instruction guide on how to install your own GpsGate Server. It covers everything all the way from downloading the .EXE-file to the Map View in VehicleTracker.

Guides
Time on Site Report setup
2011-09-22 14:55 by Henrik

This guide shows how to setup a Time on Site report. It includes report plugin installation, Point of Interest import and report configuration.

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Move to Reporting 3 from 2.3
2011-09-19 03:05 by Henrik

This guide shows how to move from the previous GpsGate Reports to GpsGate Reporting 3. The guide is aimed at users that have upgraded GpsGate Server from version 2.3 to version 3.0 and still use the old reporting functionality.

Guides, Reporting, News
Improved GpsGate Reports
2011-08-24 06:16 by Henrik

GpsGate Reports give you essential trip and idle information and helps you monitor fuel consumption and green driving. Reports can be run both for drivers and vehicles. You can view reports on-line and schedule them over email for easy access.

Guides, Reporting, News
How to use Tag notifiers
2011-07-26 04:53 by Markus

We’ve made it possible to dynamically add Tags to Users. This is done by adding Tag notifiers as notifications to Event Rules.

Guides
GPS logging on your laptop!
2011-07-20 20:13 by Henrik

With GpsGate Server and GpsGate Client on your laptop you have an amazing personal GPS logger! All with free software.

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Multiple customers on a single Server installation
2011-05-13 07:41 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to manage multiple customers on a single GpsGate Server installation.

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Import Points of Interest from KML
2011-05-04 04:41 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to import POI’s (Points of Interest) from a KML file.

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How to create an Event Rule Report
2011-04-20 09:20 by Markus

Video tutorial on how to create an Event Rule Report.

3 Comments Guides, Reporting, News
Show your position in Google Earth
2011-04-12 09:29 by Henrik

With GpsGate Client Express you can show your actual position in Google Earth. GpsGate Client Express is free to use, with no time limit.

Guides
Getting started with your own GpsGate Server installation
2011-03-24 20:57 by Henrik

This guide helps you install GpsGate Server on your own server and get your first GPS tracking device online.

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Customize report definitions
2011-03-23 21:03 by Henrik

The reporting framework introduced in GpsGate Server 3.0 enables easy report customization. You can create your own report definitions and customize existing report templates without programming skills.

Guides, Reporting
Connect Teltonika tracking device to GpsGate Server
2011-03-10 11:03 by Markus

A quick step-by-step video tutorial on how to connect your Teltonika tracking device to your GpsGate Server installation.

Guides
Using Roles and Features
2011-03-01 21:14 by Markus

With the release of GpsGate Server 3.0 we have simplified the User concept. Previously we had three different user types, Administrator, Operator and Vehicle. Now there is only one user type called User. To give a user different rights we have introduced Roles and Features. A Role has access to a set of Features in an application. Multiple Roles can be applied to any User in your application.

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Garmin PND and GpsGate Server
2011-02-23 13:55 by Mattias

In version 3.0 of GpsGate Server we added support for “secondary” devices. Secondary devices mean that you have a device that is connected to GpsGate Server through an other (master) device. One example of this is Garmin PNDs. Garmin devices can connect to GpsGate Server through a tracker that supports the Garmin Fleet Management Interface.

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Using Application Templates
2011-02-11 03:03 by Henrik

An application template is a complete application configuration that simplifies application creation. GpsGate Tracking Partners use application templates to quickly create applications for new customers automating configuration and minimizing manual tasks.

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Accessing the Report Data Store
2011-02-09 17:15 by Daniel

Hi, my name is Daniel Lidström and I work as a Software Developer here at GpsGate. I was involved in creating the new reporting framework that we have released as part of GpsGate Server 3.0. In this post I am going to show you how you can access the data stores used for reporting within your own applications. One of the reasons for wanting to do this is to be able to provide some additional value to your customers. In this post I will show how to list the distances travelled per day by the vehicles, using SQL.

19 Comments Development, Guides, Reporting
Activate reports in GpsGate Server 3.0
2011-02-07 20:40 by Henrik

GpsGate Server 3.0 includes a completely re-designed reporting framework for easier report configuration and increased reporting performance. Reports are downloaded to your GpsGate Server from the Site Administration application. New reports are continuously added, so please contact us if you need a specific report!

Guides, Reporting
iPhone app for GpsGate
2011-01-13 10:11 by Henrik

You can now use iPhone as a tracking client for GpsGate Server. ECOTEC Ltd. has released the YourTracks iPhone app for GpsGate Server on App Store. The app supports GpsGate VehicleTracker and BuddyTracker and has support for SOS (emergency button), speed, direction and battery level.

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Track Android phones with GpsGate
2010-11-28 19:07 by Henrik

Android phones can be used as tracking clients for GpsGate Server with the GPS2GpsGate application available on Android market. In addition to GPS based tracking the application also supports positioning using mobile network cell towers, making it suitable for implementations where GPS signals are not always available.

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Light weight VehicleTracker for mobile devices
2010-11-04 11:04 by Sven

GpsGate VehicleTracker has a light weight web interface for mobile devices. You can use it to view your vehicles on a map and act on alarms in real time. You can send notifications with a direct login link over SMS or email to your mobile devices for any events in your solution.

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Customize VehicleTracker layout
2010-10-27 06:36 by Henrik

The VehicleTracker web interface allows you to move, re-size and hide panels and save different layouts as Workspaces for quick access to different tasks

Guides
GpsGate in 13 languages
2010-10-06 04:56 by Johan

GpsGate Server is very easy to translate to any language and is now available in 13 languages from the start.

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Customizing the vehicle list
2010-09-03 09:24 by Henrik

The vehicle list in VehicleTracker can be customized to show additional columns with event information

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Trust your server
2010-08-04 04:26 by Johan

Do you want to get an email or SMS when there is something wrong with your GpsGate Server? Here is how it can be done.

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Use Shapefile maps in VehicleTracker using Geoserver
2010-07-15 17:37 by Fredrik

Here we will setup a GeoServer mapdata server, add shapefile data to it, configure a map, and then display it in GpsGate Server and VehicleTracker using OpenLayers.

3 Comments Development, Guides
Examples of web pages with live maps
2010-07-11 18:25 by Henrik

With GpsGate Web Services you can quickly add a live map to your own web page.

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GpsGate Server email and SMS alerts
2010-06-29 20:28 by Henrik

Getting email and SMS alerts out of GpsGate Server is a simple configuration task, check out this example!

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