Geofences are one of the most powerful features in the Smartrak map. By drawing virtual boundaries around locations, you can track when vehicles, assets, or personnel cross those boundaries. You can also receive instant notifications, helping you manage operations with greater control.

When applied effectively, geofences improve visibility, streamline reporting, and automate the management of fleet and asset movements. This leads to more efficient operations and better resource allocation.

Here are some practical ways to use geofences in your organisation:

Depot and Office Sites

Set up a geofence around your depot or head office to monitor fleet movements. Geofences work for both vehicles and personnel, giving you a clear record of who is on-site and when.

This data supports fleet utilisation analysis. For pool vehicles, you can track peak demand periods, identify inefficiencies, and spot gaps in vehicle types (e.g. four-wheel drives, utes). With this insight, you can decide whether to reduce, expand, or reallocate vehicles to different teams.

Jobs and Work Sites

Geofences help you track when vehicles or assets arrive at a site and how long they stay there. This information lets you:

• Attribute resource costs to specific jobs.
• Identify under-utilised equipment (e.g. a generator sitting idle).
• Improve logistics by receiving alerts when vehicles leave a site.

With this visibility, you can coordinate deliveries, estimate arrival times, and ensure resources deliver value.

Restricted Areas

Do you manage sites that are off-limits to vehicles or personnel? Create geofences around these areas to receive instant alerts when someone enters.

Restricted zones may include high-risk areas like mine sites, or sensitive areas where vehicles could cause environmental harm, such as water reservoirs. Geofences help ensure compliance with workplace policies and environmental obligations.

Parks and Regions

If your organisation maintains public spaces, geofences make record-keeping easier. For example, you can geofence parks, sporting grounds, or amenities to track when staff or assets visit.

By tagging a mower as a tracked asset, the system records when it enters and exits a park. You’ll know the exact time the lawn was last mowed, helping you stick to schedules and monitor maintenance tasks automatically.

When paired with Smartrak’s Proof of Activity Report, you can capture deeper insights. For example:

• Record how long mower blades were operating.
• Track where sprayers applied chemicals.

This ensures proper utilisation and prevents restricted areas from being sprayed or maintained incorrectly.

Disaster and Danger Zoning

Geofences also protect staff during emergencies. During bushfires, floods, or earthquakes, you can create temporary geofences around danger zones.

If vehicles or personnel enter these zones, the system triggers an alert. You can then direct staff away, keeping them safe and out of harm’s way.

Smarter Operations with Geofences

Geofences give you more than just boundary alerts. They deliver insights into fleet utilisation, asset efficiency, compliance, and safety. By applying them across depots, job sites, restricted zones, parks, and even disaster areas, you gain the data needed to make smarter decisions and run a safer, more efficient operation.