Omnitracs Navigation for Android User Manual version 5.5

Routing Overview 

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An overview of how drivers navigate to stops or points of interest by entering an address, selecting from a list of favorites or saved stops, or using the map.

If you are en route, either to a single destination or as part of a route, you can add destinations as waypoints. A waypoint is a location that you must drive through as part of the point-to-point path.

Full or Partial Address

If you know the address of your destination, follow these steps.

Tap Menu. Tap Navigate To. Tap Address. Tap Full Address. Type the city name. As you type, you see an alphabetical list of possible matches. Tap the city name or tap list to scroll through the list to find it. Type the building number and tap Next or tap Skip to enter a street name and no number. Type the street name. As you type, you see an alphabetical list of possible matches. Tap your destination or scroll through the list to find it.

If you didn't provide a building number, you are prompted to select a range of building numbers after you select a street.

If the city or street don't appear in the list, type only the first few letters of the name and scroll through the list of possible matches. Omnitracs recommends that you type fewer letters to populate the list; then scroll through the list to find the entry or type more letters to narrow the list.

City Center

If you just need directions to a city or town but not a specific location, follow these steps.

1. Tap Menu
2. Tap New Destination
3. Tap Address
4. Tap City Center
5. Type in name of city
   1. As you type, the device will begin showing a list of possible matches, sorted alphabetically
   2. Tap your destination if it appears in the list or tap list to scroll through the full list
6. Tap Start

Point on a Map

You can tap on the map to identify a location; then navigate to that location.

1. Scroll to and tap the location on the map.
2. When the green target appears, tap the green crosshair and select an action from the pop-up menu.

If you are on a trip and want to route to a location that’s not part of your trip, after you select a point on the map and tap the crosshair, you are prompted to:

• Add to Trip – you are prompted to define what kind of stop it will be and in what sequence it will be
• Add as Next Stop – you are routed to this location next
• Add as Waypoint – forces Navigation to route through this location on the way to the next stop
• Favorite – saves this location in your list of favorite locations

After you select how the trip is added to your trip, you’ll be prompted to define the stop type and re-sequence your stops as needed.

Point-of-Interest (POI)

Navigation has a default set of points-of-interest (POI) and your company can create custom POIs. The POIs are grouped into sub-types as shown in the Appendix.

Near Vehicle

Tap Menu. Tap Navigate To. Tap POI or Fleet POI. Tap Near Vehicle. Tap a POI type. Tap a POI sub-type. Tap a destination. You may need to scroll through the list. Tap Start.

Near City

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Navigate To.
3. Tap POI or Fleet POI.
4. Tap Near City.
5. Type the city name.
   As you type, you’ll see an alphabetical list of possible matches.
6. Tap your destination or tap List to view the full list.
7. Tap a POI type.
8. Tap a POI sub-type.
9. Tap a destination. You may need to scroll through the list.
10. Tap Start.

11. Near Destination

This option is available only if you are en route.

1.    Tap Menu.
2.    Tap Navigate To.
3.    Tap POI or Fleet POI.
4.    Tap Near Destination.
5.    Tap a POI type.
6.    Tap a POI sub-type.
7.    Tap a destination. You may need to scroll through the list.
8.    Tap Start.

Previously Visited Destination (History)

Destinations you calculate a path to a location, they are stored in your history.

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Navigate To.
3. Tap Favorites.
4. Tap a destination. You may need to scroll through the list.
5. Tap Start.

Saved Destination (Favorites)

Favorites are locations you visit regularly and can be added to trips or navigated to directly.

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Navigate To.
3. Tap History.
4. Tap a destination. You may need to scroll through the list.
5. Tap Start.

Edit a Favorite

After you save a favorite you can rename, change the location, or delete it.

Tap Menu. Tap Navigate To. Tap Favorites. Tap the pencil next to the favorite. Now you can Rename or Edit Address.  Steps for editing the address are the same as searching for a location.

 

Search for Fuel

If shortcuts are enabled and one is defined for Fuel Search, you can quickly locate a fueling station near you.

Tap the shortcut menu. Tap Fuel Search. Select a fueling station. Add as a favorite, add it to the trip or navigate to it now.

Start a Trip

After you have a trip loaded in Navigation, review it to see if you need to resequence stops, add or remove stops, or are ready to start it. By default, when you start the trip, Navigation generates a route from your current location to the first stop in the sequence. Before you start the trip you can select at a different stop and have Navigation plot a route from your current location to that stop; then sequentially to all other stops on the trip.

To start a trip from the beginning:

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Trips.
3. Tap the trip.
4. Tap Start.

To start a trip from a stop in the middle of a trip:

1. Tap Menu.
2. Tap Trips.
3. Tap the trip you want to use, use the arrow buttons to scroll through the list
4. Tap the stop you want to start the trip from.
5. Tap Yes.

Receive a Trip from Dispatch

If your company integrates with a transportation management system (TMS), Navigation allows you to receive trips and calculate a route to start the trip. You are notified when you receive a trip and the notification stays on the screen for 15 seconds. If you are stopped, you can view the trip. If you tap View, you are taken to the trip where can edit or start the trip. If your vehicle is moving, the notification displays, but you cannot view it. After your vehicle is stopped, you can tap Menu > Trips to view the trip. When you receive an update to an existing trip, the on-screen notification informs you that a trip was updated. If the update affects the stop you’re currently routed to, you are notified that the current trip changed and Navigation recalculates the route to the updated stop.

Create a Trip

Trips are created in two steps: create a named trip that has no stops; then add stops to the trip. To create a trip: Tap Menu. Tap Trips. Tap Add Trip. Type in a name for the trip Tap OK. Now you add stops by finding locations and adding them to the trip.

Modify an Existing Trip

After you create a trip, you can add or re-sequence stops or waypoints, edit stops, rename the trip, or delete it.

Edit Stops on a Trip

You can modify destinations or tasks for a stop, resequence stops, or remove stops.

Tap Menu. Tap Trips. Tap the trip name. Tap reorder to change the sequence of stops or the pencil next to a stop you want to edit. Tap the type of edit you want to make and make your changes. Tap the back arrow to return to the stop list.

   
Manually Arrive

If you weren't able to park at the location identified by the street address, you may need to manually mark yourself as arrived.

1. Tap Arrive and tap Yes.
   
   
    
2. Tap Close.

Arrive at Next Stop

You may mark the next stop as arrived if you already serviced that stop or your current and next stop are very close to each other like in a strip mall.

Choose Next Stop

You may need to choose you next stop instead of automatically being routed to the next in the stop list if you need to rearrange stops quickly due to last minute delivery priority changes, operating hours conflicts, or various other business needs.

Stop Current Trip

You may need to stop your current trip if you’re going off duty before the trip ends.

Auto Zoom

When off, you manually adjust the zoom using the + and – buttons on the map. When on, the zoom level of the map dynamically adjusts to show the level of detail you need at that point of your route.

POI On/Off

You may set which, if any, points-of-interest (POIs) display on the map. You can choose to show or hide all POIs by checking or unchecking the box next to All, or display only certain types of POIs. If a POI type has a + sign next to it, there are sub types available. Tap the type to select sub-types of POIs. When a partial list of POIs is selected, the box next to the type and All shows a minus sign instead of a check mark.
The Appendix lists all the POI types and sub-types. The sub-types for restaurant and hotel/motel also break down into a third level, which is reflected in subsequent tables.

Map Orientation

You can set your map to display as heading up, north up, or 3D. In heading up orientation, the map continuously rotates so that the vehicle’s current heading is always at the top of the map. In north up orientation, north is always at the top and the map does not turn as the vehicle turns. The 3D setting uses a heading up orientation, but displays the map in a three-dimensional view. Tap the compass on the map to cycle through these orientations. If you zoom out to a very large scale, the map automatically switches to North Up orientation, but switches back to your chosen orientation after you zoom back in.