Refer to the Understanding Maps document for more details on Maps.

Refer to the Working with Geofences document for creating geofences and associating them with maps.

Prerequisites  

1. Configuring geolocations - Required for plotting managed entities on specific locations on the map.
   
   
2. Configuring Location datapoints - Required for live tracking of managed entities. The movement of the managed entity is updated in the map whenever the Location datapoint value is received for the managed entity. The Live Tracking feature must also be enabled for the map.
   
   
3. Integrating Google Maps API with Zoho IOT - Required for using Google Maps API on maps. By default, Zoho Maps is used.
   

All Map operations require necessary permissions. Refer to Users and Profiles document for more details.

Check Feature Availability and Limits

Configuring Geolocations   

Geolocation can be configured even after map creation from the Unmapped Devices/Assets/Locations link. 

1. Access the End Application.
   
2. Select Devices/Assets/Locations from the application's main menu on the left pane. The available entities are displayed in the right pane.
   
3. Click on the entity for which you want to configure the geolocation.
   
4. Click on the Details tab.
   
   
   
   
5. Click on the Edit icon next to the Geolocation input textbox.
   
6. Click inside the input textbox. The Geolocation page is displayed for entering/selecting the location.
   
7. Enter the coordinates if you are aware, or traverse to the map and double click on the exact location of the device/asset/location. Alternatively, you can provide the location name in the search textbox inside the map to obtain the coordinates.
   
   
   
   
8. Click on Set Geolocation to configure the coordinates.
   
9. Click on the Tick icon to save the coordinates.
   
   
   

Note: The Geolocation property can be set from the left drop down list of entities using the Set Location option.

Configuring Location Datapoints (For Live Tracking and Location History)

1. Select Location data type when creating a datapoint.
   

   
   

   Refer to the Working with Datapoints document for more details on creating a datapoint.

   

   The Location datapoint is available for Realtime datapoints only.

   
   
2. Configure GPS (Location) type.
   Single Key: Latitude, Longitude are sent as a single key in the telemetry
   Separate Key: Latitude, Longitude are sent as separate keys in the telemetry. 
   
   
3. Configure Parsing Keys Latitude, Longitude, and Altitude.
   
   
   
   
4. Click Add to create the datapoint for the particular managed entity.

The movement of the managed entity on the map is constructed and updated live whenever the GPS Location datapoint value is received.

Integrating Google Maps API

This integration is required if you want to view your maps on a Google Map.

1. Generate key in Google Maps platform.
   
2. Integrate the Google Map Key in the application.
   

To integrate the key,

1. Access the End Application.
   
2. Click on the Setup icon to view the setup page.
   
3. Click Map Settings under the GENERAL section.
   
4. Enable the Integrate Google Maps option using the toggle button. The integration can be disabled by disabling this option.
   
5. Provide the Google Maps API Key in the textbox provided.
   
   
   
   
6. Click Save.

Creating Static Maps  

Note: You can select multiple instances of assets from difference modules/models and monitor their location on a single map.

1. Access the End Application.
   
2. Select Maps from the application's main menu on the left pane in the user application. The available maps are displayed in the right pane.
   
3. Click on the Add Map button on the top right corner of the page.
   
4. Provide the Map Name, Group, Profile for the map.
   
5. Select Static Entities (default option) from the Map Type drop down list. 
   
   
   
   
6. Select Module. Ensure that the selected module's managed entities have the geolocation property updated. The location will be marked on the map.
7. Select All Device/Asset/Location Models option from the drop down list to include all the instances of the model in the map.
   
8. 
   
   To include Criteria or filter conditions, click on Use Criteria, and then Add Criteria.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Assign Alarm Rule to the map to the map to view the status of the managed entities.
   
10. Select the Map Marker icon if you selected a particular device/asset/location model as the module.
    
    
    
    
11.  In Condition Builder, provide the condition based on which you want to filter and display device/asset/location on the map.
    
    
    
    
12. Select Field, Select Operator, Set Value.
    
13. Click Apply.
    
14. Click Add Module to add more model instances to the map.
    

    
    

    
    

    
    

    Note: You can choose upto a total of 200 instances from multiple modules to be rendered on the map. 

    
    
15. Click Create. The map is created and displayed in the right frame as shown below.

Note: Live tracking, when enabled, will be effective only if a particular managed entity (Device/Asset/Location) is selected as a module. And also the selected managed entity must have the GPS Location datapoint configured. In addition, the Default Location Preference must be updated in the model settings screen to set the geolocation field or location datapoint. 

* Locations Datapoint for continuous values plotting for GPS tracking.

* Geolocation Field for fixed values at specific locations.

Image: Live Tracking and Location History map with the summary details of the managed entity displayed on click.

Note: In Location History maps, you can view the alarms raised within the period for the asset being tracked. 

Editing Maps 

1. Select Maps from the application's main menu on the left pane in the user application. The available maps are displayed in the right pane.
   
2. Click on Actions > Edit Map on the top right corner of the page.
   
3. In the Edit Map page, modify the desired values.
   
   
   

4. Click Update to save the changes.

 
Deleting Maps

1. Select Maps from the application's main menu on the left pane in the user application. The available maps are displayed in the right pane.
   
2. Click on Actions > Delete Map on the top right corner of the page. The Delete Confirmation popup is displayed.
   
   
   
   3. Ensure you want to delete the map, and click on the Delete Map button.

 The map will be deleted and removed from the Maps page.

Viewing Maps

Viewing Static Maps

To view a map in the maps tab,

1. Access the End Application
   
2. Click Maps, the available maps are displayed.
   
3. Select the desired map from the drop down list.
   
   
   
   
   

     4. You can view the Map Card view of the managed entity by clicking on the marker.

 

Image : Map Card view 

Note: The details displayed here are the same as those configured for the Summary Panel.

 Image : Location History map view

Note: The color of the icon of the asset is displayed based on the alarm severity as configured in the alarm rule.

Image : Live Tracking map view

Viewing Decoded Address

Instead of showing only latitude and longitude, you can view the corresponding physical address of the entities in the Map marker cards.

This feature is not available by default. Please contact support@zohoiot.com for assistance.

To view a map in the dashboard,

1. Access the End Application.
   
2. Click Dashboard; the map widget configured is shown displaying the map as shown below.

Note: Refer to the Understanding Map Widgets document for more details on Map Widget.

 

The new map widget is displayed on the dashboard in which the widget is added.

Viewing Movement Status Using Alarm Rule

Tracking a moving managed entity on a map is crucial. You can link alarm rules to the map to view the status of the managed entities instantly on the drop down list.

To enable alarms for a map,

1. Select the Alarm Rule from the drop down list after selecting the module.

2. The alarm rule status message will be displayed for the selected module in the map drop down list.

Satellite View of Maps

Maps can be viewed using the Satellite view option at the button right corner of the screen as shown below.

Advanced Options from Maps

Google Maps API Error Messages