Good day Astreon clients and partners!

The summer is racing by.  I hope you all get a chance to enjoy the summer before it’s gone!  This month we have a lot of new features and enhancements to discuss.  Let’s dive in!

Astreon New Features and Enhancements

Fuel Filing and Theft Tracks & Reports – when using 2 or more tanks on an asset

Markers like fuel fillings are extremely helpful on tracks, in maps, and in reports. For example, X volume of fuel has been drained; the tank has been refueled to volume Y, etc. Separate fuel tanks were previously not considered when summarizing this information.

With the new feature, charts, report maps, and tracks display data for each Fuel Level Sensor (FLS). Filling markers show which FLS has detected a fuel filling or theft. For example, the Tank sensor is marked as No.1, the Main tank sensor – No.2, and so on. In addition, the tooltip displays the name of the corresponding sensor.

Marker settings are grouped in a separate section in the report template properties. In addition, users can also configure marker visibility on the map and marker filtration on the map and in charts.

Reports – Custom sensors in unit group reports

Many clients use custom sensors, for example, when they want to receive mileage and speed data from the CAN-bus and not GPS data.

This became challenging for reports when you need data on a unit group where every unit features several sensors with different names. It was difficult to display so many custom sensors in a single report.  Considerable effort has been placed on making this work and we are proud to announce that this is now available in group reports.

We have added columns for custom sensors (displaying an average/maximum/minimum value and so on) in reports on unit or driver groups, as well as reports on drivers.

To display data from a custom sensor, select the name of the sensor in the settings under table properties.

The new feature allows users to receive data from various custom sensors in one table, track and analyze the data all in one report.

Reports – Thousand separators in reports

Numbers can become quite large when report results have a lot of data or cover a long time period. To make these numbers easier to read, we added a thousand separators. To activate this feature, you can choose this setting in the General block of the Report template properties.

It will be displayed, for example, instead of 1234567.89, the user will see 1,234,567.89.

Hecterra

Crop rotation tab

We added a separated Crop rotation tab with a table that displays;

• The crops currently being cultivated
• What was cultivated over time in different fields

A dynamic search enables you to search the specific data using a filter by name or description of the field.

Thanks to this new tab, users can quickly make a decision on what crop to sow in a particular field by reviewing the field’s history.

Hecterra – Potential cultivations search according to work shifts

A new option has been added to divide cultivations by shifts without assigning a driver. With this option, you do not have to assign drivers in Astreon.  This saves a lot of time when assigning drivers to equipment for each shift.

To activate this option, users activate the “Divide potential cultivations considering shifts” option in the Search settings and specifies the shift intervals. After that, potential cultivations on the Registrar page are divided by shifts. This simplifies the user’s work in Hecterra and reduces the time spent on its configuration.

Logistics

Order rejection reasons

On the General tab in settings, we added the Order rejection reasons section which helps increase customer satisfaction. Users can specify the reasons for rejecting orders or create a list of the required reasons using the Autocomplete button.

This feature saves the driver’s time since they no longer have to enter text manually whenever an order is not delivered.

Order confirmation upon attaching a file with a signature

On the General tab of the settings, we added the Order fulfillment requirements section which contains two options, “Not to confirm orders outside the radius” and “Not to confirm orders without signature”.

If this is selected, the driver can only confirm the order after attaching a signature.

The option controls delivery security by drivers, as the order can be completed only upon delivery confirmation.

New design of the settings and warehouse cards

Settings in the Logistics interface have been redesigned to be more user-friendly.

Firstly, we changed the settings page, with save and cancel buttons.

They appear only when there are any changes. If wrong data is specified or the required fields are not filled in, warnings are popped up on the setting tabs.

Secondly, the Warehouse tab is more compact. Now all the specific parameters are displayed as icons. We also added a dynamic search by parameters for warehouses.

Logistics – New capabilities of the Google routing service

We have improved the Distribution optimization section on the Planning tab for those who use Google as a routing service.

Creating routes has never been easier or more accurate when using Google’s navigation service.  The user chooses one of the available models: balanced, optimistic, pessimistic.

For example, if you select the Pessimistic model, an additional time based on Google statistics is provided to fulfill the route. If the driver often arrives earlier, you can select the Optimistic model.  

Users can also exclude the routes (toll roads, highways, ferries) they would like to avoid when planning routes. With this option, you will be able to have customized and optimized routes with more flexibility.

Astreon WiaTag and the Configurator

Astreon mobile app – New Wiatag

It’s very important to note that the new Wiatag is available.  This new version has much better battery management, and also a web-based configuration tool.  In order to white label this all-new app, a new white-label request needs to be submitted.  This will also result in an additional cost to white label this new version.  Please reach out to your Astreon Account Manager if you’re interested in this new version and would like it to be white-labeled.

On June 30, our users saw a full-fledged release of the new WiaTag version. We have already described in detail the updated functionality of the mobile personnel management app, but in this communication, we will feature only the key changes:

• The design and interface have completely changed

All functions of the application are presented in the form of separated widgets. When users want to send photos or SOS signals, they only have to find the right widget and open it.

• The approach to operation modes has become clearer

The approach to operation modes has become more precise. Now it is easier for users to navigate the WiaTag modes and choose the most appropriate one among them.

The new version has 3 modes:

• Light. This is a minimum battery consumption mode, its accuracy is enough to keep track of the unit and the route of movement.
• Standard. The mode has moderate battery consumption and provides a detailed track of the unit movement.
• Custom. If the ready-made modes don’t fit the user’s needs, they can configure their own and select the interval for collecting and sending data, as well as configure filtration.

The first and second modes are pre-installed and can’t be changed by users. If these settings don’t suit the user’s needs, users can choose the Custom mode and indicate the frequency and accuracy of the data received from the unit. There can be only one Custom mode on the device.

This way the user avoids confusion with dozens of modes when the difference between them is no longer clear and the user sets a new one over and over again.

• The user chooses the most convenient authorization option

It can be a QR code, a Astreon account, or an ID number with a password.

Configurator web application

All the settings are grouped in a separate Configurator web app, that allows you to:

• configure units in WiaTag flexibly, remotely, and in bulk, without physical access to a smartphone;
• generate and send a QR code to enter the app;
• get access to logs remotely without involving the user.

Now partners configure and diagnose the app on their own, while their clients can focus on using WiaTag in their work.

Please find more details about the new WiaTag on the forum. 

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Good day Astreon clients and partners! We at Astreon hope you are all keeping healthy, happy and safe and that business is going well for you this year.  On that note, can you believe 2021 is half over?  Thankfully, we’ve had some great warm weather this year to enjoy the outdoors.

This month brings some nice user interface and reports design tweaks and the launch of a new video management portal within Astreon.  Users of our add-on applications will benefit from feature enhancements there.

As always, we never stop improving Astreon and partner applications. Read on for full details.

Astreon New Features and Enhancements

New Video Monitoring & Reporting

This new video management section with Astreon and partner applications was added to provide better support to resellers who use Howen and other non-StreaMax camera systems.

Video monitoring

The release of the new video module has dramatically changed the work with MDVR devices and video files. Now it is easier for partners to connect end-users to the video monitoring service since they no longer need to deploy servers between devices and Astreon and integrate each model into the system. End-users have received new useful features: the ability to request a video for 24 hours, save video files and receive reports with an attached video.

New solution architecture

First, now it’s our responsibility to configure servers for video monitoring. The new video module no longer requires intermediate servers – the whole process of converting a video stream from an MDVR now takes place on the AWS servers that our team is responsible for.

Secondly, the specialists of the hardware department integrate video devices into the new video module themselves. Now it is much easier for the partner to connect video monitoring – all that they need to do is to install and activate the equipment.

Separate Video tab

All the video monitoring features are now collected in a separate Video tab.

It contains a video player and tools for working with video streaming and video files for units (a user can save, delete, filter them, and so on) on which an MDVR is installed. A user does not need to open different tabs and windows for each unit, everything is in one place now.

Live video and video playback

Our new video monitoring allows you to connect to online video from a unit with an installed MDVR right from the Video tab.

Regarding video playback (in Astreon it can be a video for 24 hours): a user connects to a recorded video in the same Video tab by choosing a unit, MDVR, and time interval.

Saving video files

A user can save video files:

• manually while watching a recorded video. To do this, it is enough to choose a file up to 60 seconds long, click the Save to files icon and choose a relevant tag making it easier to find the file in the future;
• automatically while setting up notifications. A new Save video as a file function has appeared in the notification parameters. A user specifies the total duration of the file and the duration of a time interval before and after the event. As soon as the event is triggered, Astreon automatically saves the video fragment on the server.

Video files in reports

In the new video module, video files are linked to the events that triggered their saving. When a user sees that an event has occurred with the unit (fuel theft, speeding, and so on) in reports, they will be able to immediately view the attached video file.

Want to offer video monitoring to your customers? Find out how to get started with the new video module in our blog.

Reports

Choosing a unit group in the Geofence table

When creating a report on geofences and a group of geofences, we added the ability to select not only a single unit but a unit group.

Now when a user creates a new unit, the user no longer needs to manually edit the report template. All that the user needs to do is to add a unit to the unit group, and our system will automatically generate a report on the whole group.

Hecterra

Specifying a crop quickly

This month, we added the following features;

• Edit the sowing date: Previously, the default date was January 1 of the current year, but now a user can select any date themselves.
• Indicate the harvesting date: A user can now do this on the Field page, without using the properties for the selected field.

For example, if a user planted several fields with one crop, they will be able to enter this information , and indicate the sowing date with the estimated harvesting date in a single action so that a user can complete this task much faster than before.

To do this, a user needs to set up the following;

1. On the Fields page: click on the leaf icon in the row in the list or in the field menu on the map
2. After selecting the crop, indicate the sowing (required) and harvesting (optional) dates and save the option

If a user works with several fields, a user needs to select the fields and then click on the leaf icon to indicate the crop, the sowing and harvesting dates.

Updating the top menu

We added the following subitems under the Catalogues navigation tab: Crops, Operations, Implements, and Consumables.

The top bar now has fewer tabs so it’s easier to find the other tabs.

Fleetrun

Making the dashboard customizable

On the dashboard page, you can see some blocks: Services, Intervals, Cost, Units, and so on. This dashboard gives you quick visual insight into your fleets. Now you can customize your dashboard and add/delete blocks. To delete, a user just needs to click the three vertical dots on the right of the calendar and remove the unused blocks from the opening window.

Some of the blocks, for example, Services and Units, can be resized manually by pulling the lower right corner of the section. Blocks can also be moved in any order to assemble a page that is optimal for a user.

A user can also disable the indicators they don’t need in those blocks:

• Cost: by clicking on the icon in the upper right corner, you can deactivate the Services and fuel checkbox selected by default and leave only Services or only Fuel;
• Total cost of services: by clicking on the icon Units, Drivers, or Trailers, a user turns off the indicators for these items. The total cost is then recalculated in the Total column, and the graph displays the data minus the deactivated items.

Graph updating

Total cost of services

We changed the “Total cost of services” graph on the dashboard and unit page to keep fleet expenses data for a certain time period visible by adding the following features;

• a Total field with the total amount of the fleet services expenses for the selected period;
• a field with the total amount of expenses per 1km for the selected period;
• a field with the total amount of expenses per engine hour for the selected period.

The period is set in the calendar on the Dashboard and on the unit page.

Fleet metrics/Unit metrics

For easier estimation and calculation, we have added the fleet metrics graph on the dashboard and to the similar Unit metrics graph on the unit page. Now a user can check the vehicle mileage in kilometers or engine hours for the selected period, and the information will be displayed in the Total field.

A new Total cost of fuel graph

In order to see the fuel costs for the entire fleet and an individual unit, a new “Total cost of fuel” graph has been added on the dashboard and on the unit page. It helps users compare the expenses in the different time periods.

Logistics

Moving orders on the map

This month we’ve added a huge feature which will save dispatchers a lot of time.  You can now move orders on the map from one route to another, simply by clicking and changing the route.

The Move button was added to the order cards in the upper right corner. A user just needs to click on the button and select the route on the map to which the order will be transferred. The new order automatically changes the route, while the app assigns a position number to it.

The improved “Take into account the location of units”‎ option

If the “Take into account the location of units” option is enabled when creating a route, the route from the unit to the first point is displayed on the map. In addition, the estimated arrival time and the distance from the unit to the first point are calculated and displayed in the table.

The Route cost column

The column of Route cost has been added to reports on routes and to reports on routes and orders. This can be insightful data to simplify expenses planning. The column shows the route cost values that are calculated during the optimization if the corresponding parameters are indicated in the settings in the Route cost calculation section.

New notification window design

With the improved design of the notifications window, it is now easier to see relevant information in the window. The following items have been improved;

• The window size has become larger;
• Updated the style of the pop-up notifications about errors and completed actions;
• Improved display of unread messages;
• All notifications can be marked as read;
• The Show button is added for simpler navigation.

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Good day Astreon clients and partners! Thank you very much for your continued support and loyalty to Astreon. We value your business and it’s our pleasure to provide you with much-needed services to help manage your mobile assets.

2021 is off to a fast-paced start. Can you believe June is already around the corner? Let’s hope for some great weather for outdoor activities this summer!

Please note that due to the global chipset shortage, we experience occasional lengthy delays in device orders. We also expect some heft price increases for the same supply shortage reasons, so please check in with your sales rep prior to placing an order to get updated pricing, stock availability, and possibly a suggestion on using a different device to fill the order more quickly.

As always, we never stop improving Astreon and partner applications. Read on for full details.

Astreon New Features and Enhancements

Reports enhancements include new templates for additional data in your reports and expanded information on Drivers.

Driver column

Driver information is now available as a column in reports which provides the driver’s name in the following fields: Binding Bindings, Custom fields, Driver activity, Infringements.

Trailer column

We’ve added the Trailer column to the Bindings and Custom fields tables for the Group of trailers report template, which displays information about the trailer.

Passenger column

We have added the Passenger column to the Bindings table for the Group of passengers report template, which displays passenger information.

Event type column

We have added the Event type column to the Events table in the Unit and Unit group reports.

If an event is registered manually – this can be done through the Events Registrar or by registering any event from the online notifications window.

User column

The user is the one who registered the event manually or the one who created the resource, for which the event was generated automatically.

The User column has been added:

• to the Events table for the Unit and Group of units report types;
• to the Infringement table for the Unit and Group of units report types.

Note: the user must have at least minimum rights to view the item and its main properties. If not, a dash is displayed in the column.

Initial mileage, Final mileage, Initial engine hours, Final engine hours columns

Based on client feedback, we’ve added these values to the geofences report.

Now the user can see the parameters of the mileage sensor and the absolute engine hours sensor at the time of entering and leaving the geofence.

Fleetrun

Changes to the dashboard

• Units, Drivers, Trailers, Intervals

These sections are displayed in a user-friendly dashboard that provides important information. Click on the line with the required category to go to the corresponding page with the filter activated.

• Services

The section can provide more visual data to quickly see a status. The statistical data is represented in the form of a pie chart which shows the ratio of due and overdue services and the ones in progress. Click on the required chart sector or category in the legend to go to the Services page with the filter activated.

• Cost

The section contains info about the fleet expenses: how much the owner spends on fuel fillings as well as fuel fillings and services together. In the left part of the section, we added a histogram showing the percentage of the total cost of services and that of the fuel.

Logistics

Navigation bar

We added the function to hide the navigation bar and make space more for information on the map and in the table. The bar is not collapsed by default.

Language selection and help tips

Previously, the application language depended on the language selected in the user settings. Now you can change it on the General tab of the application settings.

We have also improved the logic for displaying help tips. Now you can enable help tips (in the application settings) or disable them (in the settings or in the help tip itself) at any time.

Nimbus

Relative schedules

We’ve added a bunch of new features to the Nimbus Beta: the ability to create relative schedules. It extends the Nimbus scope of applications as now you can monitor rides without schedules. Providing the ability to monitor:

• shuttle vans that normally work without fixed schedules;
• transport that departs only when there are enough passengers;
• public transport in the regions where work scheduled operation is unavailable.

With the new functionality, rides are created upon the visit of the first stop without being time-bound. Users can create relative schedules or change the type of schedules that were created before.

Based on the relative schedule, the system creates a one-time schedule where the time of stop visits counts off starting the moment of the ride’s activation. The one-time schedule is displayed wherever the ride time is indicated. Also, data on the ride events are formed according to this schedule (hurry, delay, no-show, and so on).

Hecterra

Expanding the crop rotation functionality

• Using future dates both for sowing and harvesting
  • It allows users to use crop rotation as a sort of planning tool as well as fill in data at the planning step without waiting for actual field works to be done.
• Sowing more than one crop within one year
  • Sometimes it happens that in temperate latitude after harvesting a winter crop, they still have time to grow another crop. Besides, in warm countries, the climate allows for a few harvests a year. In case of crop loss, they sow something else. Now, these agricultural processes can be recorded in Hecterra.
• Specifying the harvest date in any year and the ability to not specify the harvest date at all or to remove the previously specified harvest date
  • It allows you to assign the crop for a long period, for example, grass or fruits and berries.

New rules apply to the crop rotation specified through the field settings, quick specifying, cultivation registration.

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