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Build 5932
2021-09-16

September 2021

Server administration is now in app! Administrators will no longer need to change between tracking applications and Site Admin in order to change server settings. Use the redesigned main menu to access your settings.

Don't forget to test the features in preview release and provide feedback. Vehicle Status (beta) became customizable with last month's release - you get exactly the data you need with a status template for each role and use case. We've made the new Tracks the default for all users so that they can enjoy the great experience.

Check below for the full notes or read the blog for an overview.

Learn how to update your server.

New

Developer & System Administration

  • Server administration is now accessed in-app! Site Administrators will have access to a new 'Server Administration' menu inside the application. Most settings found in Site Admin -> Settings have moved.
  • New main menu design in tracking applications.
  • Always show new Tracks version on page load. Changing back to Tracks (Legacy) version won't persist after a reload.
  • More security in user creation: allow operators (or another role) to add new users of only pre-approved roles. Remove Empty (Advanced) user type and add option to create user type if none are available.
  • Enable automatic updates of client resources: faster bug fixes and less downtime due to updates.
  • REST: Add Device Last Activity to User Status REST.

Device Plugins

We also updated device plugins and added more supported devices. To see the updates, search for your device on our supported devices page. All individual device pages show the releases for the device manufacturer.

  • Teltonika
  • Queclink
  • iStartek

Languages

The following languages have been updated over the past month: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Improved

POI

  • Improve address lookup performance when having many POI Groups. Previously POI address lookup ignored "Use In Geocoding" settings and used all POI Groups as address source.

Tracks

  • Localize tooltips in Tracks.

Developer & System Administration

  • Improve the startup time of the service.
  • Add translation for 'Under Construction' Information in Site Admin.
  • Add "end" column to User Activity table in Site Admin.
  • Expose OriginalApplicationID in Reporting Users query.
  • Expose tasks under Commands Click Script.
  • The default application branding color has been updated to a slightly darker blue.
Fixed

User Experience

  • Fix bug where the Vehicle status panel appeared empty in certain cases when switching applications.
  • Fix bug where the events table isn't loaded due to an error with the columns order.

Maps

  • Publish view works again (applies to Google Maps only).

POIs

  • Fix missing POI geocoded address in the vehicle list in /m mobile site.
  • Fix issue causing Archiving to fail when exporting POI data.
  • Fix duplicated POI groups under POI related privileges in roles.
  • Fix fetching shared POI categories through REST.
  • Re-enable Save button on POI category.

Tracks

  • Fix issue with tracks sometimes failing when entering large time intervals.

Reporting

  • Fix slow loading of the Reports menu in VehicleTracker.
  • Remove misleading information in dispatch import.
  • Fix System.ArgumentNullException in Reporting Field Scripts.

Developer & System Administration

  • Fix various upgrade routines not applied when updating from a version older than 5.0.0.1815.
  • Fix privilege check for scripted message fields.
  • Fix an issue that caused the login branding color to not be applied.
  • Fix System.ArgumentNullException in Field Scripts.
  • Fix Offline Expression event start time in cases the last send report from the device was invalid.

New Feature Fixes (recent beta)

  • Fix missing search field for reports menu.
  • Fix bug where the unlock button looks cut off in Server Administration Settings.
  • Settings -> Localization -> Geocoding address format can now be edited again.
  • Fix a bug that caused the "Leave page" popup to appear even after saving the Localization form in Server Administration Settings.
  • Fix localization key for “Trigger time” in Server Administration -> Settings -> Cleanup page.
  • Disable add SMS/Email button before unlocking.
  • Add missing punctuation in settings and update some copy.
Deprecated

Tracks (Legacy) was deprecated with last month's release. Upon page load, the (newer) Tracks is always displayed.

As of August 17, 2021, GpsGate removed support for Internet Explorer 11. IE11 users will receive a warning in their browser. If you haven't updated your browser, we recommend it.

See the current deprecation schedule in our support portal.

Build 5837
2021-08-19

August 2021

This month, we've added more functionality to our beta features, and we've also added some goodies for more advanced user cases.

The new Vehicle Status (beta) can now be customized with the data you need. We've also made the new Tracks the default experience for all users.

For more complex use cases with ArcGIS map layers, ArcGIS layers now work with both Google Maps and our 'peek' function. Single device mapper scripts can now use multiple outputs.

Check below for the full notes!

Learn how to update your server.

New

Maps

  • ArcGIS layers can now also run on top of Google Maps! (previously, only the Native Map supported ArcGIS map layers) To use ArcGIS with Google Maps, you have to register for a Google "Map ID." Configure and read more under Site Admin > Maps > Google Maps.
  • Map "peek" tool (press and hold "P") dims the ArcGIS layer and now also all Map UI to show the underlying map.

User Experience

  • Add English UK measurement file.

Developer & System Administration

  • Now you can select multiple outputs for a single device mapper script! Cases like a single long string of data needing to be split into many variables should be simpler to handle and have better performance if implemented with one script.
    To set: return { 'Var1': 12.3, 'Var2':false, 'Var3':'textabc' }
    Setting a single field works the same. Setting multiple outputs requires enabling the new script engine if not already enabled, in SiteAdmin>Settings>Scripts.
  • Update .NET Framework from 4.7 to 4.8.
  • Change library for serializing Avro data to the official Apache.Avro library.

Tracks 2.0 (beta)

  • The default workspace is updated to use the new Tracks panel! Existing workspaces with a Tracks (Legacy) panel have also been updated to use the new Tracks panel. The legacy Tracks panel is available until its removal.
  • We updated the naming to reflect the change: the former Tracks is now Tracks (Legacy) and the former Tracks 2.0 (Beta) is now Tracks.
  • Updated the copy in the Tracks trip list summary.

Vehicle status (beta)

  • Add Vehicle Status Templates. You can now customize the new Vehicle Status feature!
  • Add an option to Edit/Create Vehicle Status templates by right-clicking the Vehicle Status.
  • Clicking the event count in Vehicle Status now opens the Event panel.

Device Plugins

We also updated device plugins and added more supported devices. To see the updates, search for your device on our supported devices page. All individual device pages show the releases for the device manufacturer.

  • Teltonika
  • TopFly
  • CalAmp
  • ERM
  • AstraTelematics
  • Anytrek
  • ATrack
  • Queclink
  • Joint
  • WirelessLinks
  • ORBCOMM
  • Concox

Languages

The following language plugins have been updated over the past month: Chinese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Improved

Maps

  • Login session expire time is extended to 24h for ArcGIS Maps.

POI

  • Add back bitmap icons to POI groups.
  • Improve performance when getting POI.

Reporting

  • Add geofence description as an event report argument.
  • Rename reference "geofence tag"to "geofence group" in event report arguments.

Developer & System Administration

  • Security improvements.
  • Performance and stability improvements.
  • Ensure RabbitMQ message backlog doesn't exceed 50k messages. Once limit is reached, messages are being disregarded.
  • Geofence kml import improvement.
  • Log the request when there is an exception (Geocodefarm).
  • Make the Event Rule Wizard more resilient to lock timeout exceptions.
  • Add SmsMessage to the iOS Tracker device mapper.
Fixed

User Experience

  • Fix bug on color picker.
  • Fix MultiMonitor in Safari.
  • Fix bug where action buttons referencing a click script wouldn't show.

Tracks

  • Fix track export for tracks containing invalid altitudes.

POIs

  • Fix possible NullReferenceException in Poi EventRules when a POI has been deleted.
  • Fix POI service startup.
  • Fix custom fields for POI categories shared between applications.

Reporting

  • Fix (a tiny one!): fix one cell with the wrong border color in the FU1005 Fuel Refill Report (Detailed).
  • Fix the Time On Site Report (TS1009) not rendering on some servers.

Developer & System Administration

  • SAML: fix cross site request, some workspace saving & loading issues, and a typo.
  • Fix GetTransientFieldScriptsByUser.
  • geofence.find(lon,lat) in scripts without specified group, with group names included in returned geofence objects.
  • POI: Fix custom field input rendering.
  • Fix POI pagination in REST.
  • Fix issue with adding/updating users through REST.
  • Fix issue with logging in to Site Admin when still using SOAP services after SOAP deprecation (issue triggered by Db Connection starvation).
  • Fix importing application templates with removed and renamed languages (ignore those errors).
  • Fix a rare case of GpsGate Service crashing.
Deprecated

The new Tracks experience is now the default experience and Tracks (Legacy) is deprecated.

As of August 17, 2021, GpsGate removed support for Internet Explorer 11. IE11 users will receive a warning in their browser. We recommend updating your web browser.

See the current deprecation schedule in our support portal.

Build 5723
2021-06-17

June 2021

The new native map is now live! After being available for many months alongside the legacy native map, it's now the official GpsGate map experience with this release. It also allows you to use ArcGIS map layers - if you're an ArcGIS map user, this allows you to view all of the data you need on the map at once and toggle layers on/off.

We also made a ton of additions to the new Tracks 2.0 available in beta. More details are below or you can read the June release overview blog.

Learn how to update your server.

New

Maps

  • New Native Map officially replaces the legacy native map.

Developer & System Administration

  • Added DeleteUser resource /applications/{applicationid:int}/users/{userid:long}
  • Add endpoint for batch deleting geofences to the API.
  • REST now supports numerical usernames longer than 12 characters.
  • Add ownerId to GateMessageSlim.
  • Expose APP_ID as template variable to event expressions.
  • Add [OperatorUsername] variable for sending commands to device.

Tracks 2.0 (beta)

Lots of feature additions! You can check all of the great features here or see what's new for this month:

  • Historical vehicle markers on the map: you can move historical vehicle markers by clicking and then dragging the playhead in the timeline. You can also click on a track point in the track points list.
  • Export tracks from the panel.
  • Check the brush chart (scroll bar) in the footer of the timeline to see if you've zoomed in on the timeline. You can also use it to drag and rescale the timeline.
  • Select which tracks are visible on the map.
  • Selected event rules are saved to the workspace, so you can pick back up where you left off the next time you log in.
  • Some improvements and fixes for standstill icons and tracks.

Device Plugins

We also updated device plugins and added more supported devices. To see the updates, search for your device on our supported devices page. All device pages show the releases for the device manufacturer.

  • ATrack
  • WirelessLinks
  • Concox
  • Astra Telematics
  • Pacific Track
  • EELINK
  • ERM
  • Teltonika
  • Queclink
  • Meitrack

Language Plugins

The following language plugins have been updated over the past month: Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish.

Improved

If you have experienced a very slow workspace load, please re-save it after this update. We've been working hard this month to improve your experience and the load times.

We've also updated many report layouts and included some other tweaks.

Reporting

Updated report layouts for:

  • BC1000 BreadCrumb
  • DI1000 Completed Jobs
  • FC1002 Fuel Consumption
  • FC1003 Fuel Consumption Exceptions
  • FU1004 Fuel Report (Daily)
  • FU1005 Fuel Refill Report (Detailed)
  • FU1006 Fuel Refill Report (Daily)
  • MT1000 Maintenance Service History
  • MT1001 Maintenance Service History (per tag)
  • SG1000 Signal Report
  • SG1001 Signal Report
  • SY1000 System Report (Device Connection)
  • SY1001 System Report (Device Valid Position)

User Experience

  • Faster application loading.
  • Faster display of vehicles in dynamic views based on event rules.

Developer & System Administration

  • Improved filtering of incoming messages to reduce unnecessary and redundant data.
  • Improved logging for database related errors.
Fixed

User Experience

  • Fix: the Custom Icon Select form now indicates which icon is currently selected.
  • Fix an issue with using the MultiMonitor popout with Google Maps. Sometimes the vehicle marker text label could become misplaced and lose its background color - but not anymore.
  • POIs

POIs

  • Allow exporting POIs from all applications - not only the original application.
  • Fix import of POI descriptions, fix returning of closest POI in reverse geocoding.
  • Fix dragging POI on the map when edited.

Reporting

  • Fixed Passenger Manager compatibility.

Developer & System Administration

  • Fix a case when workspace would not load.
  • Fix assembly redirects in AD and Saml logins.
  • Fix issue with [OperatorUsername] variable.
  • Do not fail GpsGate Http reports which cannot write back to an output stream due to a nonexistent network connection - this can be caused by delayed processing.
  • Fix rare condition that could lead to server crash.
Deprecated

EX1000 Export POI - export POIs directly in applications.

Road Works - please use core GpsGate functionality instead of the Road Works plugin.

The legacy Native Map has been replaced with the new version as detailed in the review notes and blog.

See the current deprecation schedule in our support portal.

*Please note, as of August 17, 2021, GpsGate will remove support for Internet Explorer 11. We recommend updating web browsers prior to this date.

Build 5611
2021-05-17

May 2021

ArcGIS map layers are now available in general release - a great way for Esri users to see all of their data directly on the map. We've also updated the POI interface and made lots of backend improvements. Learn how to update your server.

Keep scrolling to dive into the details!

New

ArcGIS map layers

  • Run all your ArcGIS maps as layers on top of Native Map 2.0.
  • ArcGIS Webmaps updated to ArcGIS v4.
  • NOTE: ArcGISMap will not work with IE11.

POI (Points of Interest)

  • Points of Interest redesigned with performance improvements (geocoding, event rules, import & export), native import and export, and a new UI.

Tracks (beta)

  • Tracks 2.0 beta now supports events in the timeline and on the map among other updates.

Vehicle Status (beta)

  • Add icon sets and event badge to vehicle status.
  • Other minor enhancements.

Device Plugins

We also updated device plugins and added more supported devices. To see the updates, search for your device on our supported devices page. All device pages show the releases for the device manufacturer.

  • Antzer Tech
  • Astra Telematics
  • ATrack
  • Concox
  • DM Telematics
  • ERM
  • GpsGate
  • Meitrack
  • ORBCOMM
  • Pacific Track
  • Queclink
  • Telic
  • Teltonika
  • TOPFLY
  • Xirgo (BCE plugin)
Improved

Security improvements have been made, so we recommend a server update.

We also improved the user experience with a better preview of selected items when using a multi-select list in the application.

Developer & system administration

  • Finding files is easier with two default file extention changes: batch user import and batch update have default .csv extensions. Import geofences has default .kml/.kmz and .csv extensions.
  • More detailed logging for 'not found' geofences and database-related errors. We also improved cleanup for template entries for deleted items.
  • Limit ongoing events for the same user and event rule to 100 from namespaced scripted events.

Use case-specific/ regional plugins have also been updated:

  • MPOB: add QZE report.
  • SUTRAN: convert speed to km per hour (instead of miles per hour) according to new specifications.
Fixed

A few fixes for the user interface and a few for the backend/system admin are included.

  • Fix bug where “Install plugin” button wasn’t correctly shown in the User form.
  • POIs: Fix color in import. Fix timeout error when removing a POI group with many POIs. Fix dispatch menu on POI plus various POI post release fixes.
  • Fix Charging and SosButton field type.

Developer & system administration

  • Bug fix for "Cannot access a disposed object. Object name: 'MySqlConnection'"
  • Remove a geofence from groups when it's deleted through REST API.
  • Fix compatibility with the current Reporting plugin.
  • Fix database deadlock when processing reporting data using Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Fix case where data was not cleaned up after removing an application.
Deprecated

SOAP WebServices is discontinued. Use the corresponding REST API.

Build 5499
2021-04-15

April 2021

We've introduced lots of new features to Tracks 2.0 and welcome your feedback. If you have fleet vehicles that make private trips in off-hours, we've made it easier to automate trip privacy. We've also added Hindi and Indonesian to our official system languages. Read the April release blog or continue below for all of the details.

Remember, Tracks (and vehicle status!) are available in preview release. Learn more about the new Tracks and Vehicle Status on the blog. Learn how to update your server.

New

Tracks

  • We made time & date selection faster by adding predefined time span options to calendars. Options: today, yesterday, this week, and last week.
  • We added a refresh button. It's especially useful when your selected date span is set to a future date/time and you want to update the panel with the latest data.
  • Tracks on the map now show track direction.
  • The average moving speed is now part of the trip summary.
  • Trips honor the exact start and end time provided by the user.
  • You can save the active screen (Trip List, Timeline, or Track Point List) to your workspace.

Localization

  • We released two new translations: Indonesian and Hindi.

Developer & System Administration

  • Off-hours trips can be set to remain private for all appropriate vehicles. We now allow scripting for hiding devices' position source (user.setHidePosition(bool) in Script App scripts) so you can automate off-hours privacy.

Device plugins

We also updated device plugins and added some more supported devices. To see the updates, search for your device on our supported devices page. All device pages show the releases for the device manufacturer.

  • Concox
  • EELink
  • ERM
  • Meitrack
  • ORBCOMM
  • Queclink
  • Teltonika
Improved

Tracks

  • We made various bug fixes and UI & performance improvements.
  • We now create standstills from trip data instead of from statuses, and we don’t show statuses in the standstill map tooltip.
  • We improved map polyline performance.
  • Formatting for smaller distances and durations has been improved.
  • The system now sorts vehicles in the order that they were added.
  • Vehicles should maintain their assigned label color while they are selected in the panel.

User Experience

  • We made map performance improvements for Chrome and Edge browsers (Chromium).

Localization

  • Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish received updates.

Developer & System Administration

  • HTTP types are now exposed to Click Scripts (WindowsMenuClickScripts).
  • We added throttled logging of DataForward feature in the case of the forwarding failing.
  • There is now better handling of 502 (Bad Gateway) errors from OneMap.
  • The dashboard has access to the database during service shutdown.
  • We added the Fleet App and the Dispatch App as results to the Activity System query.
  • More retries and sleep interval to the geofence migration have been added.
  • We changed to MySqlConnector for the geofence service.
  • The login page is automatically reloaded if the service is stopped until service is running again.
  • We no longer require or use Odbc Connector and MySql Connector/Netis since we switched Database Connector for MySql to https://mysqlconnector.net/.
  • WASL: we set SFDA VehicleStatus according to new specifications.
Fixed

User experience

  • We fixed a bug that sometimes made it look like no map or workspace was selected in the menus.

Fleet & mobile

  • An issue with a firewall test for iOS devices is now fixed.

Geofences

  • An error occurring when duplicating an Event Rule containing a Geofence expression is now fixed.
  • Geofence group description migration is fixed.
  • Servers with the Turkish OS system 'culture' will no longer experience a geofence feature malfunction - this is now fixed.

Reporting

  • We made some small fixes including allowing UTF8 names in reporting Geofence queries.
  • DataScope options are now always sent as values when rendering a report.
  • Unsigned Reporting and Fuel Report.

Developer & System Administration

  • We fixed a logging issue that could cause high CPU usage.
  • Loading and deleting a Command Notifier for which the device has been deleted will no longer fail.
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