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Team location (GPS): live map, a person’s day and privacy switches
See who is clocked in on a map, review a person's trail and mileage, and set the consent and retention options.
Location is shared from the phone only while a person is clocked in, and only if you switch it on. Positions are approximate and distances are estimates.
Where to find it
Field work → Location. The tab can be hidden until you switch it on in the “Show me” tool settings.
Warning: Tracking employees is regulated in many places. The screen shows a legal warning from the website. Check your state’s laws and have a lawyer read the notice wording. VisionScaper does not give legal advice.
Steps: turn it on
- Open Field work → Location. The settings card is for people who can manage the team.
- Switch on Share location while clocked in. It is off by default.
- Leave Ask people to accept a written notice on unless you have checked your laws. Turning it off asks you to confirm.
- Optional: Show “Location is being shared” in the app, Also track breaks, Email managers a digest of location alerts.
- Adjust the numbers: Ping every, when moving (seconds), Ping every, when still, Stop below battery (%), Job-site radius (metres), Alert after a stop of (minutes), Delete points after (days).
- Add an Extra line for the notice if you like. Changing it asks everyone to accept again.
Live team
The map lists people who are clocked in. Pins are colored: Live, Last seen, No location, On break. A position older than 15 minutes is drawn grey and labelled “last seen”. It is never drawn as live. Choose a crew from the drop-down, or tap Refresh. It also refreshes every minute.
A person’s day
Pick a person and a date. You see total miles with a note that it is an estimate, miles per job, arrive and leave times at job sites, stops longer than your limit, and a trail map with a playback slider.
Notice list and requests
- Who accepted the notice shows who accepted and when.
- Requests lets you Download CSV of a person’s location points or Delete them. Deleting cannot be undone, and the change is logged.
Tips
- Time entries on the Hours worked tab show a small stamp: on site, a distance from the site, or “no location”.
If something goes wrong
- “Location sharing is switched off.” Turn on the first switch.
- “Your role doesn’t include team location.” Ask the owner for the live location or history right.