Creating a new locations (Geofences)
Drawing a geofence around a point of interest to create a location
Once you have identified your point of interest, you are ready to create a geofence.
- Click the polygon tool icon to enable the draw function on the map. When you hover over the map, a black cross should appear. This cross indicates that you have selected the draw tool. If you hover over the map and a hand tool is display, then this means that you are in navigation mode and can drag the map around. To change to the draw tool click the draw polygon icon
1-15 Click on a number of points of interest around your point of interest to create your first geofence (polygon).
- A geofence (polygon) requires a minimum of 3 points to setup.
- Users typically click 4 points to create a square.
For more complex objects like the O2 Arena in this example, you can click on multiple points to define the shape.
Please remember that your must return and click on the starting point to complete your geofence (polygon).
Editing a location (geofence)
You can edit the size and shape of the geofence by double moving your mouse over the purple geofence and clicking inside it.
This will display additional orange dots around the edges of the geofence. Simply click and drag the points to reshape and re-size the geofence.
If you don’t see the points around the geofence, click anywhere inside the geofence.
If you are unhappy with the shape of the polygon you can click in the bin icon and restart drawing your polygon by clicking on the polygon icon above the bin icon.
To redraw the geofence, click the draw tool under the find my location icon. You know you are using the draw tool when your mouse cursor changes to a black cross.
Saving a location (Geofence)
Before you can save your location you are required to provide a name of your choice, once you have typed it in, click the save button to proceed.
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Enter a name for your location in the location name text field
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Click the save button to save the location you just created
Adding a Campaign to a Location
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